Vol. XIV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 1. 



114PRI907 The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



APRIL, 1907. 



CONTENTS. 



A New Method of Treating Meteorological Statistics 



R. G. K. Lempfert, M.A. 1 



Maize as a Fodder and Silage Crop. Edward J. Russell, D.Sc 14 

 The Prevention of Damage to Fruit by Frost. Geoffrev H. 



Hooper - - 23 



Experiments in Turnip Manuring 28 



Feeding Yalue of Mangolds- - 29 



Trials of Irish Seed Potatoes - - - - - 30 



Live Stock Import Regulations. Canada, Jamaica^ Isle of Man 31 



Sheep Dipping (Ireland) Order 34 



Pig Breeding in Russia. Opening for British Stock - - 35 



The " Score Card " 36 



Variations in the Quality of Milk ----- 38 



Quick Method of Making Devonshire Cream 41 



Circular to Makers of Milk Churns 41 



Effect of Grass on Apple Trees - - - - - - 42 



Destruction of Slugs and Snails - - - - - 43 



American Gooseberry Mildew - - - - - 44 



Osier Cultivation in Holland and Belgium- 47 



Departmental Committee on Agricultural Education - 48 



Prizes for Cottages and Small Holdings in Ireland 49 



Return of Agricultural Holdings in Great Britain 50 



Endowment of Experiment Stations in the United States 51 



New Arrangements for Publishing the Journal- - - 52 



Soil Maps ---------- 53 



Miscellaneous Notes, Statistical Tables, &c. 54 



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