Vol. XIV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 2. 



li MAY. 1907 The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MAY, 1907. 



CONTENTS. 



Problems in Potato Growing. William E. Bear 65 



Romney Marsh Sheep. M.J. R. Dunstan t M.A. 75 



Rearing and Marketing of Geese. /. W. Hurst 81 



Manuring of Potatoes 85 



Solanum Commersoni and "Blue Giant" Potato - - 86 



Feeding Dairy Cows. Effect of Brewers" Grains - - 87 



Milk Tests and Records ------- 88 



Australian Dairy Legislation - - - - - 92 



Preparation of Wool for Market 96 



Wood Wasps. R. Stewart MacDougall, D.Sc. 98 



American Gooseberry Mildew {with coloured illustration) - 10$ 



Sycamore Leaf Blotch - - - - - - - 106 



Mites on Apple Trees - - - 108 



Lodging and Accommodation of Hop Pickers - 109 



Co-operative Cattle Insurance Societies, 1902-5 - - 112 



Russian Egg Trade - - - 113 



National Poultry Organisation Society - 114 



Bee Disease in the Isle of Wight 115 



Advisory Committee on Regulations under the Fertilisers 



and Feeding Stuffs Act- - - - - - • - 116 



Notes on the Weather and Crops in April - - - 116 



Miscellaneous Notes - - -117 



Selected Contents of Current Periodicals - - - - 120 



Additions to the Library - - 121 



Prices of Agricultural Produce, etc. - - - - 123 



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