Vol. XIV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 3. 



m The Journal 



18 JUN.1907 0F THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



JUNE, 1907. 



CONTENTS. 



Report on a Disease of Bees in the Isle of Wight 



A. D. Imms, B.A., M.Sc. - ... - - -129 



Agricultural Arbitration in Scotland. Isaac Connell, S.S.C. 141 



Utilisation of Peat Land on the Continent ... 146 



Notes on Insect, Fungous, and other Pests - - - 155 

 Ants— Mites — Dust Beetles— Wasps — Snow Fly — Larder Beetle 

 —Weevils— Caterpillar on Yines — Lecanium Scale on Plum— 

 Tortrix Caterpillars— "Honey Fall" on Fruit Trees— Fungus 

 Gnats— CloYer Mildew — Diseased Fruit Trees. 



A Pine Disease (Diplodia pinea) 164 



New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) - 166 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - - - 168 



Report of the Land Division - - - - - 170 



Proceedings under the Diseases of Animals Acts - - 170 

 Syllabus of Examination for Veterinary Inspectors of the 



Board 174 



Importation of Pedigree Live Stock into Argentina - - 175 



Inspection of Meat in Canada - - - - - 176 



Number of Milk Tests made in 1906 177 



Daily Forecasts of Weather during Harvest, 1907 - - 180 



Notes on the Weather and Crops in May - - - 180 



Miscellaneous Notes - - 182 



Contents of Current Periodicals 184 



Additions to the Library - - - - - - - 185 



Prices of Agricultural Produce, etc. 187 



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