Vol. XIV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 5. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



2 fti&A9ffl 



OF THE 



AUGUST, 1907. 



CONTENTS. 



The Milling Properties of Oats. R. B. Greig 6- W, M. Findlay 257 

 Selection of Races of Fowls for Table Poultry. Edward 



Brown, F.L.S. - 268 



Co-operative Horse Insurance. W. L. Char let on - 275 



Establishment of Small Holdings on Crown Lands - - 278 



Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 - - - - 285 



Notes on Insect, Fungous, and other Pests - - - 290 

 Moths— Strawberry Beetles— Green Rose Chafer— Weevil 

 on Cabbages — Aphides — Sawflies — Worms — Fungus on 

 Gooseberries— Strawberry Mildew— Diseased Thistles — 

 Fairy Rings— Gummosis. 



The Frit Fly. R. Stewart MacDougall, D.Sc. - - - - 297 



Gooseberry Mildew Orders - - 300 



Importation of Live Stock into Russia - - 302 



Possible Demand for Pedigree Stock in Brazil - - - 303 



Improvement of Cattle Breeding in Switzerland - - 303 



Canadian Fruit Marks Act - - - - - 304 



Production of Sulphate of Ammonia - - - - 305 



Report on Crop Prospects - - 306 



Report on Fruit and Hops - - - - - - 307 



Notes on the Weather and the Crops in July - - - 308 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 309 



Miscellaneous Notes - -310 



Selected Contents of Current Periodicals - - - 312 



Additions to the Library 312 



Prices of Agricultural Produce, &c. - - - - 315 



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