Vol. XIV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 6. 



gst^ The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



SEPTEMBER, 1907. 



CONTENTS. 



The Cost of Food in the Production of Milk. John Speir - 321 



Cherry Leaf Scorch. E. S. Sa/mon, F.L.S. - - - 334 



Agricultural Returns of 1907 - - - 34$ 



Imports of Grain in the Cereal Year, 1906-7 - - - 348 



Notes on Insect, Fungus, and other Pests - 351 

 Tortrix Moth — Swift Moth — Death-Watch Beetle— 



Gnorimus nobilis — Gall Midge on Lime — Wheat Midge — - 

 Maggots in Mushrooms— Aphides — Thrips in Wheat — 

 " Straw Blight " in Wheat— Diseased Oats— White Rust on 

 Salsify— Mildew on Euonymus— Rose Mildew— Rose Rust. 



Apple-tree Mildew ( Sphaerotheca malt.) - 358 



Liye Stock Import Regulations — United States - 360 



Exportation of Meat Products to Argentina - 364 



International Dairy Congress 366 



Chicken Coops. H. de Courcy 368 



Regulation under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act - 371 



American Gooseberry Mildew in Warwickshire - - 371 



Report on Crop Prospects, August, 1907 - - - - 372 



Notes on the Weather and the Crops in August - - 372 



Crop Prospects Abroad 373 



Miscellaneous Notes 374 



Selected Contents of Current Periodicals - 376 



Additions to the Library 376 



Prices of Agricultural Produce 379 



Diseases of Animals -------- 384 



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