Vol. XV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 2. 



w^The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MAY, 1908. 



CONTENTS. 



The Census of Production and Agriculture 81 



Small Holdings in Hampshire. J. C. News ham ^ F.L.S. - - 83 



The Marketing of Poultry - 94 

 Experiments in the Housing and Feeding of Poultry. 



Edward Brown and Will Brown - - - - - 101 



A New Tomato Disease. H. T. Gils sow - - - - - ill 



Yellow Rattle {with Coloured Plate) 115 



Notes on Insect, Fungus, and other Pests - - - 118 



Manuring of Peaty Land 120 



Effects of Grass on Apple Trees - - - - 123 



Influence of the Character of Seed on the Growth of Trees - 125 



Osier Cultivation - - - - 126 



Committee on Forestry in Ireland 128 



Agricultural Experiment Stations in Austria - - 130 



United States Department of Agriculture - - - 132 



Agricultural Education in Hungary - - - 135 



Notes on the Weather and the Crops in April - - 137 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 138 



Agricultural Labour in England during April - - - 139 



Miscellaneous Notes - - - - - - - 140 



Official Circulars and Notices - - - - - - 141 



Review of Market Prices in April. A. T. Matthews - - 147 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - - 153 



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