Vol. XV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 5. 



u \# The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



AUGUST, 1908. 



CONTENTS. 



Horse -Breeding Scheme 



Army Remounts {with 5 plates) 



Small Holdings in Herefordshire. John O. Feet, B.Sc. 



Actinomycosis 



Swine -Fever 



Breeding and Rearing of Turkeys. /. W. Hurst. 



Fowl Cholera - - 



Mint Growing for the Essential Oil. G. H. Grellier, P.A.SJ. 



Water Supply for Villages. William Phelps, C.E. 



Notes on Insect, Fungus and other Pests - 



Report of Committee on Agricultural Education 



Report of Committee on the Hop Industry - 



Husk and Woolly Matter in Decorticated Cotton Cake - 



Sunflower Seed 



Contamination of Milk 



Planting a Cider Orchard - - 



Agricultural Education for Young Men in Ireland - 

 Notes on the Weather in July - 



Report on Crop Prospects in July 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 



Agricultural Labour in England in July - 



Miscellaneous Notes - 



Official Circulars and Notices 



Review of Market Prices in July. A. T. Mattheius 

 Review of the Provision Trade in July. Hedley Stevens 

 Statistical Tables, &c. - 



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