Vol. XV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 7. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



OCTOBER, 1908. 



CONTENTS. 



On the Use of Bracken as Litter. Edward J. Russell, D.Sc. - 581 



Competition in Apple Growing. W. E. Bear - 587 



Suppression of Tuberculosis among Cattle on the Continent 595 



The Improvement of Woodland. Robert Anderson - - 502 



Notes on Insect, Fungus and other Pests - - - - 505 



Cultivation of Tobacco in Ireland 511 



Lupins for Green Manuring 516 



Pollination of Tomatoes - - 517 



Marketing Wild Fruits - 518 



The Colorado Fruit Industry 519 



Lime-Sulphur Wash as a Fungicide ----- 522 



Insurance of Live Stock in Denmark and Norway - - 523 



Mutual Insurance Societies in France- - - 526 



Changes in Wages of Agricultural Labourers in 1907 - 527 



Notes on the Weather and the Crops- - - 528 



September Report on Crop Prospects- - - - 529 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 530 



Agricultural Labour in England in September - - - 531 



Miscellaneous Notes - - - 532 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments 536 



Official Circulars and Notices - - - - - 552 



Review of Market Prices in September. A. T. Matthews - 559 



Review of Provision Trade in September. Hedley Stevens - 553 



Prices of Agricultural Produce - - - - - 555 



Diseases of Animals ------ - - 559 



Additions to the Library - - - - - - 560 



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