Vol. XVI. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 2. 



^# The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MAY, 1909. 



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PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



{For Complete List of Contents see page VII.) 



Cheese-making for Small Holders. John Benson - 89 



Co-operative Bacon Curing. Loudon M. Douglas 99 



Egg-laying Competitions - 108 



The Agricultural Holdings Act, 1908 - - - - - 113 



American Gooseberry Mildew - - - - - - 117 



Notes on Insect, Fungus, and other Pests - - - 125 



Soy Beans - - - - 128 



Agriculture in Syria - - - - - - - - 129 



Live Stock in British East Africa - 130 



" Scald Milk " --------- 130 



Rural Conditions in the United States - - - 132 



Co-operative Demonstration Work in the United States - 135 



Live Stock and other Import Regulations - - - 136 



Agricultural Exhibitions Abroad 139 



Demand for Agricultural Machinery Abroad - - 139 



Notes on the Weather, Crops, and Labour - - - 151 



Miscellaneous Notes - - - 155 



Official Circulars and Notices - 156 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - 150 



The Potato Trade of Lincolnshire in 1908-9. H. Amos - - 157 



The Corn Markets in April. C. K ains- Jackson - - - 159 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in April. A. T. Matthews - 163 



The Provision Trade in April. Hedley Stevens - - - 166 



Statistical Tables, &c. 168 



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