Vol. XVI. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 6. 



# The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



SEPTEMBER, 1909. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page VII.) 



(SB MVi 



The Genus Chermes in its Relation to Forestry. 



R. Stewart MacDougall, M.A., D.Sc. M\ 



Farm Accounts. John O. Peet, B.Sc. - - $53 



Thatching. /. C. Newsham - - - - - - - $63 



Imports of Grain in the Cereal Year, 1908-9 - - - $70 



Notes on Insect, Fungus, and other Pests - $7$ 



Sale of Impure Sulphate of Copper - - $77 



Report of Committee on Epizootic Abortion - - - $78 



British Live Stock and Machinery in Japan - - - $8$ 



Opening for British Live Stock and Machinery in Brazil $85 



British Bee-keepers' Insurance Scheme - $85 



Sale of Imitation Cider ------- $86 



Agricultural Education in England and Wales - - - $86 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - " - $89 



Miscellaneous Notes $97 



Report on Crop Prospects in August - - - - - 503 



Notes on the Weather and the Crops in August - - 50$ 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad ----- 505 



Agricultural Labour in England during August - - 508 



The Corn Markets in August. C. Kains-Jackson - - 510 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in August. A. T. Matthews - 513 



The Provision Trade in August. Hedley Stevens - - - 516 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - - - 518 



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