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College were deficient in this respect, and holes had to be made 

 in the eaves. In this way the amount of carbonic acid in the 

 air was reduced from 30 to 9 parts in 10,000; the high pro- 

 portion of carbonic acid had previously had an injurious effect 

 on the eggs, which proved to be sterile from both houses. After 

 this alteration had been made the eggs became normal. 



This publication contains Dr. Somerville's Report for the year 

 1904 of proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,. 



1875 to 1899; the Merchandise Marks 



^n^eUi^ence 6 Acts ' 1887 to 1894 ; the Fertilisers and 

 Division.* Feeding Stuffs Act, 1893 ; and the Board 



of Agriculture Act, 1889 (Sec. 2, Sub- 

 section 3). • 



The administration of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, so 

 far as they relate to agricultural produce, forms the subject of 

 the first section of the Report, and reference is made to the 

 numerous questions which have arisen during the year in connec- 

 tion with the methods of sampling adopted by local authorities 

 and the operation of the warranty section of the Acts. An 

 account is also given of the points which have been brought to 

 the notice of the Board in connection with the Fertilisers and 

 Feeding Stuffs Act. 



The work of the Board under the third section of this Report, 

 viz., the action taken under Section 2, Sub-section 3, of the Board 

 of Agriculture Act, 1889, which authorises them to make such 

 enquiries, experiments, and research, and to collect or aid in 

 collecting such information as they may think important for the 

 purpose of promoting agriculture and forestry, naturally covers 

 a wide field. It includes the adulteration of seeds, the collection 

 of information as to railway rates and railway transport, the 

 organisation of agriculture, enquiries as to the effect of the 

 wet weather of 1903 on diseases of sheep, the afforestation of 

 catchment areas by local authorities, soil inoculation, the quality 

 of wheat, the co-ordination of experiments, and the dissemination 

 of information respecting insect and fungoid diseases of crops 

 and trees. 



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