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Recent Publications. 



[JUNE, 



Recent Publications of the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries. 



The most recent publication of the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries is an illustrated handbook descriptive of the principal British 

 breeds of live stock. 

 British Breeds This handbook was originally prepared for 



of the information of foreign agriculturists 



Live Stock. visiting the Brussels and Buenos Aires Inter- 



national Exhibitions of 1910, but it will prob- 

 ably be found to be of service to all who are interested in the breeding 

 of live stock, whether for exportation or otherwise. 



It contains an account of the principal characteristics of all the 

 British breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry, with a brief 

 history of their origin, and of some of the principal animals which have 

 formed the foundation stock of the pedigree animals of the present 

 day. A statement is also given of the more important shows and 

 places at which the animals of each breed can be bought, together 

 with an indication of the average prices. 



The handbook is illustrated by some ninety photographs of animals 

 of the different breeds. Copies can be obtained from the Office of the 

 Board, 8 Whitehall Place, S.W., price is. each, post free. 



For distribution at the exhibitions it has been translated into French, 

 German, and Spanish, and copies in these languages can be obtained 

 at the same price. 



The series of coloured plates of Edible and Poisonous Fungi, which 

 are appearing in this Journal, have now been issued separately. 



The pamphlet contains twenty-five plates, 

 Coloured Plates and is intended to enable residents in the 

 of Edible country to distinguish accurately between 



and Poisonous poisonous and edible kinds of fungi, and thus 

 Fungi. possibly to utilise to a greater extent those 



varieties useful for food. 

 It can be obtained from the Office of the Board, 8 Whitehall Place, 

 S.W., price is., post free. 



The following is a list of leaflets which have been recently issued 

 or are in course of preparation : — No. 207, Strawberry Cultivation ; No. 



227, Swine Erysipelas; No. 228, Prevention 



Recent Leaflets. of Cruelty in the Destruction of Hares, 

 Rabbits, &c. ; No. 229, Breeding and Rearing 

 of Turkeys; No. 230, Cucumber and Tomato Canker; No. 231, Cheese- 

 making for Small Holders; No. 232, Corky Scab of Potatoes; No. 233, 

 Actinomycosis; No. 234, Leaf Shedding in Conifers caused by Botrytis; 

 No. 235, The Organisation of the Milk Supply; No. 236, Thatching; 

 No. 237, Redwater in Cattle; and No. 238, Leaf Diseases of Celery. 



New editions of the following leaflets have been prepared, the 

 information having been substantially revised : — 



No. 18. — Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Regulations.— The regula- 

 tions recently issued as to " Limits of Error " have been added. 



