Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 1. 



Jtf- The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICU LTURE 



AP RIL, 1910. Z ^^^^^N 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. H 



(For Complete List of Contents see page VII.) 



The Sclerotinia (Botrytis) Disease of the Gooseberry, or 



" Die-Back." E. S. Salmon, F.LS. - - 1 



Small Holdings in Surrey. G. H. Grellier, P.A.S.L - - 9 

 Overhead Electrical Discharges and Plant Growth. /. H. 



Priestley, B.Sc, F.LS. ------- 16 



Poultry Fattening Centres. /. W. Hurst. - - 29 

 Notes on the Time of Blossoming of Fruit Trees. Cecil 



H. Hooper, M.R.A.C. - 32 



Corn Cockle -------- 38 



Edible Fungi (with 3 Coloured Plates) - - - - - 45 



Wart Disease of Potatoes checked by " Greening " - • - 46 



A Disease of Fig Trees - - - - - - 47 



Notes on Insect and Fungus Pests ----- 49 



Insect Depredations in North American Forests - - 50 



An American Method of Developing Agriculture - - 52 



Report on Agricultural Statistics of 1909 54 



Departmental Committee on the Export Trade in Live Stock 59 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - 59 



Miscellaneous Notes - - 64 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad ------ 67 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 69 



Agricultural Labour in England during March - 72 



The Corn Markets in March. C. Kains-Jackson - - 73 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in March. A. T. Matthews - 75 



The Provision Trade in March. Hedley Stevens - - 77 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - - - 79 



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