Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 2. 



^ The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICU LTURE 



MAY, 1910. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



{For Complete List of Contents see page VII.) 



Picking, Drying, and Packing Hops. Arthur Amos, B.A. - 89 



Injury to Foliage by Bordeaux Mixture. E. S. Salmon, F.L.S. 103 

 The Conservation of the Fertility of the Soil. A. D. 



Hall, M.A., F.R.S. - - - - - - - - 11* 



The Pear Leaf Blister Mite - 123 



Edible Fungi (with 3 Coloured Plates) 126 



Official Exhibits at the Brussels and Buenos Aires 



Exhibitions - - 127 



Importation of Pedigree Live Stock into Argentina - - 130 



Rye Straw for Harness Making - - - - - 131 



The Food of Rooks - - 133 



Experiments with Calcium Cyanamide and Nitrate of Lime 135 



Scholarships awarded by the Surveyors' Institution - 138 



Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society - - - 138 



Co-operative Agricultural Societies in the United Kingdom 140 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - 143 



Official Circulars and Notices ------ 149 



Importation Regulations - 153 



Miscellaneous Notes 153 



Notes on the Weather in April 157 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - - - - 158 



Agricultural Labour in England during April - - 160 



The Corn Markets in April. C. Kains-Jackson - - - 161 



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



The Provision Trade in April. Hedley Stevens - - - 165 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - - - 167 



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