Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 6 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



SEPTEMBER, 1910. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page VII.) 



The Development of the Dairy Shorthorn. A. T. Matthews 

 Brie, Pont l'Eveque, and other Soft Cheese. John Benson 

 The Composition of Seaweed and its Use as Manure. E. J. 



Russell, D.Sc. 458 



The Yalue of Records of the Milk Yield of Cows - - 467 



Imports of the Cereal Year 473 



Poisonous Fungi (with 3 Coloured Plates) - 475 



Strawberry Leaf-Spot 476 



Notes on Insect and Fungus Pests - - - - 478 



Prevention of Epizootic Abortion in Cattle - - 481 



Small Holdings and Agricultural Credit Societies - - 485 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments ... - 589 



Official Circulars and Notices - 496 



Importation Regulations - - - - - 

 Demand for Agricultural Machinery Abroad 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad 



Notes on the Weather in August 



Report on Crop Prospects on September 1st - 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - 



Agricultural Labour in England during August 



Prices of Hops in 1909 - 



The Corn Markets in August. C. Kains-J ackson - 



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



The Provision Trade in August. Hedley Stevens 



The Fruit Crop of the Wisbech District. H. Amos - 



Statistical Tables, &c. 



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