Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 7 



The Journa%3l§B| 



OF THE X^itms^^ 



BOARD OF AGRICU LTURE 



OCTOBER, 1910. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



The Scouring Lands of Somerset. C. T. Gimingham, F.I.C. 529 



Grease-Banding of Fruit Trees. F. V. Theobald, M.A., F.E.S. 5S2 



Commercial Cultivation of the Loganberry. G. F. Hooper 552 



Varieties of Potatoes Resistant to Wart .Disease - - 556 



Protection of Orchards from Spring Frosts - - - 558 



Vitality of Farm Seeds - - - - - 563 



A Milk Testing Society in France 565 



State Assistance to Agriculture in Denmark - - - 566 



Value of Crop Estimates to the Farmer - 572 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - 576 



Importation Regulations - - 588 



Demand for Agricultural Machinery Abroad - - - 589 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad - - - - - 590 



Area under Crops and Number of Live Stock in Great 



Britain - 590 



Report on Agricultural Conditions on October 1st - - 592 



Notes on the Weather in September - - - 593 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - - - - - 593 



Agricultural Labour in England during September - - 600 



The Corn Markets in September. C. Kains-J 'ackson - - 600 

 The Live and Dead Meat Trade in September. 



A. T. Matthews 603 



The Provision Trade in September. Hedley Stevens - - 605 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - 607 



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