Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 8 



^ 9 ° xhe Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICU LTURE 



NOVEMBER, 1910. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



{For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



On the Occurrence of "Crown Gall" in England - - 617 



Prevention of Damage to Hides, Skins and Wool - - 620 



Sale of Low Quality Manures at Excessive Prices - - 629 



The Cultivation of Field Beans. Edric Druce - - 631 



International Forestry Congress at Brussels - - - 636 



Co-operative Live Stock Insurance. E. A. Stop ford - - 653 



Acreage and Live Stock Returns for 1910 - - - - 659 



Powdery Mildew of Peach and Cherry .... 652 



The Allocation of State Aid for Agricultural Research - 653 

 Measures for the Destruction of the Warble-Fly on the 



Continent - 659 



Live Stock Exhibit at the Brussels Exhibition - - 661 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - - 665 



Official Notices and Circulars 670 



Importation and Other Regulations ----- 676 



Miscellaneous Notes - - 677 



Produce of Corn, Pulse and Hay Crops in 1910 - - 681 



Report on Agricultural Conditions on November 1st - 682 



Notes on the Weather in October 683 



Produce of Hops - - - 685 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - .... 685 



Agricultural Labour in England during October - - 688 



The Corn Markets in October. C. Kains-J ackson - - 689 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in October. A. T. Matthews 691 



The Provision Trade in October. Hedley Stevens - - 693 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - 695 



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