Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 9 



^ 9 °The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



DECEMBER, 1910. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



The Science of Breeding. K. J. J. Mackenzie - 705 



The Use of Starters in Dairying. John Porter, B.Sc - 716 

 The Railway Transport of Agricultural Produce. Geo. B. 



LissenJen - - - - - - - - - 722 



The Commercial Growing of Sugar Beet in Norfolk. 



Walter E. Sawyer 729 



The Destruction of Rats - 731 



The Prussian Horticultural Institute at Geisenheim - 736 



Experiments in the Improvement of Wheat - - - 751 



Poisoning of Animals by Potatoes - - - - - 753 



State Aid to Agriculture in the German Empire - - 743 



Production of Sulphate of Ammonia - - - - 745 



Calf Rearing 747 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments .... 7^8 



Official Circulars and Notices - - - - - - 758 



Importation Regulations - - 761 



Agricultural Exhibitions Abroad ' 762 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad - 764 



Produce of Potato and Root Crops in Great Britain - 770 



Report on Agricultural Conditions on December 1st - 770 



Notes on the Weather in November - - - - 771 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - - - - - 772 



Agricultural Labour in England during November - - 776 



The Corn Markets in November. C. Kains-Jackson - - 777 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in November. A. T. Matthews 779 



The Provision Trade in November. Hedley Stevens - - 781 



Statistical Tables, &c. 783 



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