Vol. XVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 12 



, 9 *a^ The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MARCH, 191 \ N . ,% ( H ^ 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



The Value of Different Crops as Green Manures. A. D. 



Hall, M.A., F.R.S. - - 969 



Action of Bees in Pollination. W. D. Little - 975 



Fruit Bottling. /. Udak - - 977 



Utility Rabbit-Breeding for Small Holders. P. E. Wilson - 982 



The Destruction of Stinging Nettles - - - 986 



Injury to Water-Cress Beds by Algse - - - - 988 



Sale of Eggs by Co-operative Means 989 



American Gooseberry Mildew and other Destructive Pests - 992 

 Report on the Work of the International Agricultural 



Institute during 1910 - - - - - 993 



Flax Growing in Ireland 996 



Moor Cultivation in Germany - - - - - 999 



Agricultural Credit in Italy 1002 



State Aid to Agriculture in Norway ----- 1006 



Use of Lime-Sulphur-Caustic-Soda Spray - - - - 1010 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - - 1011 



Official Notices and Circulars - - - - - - 1020 



Importation Regulations 1029 



Agricultural Conditions in Great Britain on March 1st - 1036 



Notes on the Weather in February - - - - 1036 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 1037 



Agricultural Labour in England in February - - - 1039 



The Corn Markets in February. C. Kains-] acfcon - - 1050 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in February. A. T. Matthews 1042 



The Provision Trade in February. Hedley Stevens - - 1044 



Statistical Tables, &c. - 1046 



(Title Page and Index to Vol. XVII.) 



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