7ol. XVIII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 9 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICU LTURE 



DECEMBER, 1911. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



The Starch Equivalents of Feeding Stuffs 



Wm. Goodwin, M.Sc, Ph.D. 721 

 Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies in England and 



Wales 736 



The Identification and Eradication of Some Common 



Weeds— III. H. C. Long, B.Sc. - - - - . 743 



Peat Moss Litter Manure - - 756 



Cultivation of Furze for Fodder and for Seed in France - 759 



762 



Protection of Animals Act, 1911 763 



Societies for Marketing Fruit in Ontario - - - - 765 



Production of Sulphate of Ammonia - 767 



Committee on the British Export Trade in Live Stock - 769 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - . 772 



Official Notices and Circulars 782 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad 734, 



Notes on the Weather in November 785 



Produce of Potato and Root Crops - - - . 786 



Crop Conditions in Great Britain on December 1st - 786 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad - - - . 737 



Prevalence of Animal Diseases on the Continent - - 790 



Agricultural Labour in England during November - - 792 



The Corn Markets in November. C. Kains-J ackson - - 793 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in November. A. T. Matthews 795 



The Provision Trade in November. Hedley Stevens - - 797 



Statistical Tables, &c. 799 



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