CONTENTS. 



The Promotion of Agricultural Research 545 



Commercial Asparagus Cultivation. J, G. Newsham, F.L.S. ... 551 



Willows and their Cultivation. W. Paulgrave Ellmore and Thomas 



Qlcey 557 



The Creation of Small Holdings for Agricultural Labourers in 



Denmark. Dr. R. Raeder 563 



Lavender Growing 566 



The Destruction of Bracken 568 



Heather Burning 573 



English and Australian Laying Competitions. Edward Brown, F.L.S. 579 



Number of Co-operative Societies in Denmark 589 



Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States ... .. ... 591 



Lime for Agricultural Purposes 592 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments ... .. . ... ... ... ... 593 



The Lime in Basic Slag— Effect of Heavy Nitrogeneous Manuring 

 on the Quality of the Sugar Beet — Continuous Growing of Crops — 

 Manuring of Mangolds— Manurial Experiments — The Best Seed 

 of Potato Oats — Varieties of Oats — Soy Bean Meal, Cocoa-nut 

 Cake, and Linseed Cake for Dairy Cows— Milk Records — Churn- 

 ability of Cream — Destruction of Wild Radish by Nitrate of Lime — 

 Germination Experiments with Weed Seeds — Resemblance between 

 Crown Gall and Nitrogen-Fixing Nodules — Prevention of Finger- 

 and-Toe in Turnips— Potato Spraying — Varieties of Apples for 

 Cider-making and Effect of a Wet Season — Varieties of Apples, 

 Pears and Plums — Pruning of Apples and Pears — Manuring of 

 Apple and Pear Trees — Pruning of Gooseberries. 



Official Notices and Circulars ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 603 



Circular Letter as to Swine Fever — American Gooseberry Mildew 

 Order of 1911 — Outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. 



Importation Regulations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 606 



Importation into Russia, free of Duty, of Preparations for Combating 

 Plant Diseases — Importation of Live Stock into Ireland — Importa- 

 tion of Potatoes into South Africa. 



Agricultural Exhibition Abroad ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 607 



International Exhibition at Ghent in 1913. 



Notes on the Weather in September ... ... ... .... ... ... 607 



Area under Crops and Number of Live Stock, 1911 608 



Crop Conditions in Great Britain on October 1st ... 610 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 611 



Report of the International Agricultural Institute — Argentina — 

 Canada — United States — France — Beet-root Crop in Russia — Hops 

 — Potato Crops on the Continent. 



Prevalence of Animal Diseases on the Continent 615 



Agricultural Labour in England during September., ... 616 



The Corn Markets in September. G. Kains- Jackson 617 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in September. A. T. Matthews ... 619 



The Provision Trade in September. Hedley Stevens 621 



Prices of Agricultural Produce 623 



Diseases of Animals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 628 



Additions to the Library 629 



