Vol. XVIII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 12 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MARCH, 1912. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page vii.) 



The Feeding of Farm Stock : Part II. The General Feeding 

 Characteristics of Different Classes of Stock. 



Charles Crowther, M.A., Ph.D. 985 



Ropy Milk. John Golding, F.I.C., F.C.S. - 991 

 The Production of Beet Sugar in a Continental Factory. 



R. N. Bowling, N.D.A. 1005 



A Co-operative Sugar Factory in Holland. Home Counties 1014 



Mustard Beetles. R. S. MacDougall, M.A., D.Sc. - - 1017 



Spurrey as a Forage Crop and for use on Sandy Soils - 1020 



New Forms of Potash Manures 1025 



Friskney Credit Society 1026 



Costs of Production in Agriculture 1029 



Changes in the Number and Size of Agricultural Holdings 1031 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - 1033 



Official Notices and Circulars - 1045 



Notes on Agriculture Abroad - - - - - 1048 



Notes on the Weather in February 1052 



Agricultural Conditions in Great Britain in February - 1053 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad ... . 1053 



Prevalence of Animal Diseases on the Continent - - 1054 



Agricultural Labour in England during February - - 1055 



The Corn Markets in February. C. Kains-Jackson - - 1056 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in February. A. T. Matthews 1059 



The Provision Trade in February. Hedley Stevens - - 1061 



Statistical Tables, &c. - 1063 



{Title-page and Index to Vol. XVIII.) 



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