Vol. IV. 



No. 3. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICDLTDRE 



DECEMBER, 1897. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Grain Harvest of 1897 - ----- 289 



Consumption of Food Products - 293 



Exports of Ag-ricultural Produce - - 301 



The Mole. By J, E. Harting-, F.L.S., F.Z.S. - - 306 



The White or Barn Owl - 314 



French Decennial Agricultural Inquiry of 1892 318 



Agricultural Population of Germany - 327 



The Red Spider, or Spinning- Mite ----- 334 



An Orchid Bug ----- 339 



Agricultural and Miscellaneous Notes - - - 341 



Prices of Agricultural Produce - - - 410 



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