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CONTENTS 



Page 



The Grain Harvest of 1899 ----- 289 



The Influence of Manures on the Production of Mutton — 



W. Somerville, D.Sc, D.(Ec. - - 293 



Bullock-feeding Experiments in Norfolk— T. B, Wood, M.A. 311 



The Hop Supply of the United Kingdom - - 333 



Pear and Cherry Saw-Fly - - - 341 



Sheep-Scab - - 346 



Improvement of Land Act, 1899 - - 350 



Argentine Agricultural Census of 1895 - 352 



Agricultural and Miscellaneous Notes - - 355 



Agricultural — 



Experiments in the Destruction of Charlock. Harvest Wages in 

 1899. Consumption of Potatoes in Ireland. Experiments with 

 Peas for Seed. The Keeping Qualities of Fertile and Infertile 

 Eggs. Experiments in the Production of Pork. Eutter and Bacon 

 Trade of Queensland. Preservation of Eggs. Agriculture in 

 Malta. Agriculture in Holland. Agricultural Holdings in 

 Belgium, The Russian Harvest of 1898. The Range Cattle 

 Season of 1899 at Chicago. Agriculture in Mexico. 



Miscellaneous — 



Adulteration of Milk and Butter. International Statistical 

 Institute. Forest Areas of the United States. Mould in Butter 

 Casks. Hamburg's Trade in Eggs. Danish Allotment* Law. 

 Bounties on Beet Sugar in Chile. Regulation of the Grain Trade 

 in Russia. Production and Export of Beer at Hamburg . Fruit 

 Growing in California. Forests in Germany. Agricultural 

 Labourers and Wages in Belgium. Advice to Settlers in Cali- 

 fornia. Spanish Customs Duty on Wheat. Phylloxera in 

 Sicily. Importation of Breeding Stock into the United States. 

 Progress of Dairying in Russia. Bavarian Hop Crop. Butter 

 from Finland. Germany's Export of Hops. Orchard Pests in 

 California. Meat-preserving Factories in Argentina. Sunflower 

 Seed Cake. Danish Bacon Trade. Population of Spain. Im- 

 portation of Cattle into Natal. American Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Stations. Import of Breeding Cattle into Cuba. Opening 

 for Agricultural Machinery in Peru. 



.Reports on Foreign Crops - 404 



United States. Russia. Argentina. France. Germany. Italy, 

 Sweden. 



Parliamentary Publications - - - 408 



Prices of Live Stock under Weighing of Cattle Act - 411 



Prices of Agricultural Produce - - - - 416 



Diseases of Animals - - 426 



Produce of Hops - - - 428 



NOTICE. 



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 Secretary, Board, of . Agriculture, 4, IWiiteMl Place, S.W. 



■ Messrs. Laughton & Co., 1, Essex Street, Strand, W.C., are the sole Contractors far 

 Advertisements in the Journal, and communications respecting Advertisements must he 

 addressed to that firm, and not to the Board of Agriculture. 



