Vol. IV. 



50 SEP. 97 



No. 2. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



SEPTEMBER, 1897. 



CONTENTS. 



Storage of Farmyard Manure - - / V; \. -'ffit ) - ^ 5 



Imports of the Cereal Year V [ ~- - 152 



Canadian Agriculture - ^^J^0^ 155 



Condition of Agriculture in India 166 



Co-operation amongst French Farmers 171 



The Starling --------- 173 



Agricultural Development of last Twenty Years - - 182 



Agricultural Returns of Great Britain, 1897- - 189 



Injurious Insects and Fungi - - - - 196 

 The Asparagus Beetle. The Pea Thrips. Gooseberry 

 Blight. The Apple Blossom Weevil. The Y Moth. 



Agricultural and Miscellaneous Notes - 212 



Prices of Agricultural Produce 269 



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