Vol. IV. 



No. 3. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



DECEMBER, 1897. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Grain Harvest of 1897 289 



Consumption of Food Products ...... 293 



Exports of Agricultural 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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