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Contents of Volume 69 . 
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Agricultural Education Exhibition, 1908 205 
Report on the Forestry Exhibition, 1908 ..... 210 
By A. C. Forbes. 
Report on th^Farm Prize Competitions, 1908 .... 212 
By William H. Hogg. 
Plans of Farm Buildings : Report by the Judges of the Competition 241 
Report of the Council to the Annual General Meeting of Governors 
and Members of the Society, December 9, 1908 . . .274 
Annual Report for 1908 of the Principal of the Royal Yeterinary 
College 286 
By Professor Sir John McFadyean, M.B., B.Sc., C.M. 
Anthrax, 286 ; Glanders, 287 ; Swine Fever, 288 ; Sheep Scab, 289 ; 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease, 289 ; New Tests for Tuberculosis, 289 ; 
Vaccination of Cattle against Tuberculosis, 290 ; Cases of Poison- 
ing in Animals, 293. 
Annual Report for 1908 of the Consulting Chemist . . . 295 
By J. Augustus Voelcker, M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D. 
Feeding Stuffs, 298 ; Fertilisers, 301; Miscellaneous Materials, 305. 
Annual Report for 1908 of the Consulting Botanist . . . 308 
( With Six Illustrations ) 
By William Carruthers, F.R.S. 
Purity and Germination of Seeds, 308 ; Duration of Vitality in Farm 
Seeds, 311 ; Dodder Seeds in Seed Mixtures for Permanent Pastures 
or Temporary Lays, 311; Weeds, 313; Diseases and Injuries to 
Plants, 315 ; Complete Failure of a Swede Crop, 315 ; Appearance 
of a new Potato Pest, 318 ; Disease in Sea Kale, 319. 
Annual Report for 1908 of the Zoologist . . . . .321 
( With Five Illustrations ) 
By Cecil Warburton, M.A., F.Z.S. 
Thrips on Garden Peas, 321 ; “ Leather Jackets,” or Crane Fly 
Grubs, 327 ; Forest Tree Pests, 330 ; Warble Fly, 333 ; Miscellaneous 
Notes, 335. 
The Woburn Experimental Station of the Royal Agricultural 
Society of England ......... 337 
By J. Augustus Voelcker, M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D. 
Field Experiments, 1908, 337 ; Continuous Growing of Wheat, 
337 ; of Barley, 339 ; Rotation Experiments, 343 ; Green-manuring 
Experiments, 348 ; “ Nitrolim ” (Calcium Cyanamide) Experiment, 
349; “ Finger-and-Toe” Experiment, and use of Lime, 349; 
Varieties of Lucerne, 350 ; Inoculation Experiment with “ Nitro- 
Bacterine,” 351 ; Potato Experiments with “ Nitrolim ” and 
Magnesia, 352 ; Experiment on Swedes, 354 ; The use of Salt for 
Mangolds, 355 ; Grass Experiments, 356 ; Rainfall at Woburn, 357 ; 
Pot-Culture Experiments, 1907-8, 358. 
