JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 1

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE.

A leading tc attire- in. the February !.,>ne of the New Zealand Journal of Agrii iiilm !■ i- the !!)2b iuimuil sumliiarv and review of the eortiiieato-ol-reoord tenting .System tor purebred daily cows, bv VV. M. Singleton. There Inis been a further substantial increase in the aggregate number of cows tested—t lie Jersey breed being responsible for this. The yields of Ibe average cow under test showed a satisfactory increase, while no less than twelve of the lilt’d class-leader-ships among the various breeds have been superseded by higher records. Photos of eight of these new leaders are reproduced. 10. llnice Levy’s series "The (Irasslands of New Zealand" is continued by an important and li luiniiiaiing article on the Agrostis species—red-top. brown-top. and creeping-bent. As usual with this writer's contributions, the ,article is excellently illustrated. The timely subject of cider-making is dealt with by .1. (', Wood fin ill a practical manner. (1. 11. Cunningham contributes an illustrated article on Fabraea-scald a fungous disease of the pear and quince. Directions for rabbit poisoning with pho-phnrisod pollard and grain are given by the Live-stock division. Other matter includes a tabulation of the average germinations ol agi ieiiltiiral seed in .10211 based on the official testing of some 10,000 samplrjj: a note on lucerne as a protection against grass-tires; a turtlier instalment of the ready-reckoner for weight of liekl-crops: and a notice of current inventions of agricultural interest. The usual "Seasonal Notes” are full of information drinoerning farm, orchard, poultry keeping, apairy. and gardening work for the coining month.