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Fields Division:— Agricultural instruction. Direction of experimental areas and co-operative experiments. Farm economics. Investigation and advice in agrostology, plant pathology, entomology, and agricultural botany. Identification of economic plant specimens, insects, &c. Seed-testing. Heinp-grading for export, and instruction in milling. Grain-grading. Plant Research Station, Palmerston North. Ruakura Farm Training College. Chemistry Section : — Analysis of soils, limestones, fertilizers, stock-foods, fodder plants, water, &c., and related advice generally. Soil survey. Chemical investigation relating to agriculture. Testing of wheats and flours. Registration of fertilizers. Chemical Laboratory. Publications Service :—• Edits and issues the Neiv Zealand Journal of Agriculture, bulletins, reports, and other publications of the Department. State Farms :— Ruakura Farm of Instruction, Hamilton; Central Development Farm, Weraroa.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (500 copies), £7 12s. 6d.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92B.

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