JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
The soil survey for.New Zealand is now coming to the-front, and a timely contribution to the subject is made by B. C. Aston.in the current issue of the j Journal of Agriculture." The author deals interestingly with. various ■ aspects of the.subject; and makes suggestions for undertakings in . .the Dominion. Grasslands of New Zealand" is commenced by E. B. Levy, the serial subject being the Taranaki' back-country, and the introductory article dealing with natural forest .successions in 'that' region. .Ihe photographic illustrations are a. feature of. this article. Notes on last, season's operations and results at the Ashburton and Marton experimental larms'contain much of practical interest to farmers. Testing New Zealandgrown wheats is dealt with by L D Foster, concluding-with an illustrated article on baking-tests of flours carried out by the Department of Agriculture. btud-Stock Breeding," with special reference' to sheep, is printed.' Other articles are "Bacterial Contamination of Milk and Cream" (L. S. Barrell), and Carrots for Sheep-feedmg". )J. Deem). The Dairy Produce Export Control Act as passed m the recent session of Parliament, is reproduced, in full, providing a convenient reference for dairy farmers now called upon to vote on the Hh*" 1 of th« bringing into operatln oi that measure.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1923, Page 11
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