Queensland Agricultural Journal

Event and Comment-
Food Needs for 1944 Page 3

The Minister's New Year Message Page 4

The Drive for Increased Production Page 5

Field Crops-
Haymaking Page 7

Cotton Culture-
Trials of Rotations with Cotton at the Biloela Research Station Page 17

Fruit Culture-
Marketing Plums Page 20

Vegetable Production-
The Choko Page 27

Plant Protection-
Citrus Fruit Rots and Blemishes Page 33

The Dairy Industry-
Good and Bad Practice in Milking Page 39
Reasons for Keeping Milk Records Page 41
Herd Testing and Culling Page 41

The Pig Farm-
Selection of Breeding Stock Page 43

Poultry-
Care of the Laying Hen Page 48

Animal Health-
The Supplementary Feeding of Sheep in the Central West Page 53
Fluorine Poisoning of Live Stock Page 54

Agricultural Chemistry-
Fire Risk with Nitrate of Soda Page 56

Gadgets and Wrinkles-
A Good Grindstone Page 58
Straining Wire Netting Page 58

Knots to Know-
Sheet Bend Page 59
Fisherman's Knot Page 59
Carrick Bend Page 60
Bowline Page 60

In Memoriam - Henry Tyron Page 61

The Farm Home-
Care of Mother and Child Page 63
The Makings of a Square Meal Page 64