Queensland Agricultural Journal

Event and Comment-
Agriculture in National Economy Page 445
Planned Agriculture Page 445
Post-War Reconstruction Page 446
Trees on the Farm for Shelter, Windbreaks, and Beauty Page 447
Our Tree Heritage Page 447

Starting the Orchard / Officers of the Fruit Branch Page 448

Propagation of Fruit Trees / Officers of the Fruit Branch Page 453

Wind Breaks for Bananas Page 471

The Banana / Officers of the Fruit Branch Page 472

Green Manuring the Orchard / Officers of the Fruit Branch Page 484

Sorghum Midge on the Downs Page 487

Some Values of Green Manure Crops / N. G. Cassidy Page 488

Frost Prevention by Orchard Heating / Officers of the Fruit Branch Page 490

Methylene Blue (Reductase) Test and Plate Count Test. A Comparison of 2,304 Parallel Tests / O. Kudelka Page 495

Pastoral Notes-
Fat Lamb Sires Page 499
Overgrazing of Pastures Page 500
Meatworks By-Products Page 500

The Dairy Industry-
Steam Sterilization in the Dairy Page 501
Oiling the Separator Page 502
The Dairy Farm Page 502

Registered Hatcheries Page 503

Green Feed for Fowls Page 505

Milk in the Poultry Pen Page 505

The Cotton Industry-
Don'ts for Cotton Growers Page 506

Queensland Show Dates for 1941 Page 511

Agricultural Notes-
Winter Preparation of Land for Maize Page 512
Get Sound Sorghum Seed Page 513

Horticultural Notes-
Green Manure for Stanthorpe Orchards Page 514
Growing French Beans for Seed Page 515
The Fruit Market Page 516

Production Recording Page 518

General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 520
Qualischefski Dip Page 520
Plywood and Veneer Boards Page 521
Veterinary Registration Fee Page 521
Tomato Maturity and Grade Standards Page 521
Wild Life Preservation Page 521
Cane Levy Page 521
Hail Insurance Page 521

Answers to Correspondents-
Botany Page 522

Rural Topics-
What are the Costs of Production Page 524
Digging for Victory - and Prosperity Page 524
The British Commonwealth and Food Production Page 524
Good News for the Cook Page 524
A New Breed of Sheep Page 524
A New Way of Drying Foods Page 525
Oranges for the Nose Bag Page 525
Beans for the Tin Page 525
A "Mixed" Farm Page 525
Who Shall Inherit the Earth - Man, or Bug? Page 525

Farm Notes-
July Page 526
Pasteurisation Page 526

Orchard Notes-
July. The Coastal Districts Page 527
The Granite Belt, Southern and Central Tablelands Page 528

The Home and the Garden-
Baby's Health: Nation's Wealth Page 529
In the Farm Kitchen Page 531

Astronomical Data for Queensland. July, 1941 Page 532

Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 534

Climatological Table - April, 1941 Page 534