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Queensland Agricultural Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1, 95 pages, July 1940. State of Queensland.

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Contents

Event and Comment-
Farming a Key Industry Page 1
Planned Development and Post-War Stabilisation Page 1
A Worth-while War Effort Page 2
Producers' Problems Page 3
A Word for the "Waler" in War Time Page 3

Pineapple Culture in Queensland Page 4

Codling Moth Control Page 17

Producer Gas Units Page 38

Termites or "White Ants" Page 42

Pastoral Notes-
The Fat Lamb Scheme Page 44
Classing the Ewe Flock Page 45
Preparation for Shearing Page 46
A Maintenance Ration Page 46
Water on the Grazing Farm Page 47
Concentrates and Licks for Dairy Cattle in Winter Page 47
Flock Management Page 48
Cattle Lice Page 48

The Dairy Industry-
Variations in Milk Tests Page 49
Cows Calving at Show Time Page 51
Scummy Cream Page 51
Rejection of the First-drawn Milk Page 52

The Poultry Farm-
Registered Hatcheries Page 53
Egg Production Page 55

Agricultural Notes-
Winter Preparation of Land for Maize Page 57
Winter-growing Rhodes Grass Risks Page 58
Do Not Waste Fodder Page 58
Swamp Lands Page 59

Horticultural Notes-
Planting the Queensland Nut Page 60
Cultivating the New Banana Land Page 61
The Sugar Banana Page 62
Packing Sheds and Equipment Page 63
Tall-growing Varieties of Bananas Page 63
Parsnip-growing Page 64
Wind Breaks for Bananas Page 64
The Fruit Market Page 65

Milk in the Home - A Correction Page 67

Sugar Levies Page 68

Production Recording Page 70

General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 72
Protection of Native Plants Page 72
Mill Suppliers' Committees and District Executives Page 72
Gumming Disease to Sugar Cane Page 72
Grant to Wheat Growers Page 72

Answers to Correspondents-
Starr Burr - A Bad Weed Pest Page 73
Jaragua Grass Page 73
White Spear Grass Page 73
A Poisonous Plant - Cestrum Parqui Page 73
Hairy Indigo Page 73

Rural Topics-
Drought Feeding of Sheep Page 74
How Fruit Growers Save Soil and Water Page 74
More Salt for Horses Page 74

Farm Notes - August Page 75

Queensland Show Dates Page 75

Orchard Notes - August Page 76

The Home and the Garden-
Clothes and Shoes for the Older Child Page 78
In the Farm Kitchen Page 80

Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 81

Climatological Table - May Page 81

Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 82

Item Type:Journal
Volume:54
Number:1
Number of Pages:95
Date:July 1940
Publisher:State of Queensland
Corporate Creators:Queensland. Department of Agriculture and Stock
Additional Information:Contains volume index
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General)
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Documents and other collections
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > History
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural education
Agriculture > By region or country > Australia > Queensland > Periodicals
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