Event and Comment-
National Cotton Needs Page 83
Food for Britain Page 85
The Pineapple Soils of the Nambour, Woombye, and Palmwoods Districts Page 86
Contour Furrowing Page 102
Factory Strawberries Page 108
The Recent Burdekin Flood and its Lesson Page 111
The Planting of Cotton Page 119
The Dairy Industry-
Washing Milking Utensils Page 125
Wet or Dry Milking? Page 126
Calving Troubles Page 127
Dairy Farm Competition Page 129
The Cowyard and Milk and Cream Quality Page 131
The Pig Farm-
How to Make a Rope Pig-Net Page 132
Castration of Pigs Page 134
The Poultry Farm-
Registered Hatcheries Page 136
Agricultural Notes-
The Preservation of Concrete on the Farm Page 139
Pneumatic Tractor Tyres Page 140
Grain Sorghums are Downy Mildew Resistant Page 141
Mixed Seedlings of Green Manures Page 141
Rationing of Potash Page 142
Horticultural Notes-
The Planting of Bananas Page 144
Marketing Bananas Page 145
Cutting Tall-growing Bananas Page 145
Table Beets Page 146
The Fruit Market Page 147
Production Recording Page 150
Veterinary Medicine Registrations Page 152
General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 154
Banana Industry Protection Board Page 155
Wild Life Preservation Page 155
The Fertilisers Act Page 155
Appointment of Mr. L. D. Carey Page 156
Appointment of Mr. H. A. Iliff Page 156
Answers to Correspondents-
Sida Retusa Page 157
"Wild Sunflower: - A Poisonous Weed Page 157
Green Panic. "Smother Grass" Page 157
Mat Grass Page 157
Blackleg Page 157
"Bullamon Lucerne" Page 158
Blue Panic Grass. Purple Chloris Page 158
A Common Weed in North Queensland Pastures Page 158
Red Ash Page 158
Zamia - Seeds Poisonous to Stock Page 158
Creeping Saltbush Page 158
Rural Topics-
A Travelling Rabbit Freezer Page 159
Money in the Bag Page 159
Give "Denis" His Due Page 159
"All Flesh is Grass" Page 159
A New Angle on Farmers' Problems Page 159
Progress in the Pig Industry Page 160
Producer Gas Units Page 160
Sweet Corn for Planting - A New Industry in the South Page 160
Where the Branding Iron Should be Placed Page 160
Farm Notes - September Page 161
Orchard Notes - September Page 162
The Home and the Garden-
Clothes and Shoes for the Older Child Page 163
In the Farm Kitchen - Jam and Chutney Page 164
Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 167
Climatological Table - June, 1940 Page 167
Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 168
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