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Queensland Agricultural Journal, Vol. 53, No. 2, 130 pages, February 1940. State of Queensland.

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Event and Comment-
Queensland's Outlook Page 133
War Time Marketing Page 134

The Parasitic Worm Diseases of Cattle Page 136

Fused Needle Disease and its Relation to the Nutrition of Pinus Page 156

Variations in Milk Tests Page 178

Cream Blending Page 185

Straight Fertilizers and their Incorporation into Fertilizing Mixtures Page 186

Pastoral Notes-
Drenching Sheep Page 190
Care of Sick Animals Page 191
Improvements on the Small Sheep Property Page 192
Dipping Sheep Page 193
Crutching and Jetting Page 193
Bruising of Cattle Page 193
Lamb-Marking Page 194

The Dairy Industry-
Herd Testing and Recording Page 195
Inferior Cream Page 197
Cream-Stirring Page 198

The Pig Farm-
Live and Dressed Weight of Bacon Pigs Page 199
Isolation Pen for Sick Pigs Page 200
Careless Branding Condemned Page 200

The Poultry Farm-
Registered Hatcheries Page 201
Worms in Poultry Page 203

Agricultural Notes-
Seed Maize Selection Page 204
The Trench Silo Page 205
Establishing Lucerne Page 206
Importance of Molasses as Fertilizer Page 208
The Plough Page 208
The Horse's Nosebag Page 209
Rhodes Grass as a Hay Crop Page 209
Lucerne on the Downs and Maranoa Page 210
Clovers on the Coast Page 211
Preparing Land for Wheat Page 211
Cemented Bags for Light Farm Buildings Page 212
Energy of Growth in Seed Germination Page 213
Fertilizer and Manure Page 213

Horticultural Notes-
French Beans Page 214
Apple and Pear Varieties Page 215
Substitute Bunch Covers in Banana Rust Thrips Control Page 216
Lettuce Growing Page 217
Marking Cases Page 218
Reworking Drone Citrus Trees Page 218
A Seasonal Reminder to Central Queensland Tomato-Growers Page 219

Queensland Show Dates for 1940 Page 220

The Fruit Market Page 221

Registered Stallions Page 223

Rejected Stallions Page 227

Horse Breeding a National Duty Page 228

Brisbane Milk Board Page 229

The Acid or Base Forming Property of Fertilizers Sold in Queensland Page 230

Value of Forestry in War Time Economy Page 234

How to Shoot a Horse Page 235

A Swish of a Tail - and a Tale of a Swish Page 235

General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 236
Cane Prices Board Page 236
Wild Life Preservation - Toowoomba Page 237
Size of Apples Page 237

In Memoriam. Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Cory, V.D., M.R.C.V.S. Page 238

Answers to Correspondents-
Botany Page 240

Rural Topics-
Grass and Water Page 242
Pigs Being Divorced from Cows Page 242
Why Eggs are Small Page 242
The Farmer in War Time Britain Page 243
Beware of Gas in the Silo Page 243
Money in Mud Page 244
A Handy Maize Weeder Page 244
Great Britain's Three-Year Food Plan Page 244
Grooming the Milking Cow Page 244
Treatment of Cream Page 244
Prolific Berkshires Page 245
War and the Farmer Page 245
A Relieving Farmer Page 245
White-striped Cows in a Blackout Page 245
Weather Wisdom Page 246
Doing Without a Horse Collar Page 246
Weed Killing - Three Golden Rules Page 246
Ploughing up Britain Page 246
The British Farmer and the War Page 247
A Word for the "Waler" Page 247
A Wonderful Wheat Yield Page 247
Effectiveness of the Electric Fence Page 248
Something Like a Tractor "Speedo" Page 248
Back to the Horse in England Page 248
That Top Layer of Soil Page 248
Egg Storage in Oil Page 248
Casein for Aeroplanes Page 248
Pride in the Pasture Page 248
"Bolshevisation" of Bees Page 248
A "Spot" for the Lambing Ewe Page 249
A New Point in Fertilizing Practice Page 249
Giant Star Grass for Soil Erosion Page 249
Practical Patriotism Page 249
Arsenate of Lead - Its Danger on the Farm Page 249

Farm Notes - March Page 250

Orchard Notes - March Page 251

Fruit Juices as Summer Drinks Page 252

The Home and the Garden-
The Value of Sleep and Rest in Childhood Page 253
Cockroach Control Page 255
Gardening for Grace Page 256
In the Farm Kitchen Page 258

Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 261

Climatological Table - December, 1939 Page 261

Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 262

Item Type:Journal
Volume:53
Number:2
Number of Pages:130
Date:February 1940
Publisher:State of Queensland
Corporate Creators:Queensland. Department of Agriculture and Stock
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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