Queensland Agricultural Journal

Event and Comment-
Water Conservation and Irrigation - Development of State Resources Page 1
Quality of Queensland Butter Page 3

Parasites of Poultry Page 4

Pineapple Plant Selection. With Special Reference to the Elimination of Inferior Types Page 27

Queensland Show Dates, 1939 Page 42

Top Grafting of Grape Vines Page 43

Milking into an Atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide Page 52

Some Agricultural Problems of the Lower Burdekin District Page 60

The Elimination of Gumming Susceptible Cane Varieties in the Bundaberg District Page 68

Pastoral Notes-
Difficult Parturition Page 69
Trucking Yards Page 71
Drug Treatment for Redwater Page 71
Sheep Drenching Page 72
A Horn-tipping Tip Page 72
A Crush for Cattle and Horses Page 73
"Lumpy Jaw" of Cattle Page 73
Classing the Ewe Flock Page 74
Care of the Dip Page 74

The Dairy Farm-
Care of Milking Machines Page 75
Butter and Cheese Competitions Page 76
Cotton-wool Filter Discs for Straining Milk Page 77
Straining, Cooling, and Storage of Milk and Cream Page 78
Sterilization of Dairy Utensils Page 79

Registered Hatcheries Page 80

Agricultural Notes-
The Preservation of Concrete on the Farm Page 82
Counting Sheep Page 83
Diet and National Efficiency Page 83
Dodder in Lucerne Seed Page 84

Horticultural Notes-
Preparing for and Planting Citrus Trees Page 85
Tall-growing Varieties of Bananas Page 86
Control of White Louse of Citrus Page 86
The Removal of Sooty Mould from Citrus Fruits Page 87
The Fruit Market Page 88

The Veterinary Medicines Acts, 1933 to 1938 Page 91

Production Recording Page 106

General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 110
Tableland Maize Board Page 111
The Apiaries Act Page 111
Cucumber Virus Page 111
Butter Board Page 111
Judging of Export Pigs Page 111

Answers to Correspondents-
Botany Page 112

Rural Topics-
A Duck's Diet Page 114
The Cow "Wired In" - Remarkable Veterinary Surgery Page 114
Bulls on the Bucket Page 114
Cocktails in the Fowlhouse Page 114
Farmers become Air-minded Page 114
Hidden Wealth - A Slab of Farm Philosophy Page 114
A Drastic Penalty Page 114
Mankind a "Biological Nuisance" Page 115
The Farm and the Town - An Economic Combination Page 115
Health and Agriculture Page 115
Changing Trends in Agricultural Research Page 115
The Romance of the Queensland Dairy Industry Page 115

Farm Notes - August Page 116

Orchard Notes - August Page 117

Handy Box for Tools Page 118

The Home and the Garden-
Prevention of Infection Page 119
In the Farm Kitchen Page 121
Tree Values Page 124

Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 125

Climatological Table - May, 1939 Page 125

Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 126