Queensland Agricultural Journal

Event and Comment-
Rural Development Page 420

The Control of Banana Rust Thrips Page 422

Cotton Jassids or Leafhoppers Page 450

Notes on the Genus Flindersia with Keys for the Determination of the Rain-forest Species Page 456

Right Methods in Dairy Practice Page 459

New Rural Legislation Page 482

Export Bacon Pigs at the Brisbane Show. Report on the 1938 Competition Page 483

The Queensland Sugar Industry Page 509

Vitamin "A" Deficiency Page 529

Pastoral Notes-
"Rattle-Pod" - A Plant Suspected as Poisonous to Stock Page 530
Bone Chewing Page 531
Castration of Colts Page 532
A Cause of Shivers or Staggers in Stock Page 533

The Dairy Farm-
Herd Testing and Profits Page 534
Animal Manure on Dairy Farms Page 535
Milk from Newly-Calved Cows Page 535
Milk Production in Summer Page 536
Some Causes of Sterility Page 537
What is Profitable Dairying? Page 537

Agricultural Notes-
Dwarf Grain Sorghums Page 538
Lucerne as a Grazing Crop Page 540
Preparation of Seed-Bed for Pasture Page 541
Grading of Onions Page 541

The Pig Farm-
Queensland Pigs in London Page 542
What Canada is Doing Page 543
When Buying a Pig Page 544
Yield of Carcase in Pork and Bacon Pigs Page 544

Horticultural Notes-
Garden Seed Selection Page 545
The Choko Page 546
The Egg Plant Page 547
Tomatoes in the Central District Page 547
Passion Fruit Page 548
The Fruit Market Page 550
Control of the Red-Shouldered Leaf Beetle Page 552

Production Recording Page 554

The Tropics and Man-
Keeping Cool Page 556

Answers to Correspondents-
Botany Page 560

General Notes-
This Month's Cover Page 561
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 561
Council of Agriculture Page 561
Banana Industry Protection Board Page 561
Tableland Maize Board Page 561

Rural Topics-
Feeding of Concentrates Page 562
Tar Branding of Sheep Page 562
Feeding Farm Horses Page 562
Dairying and Lamb-raising in New Zealand Page 562
Pasture Improvement Page 562
The Pig Parade at the Show Page 562
Roots Low in Vitamins Page 562

Orchard Notes - November Page 563

Farm Notes - November Page 565

The Home and the Garden-
Threadworms Page 566
In the Farm Kitchen Page 568
The Empire Market Page 570

Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 571

Climatological Table - August, 1938 Page 571

Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 572