Event and Comment-
State Transport Co-ordination Page 573
Development of Motor Transport Page 574
The Control of Banana Rust Thrips Page 576
The Acidification of Alkaline Nursery Soils for the Production of Exotic Pines Page 585
The Spread of Ephemeral Fever (Three-Day Sickness) in Australia in 1936-37 Page 601
Soil and Plant Interrelationships as Demonstrated by Soil Analysis Page 610
Some Factors Influencing Cane Production Page 613
Introduction of Cane Varieties from Overseas Page 621
Notes on Rat Baits, Rat Poisons, and Rat Population Page 625
Fat Lamb Raising-
Farmers' Breeding Flocks Page 628
The Corriedale Page 629
The Culling of Flocks Page 629
Uniformity in Fat Lambs Page 629
Buying Flock Rams Page 630
Improvements on the Grazing Selection Page 630
The Best Type of Lamb for Export Page 631
Sheep-Dipping Page 631
Pastoral Notes-
Irregularities in the Teeth of Horses Page 632
Tetanus in Horses Page 633
The Cotton Industry-
Cutworms in Seedling Cotton Page 634
Trials with Maize Traps in Cotton Page 635
The Dairy Farm-
Treatment of Milk Fever Page 637
Fat Losses in Separated Milk Page 638
Hygienic Milking Methods Page 639
Simple Sheep Fence Page 640
The Pig Farm-
Some Points in Pig-Feeding Page 641
Castration of Pigs Page 643
Pastures for Pigs Page 644
Losses Among Young Pigs Page 644
Branding of Pigs Page 645
The Poultry Farm-
Registered Hatcheries Page 646
Increase Egg Values Page 647
Care of Growing Chickens Page 648
Rearing of Chickens Page 649
Fowl Manure Page 649
Green Feed for Chickens Page 649
Agricultural Notes-
Rubber Tyres for Farm Machinery Page 650
The "Electric" Fencer Page 654
New Zealand Blue Lupin as a Winter Legume Page 655
Farming in the Maranoa Page 657
Peanut Seed Treatment Page 658
Seasonal Sowings Page 659
Seed Wheat Page 660
Jerusalem Artichoke Page 661
Melilot or Hexham Scent Page 661
The Work of School Project Clubs Page 662
Horticultural Notes-
Harvesting and Packing Cherries Page 663
The Planting of Bananas Page 668
The Cape Gooseberry Page 668
Table Beets Page 669
Packing Shed Hygiene Page 670
Harvesting Tall-Growing Bananas Page 670
Lime for the Garden Page 671
Forcing Crops with Electricity Page 672
The Fruit Market Page 673
Production Recording Page 676
In Memoriam. Cuthbert Potts Page 678
General Notes-
Staff Changes and Appointments Page 679
Wild Life Preservation Page 679
Hail Insurance Regulations Suspended Page 679
Isis Central Mall Page 679
Butter Board Page 679
Cheese Board Page 679
Answers to Correspondents-
Botany Page 680
Rural Topics-
Pasteurised Silage Page 683
Windmills for Electric Light on the Farm Page 683
Competition of Margarine Page 683
A Quick Business Trip Page 683
Dairy Instruction in New Zealand Page 683
Australian Wheat-sowing Record Page 683
The Deadly Pea Rifle Page 684
Pigs Need Exercise Page 684
"Bull-dogging" Cattle at Shows Page 685
What is a Scrubber Cow? Page 685
The Dairy Farm Page 685
Free Milk for School Children Page 685
An Electric Shock Fence Page 686
The Pig on the Dairy Farm Page 686
No Show Umpires Page 686
School Children and "Grass Consciousness" Page 686
Orchard Notes - December Page 687
Farm Notes - December Page 688
The Home and the Garden-
Diarrhoea Page 689
Diet Plans Reviewed Page 691
In the Farm Kitchen Page 693
Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts Page 695
Climatological Table - September, 1938 Page 695
Astronomical Data for Queensland Page 696
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