Queensland Agricultural Journal

Bright Rural Future. Hon. V.B. Sullivan, M.L.A., Minister for Primary Industries. Page 2

Two More Regional Leaders. Page 3
• Capricornia. Mr. P. Stonard
• Far South-Western. Mr. J.R. Childs

Monthly Tests for Mastitis. E.I. Carter, Dairy Field Services. Page 4
• Interpretation at a Glance
Pineapple Quarantine Lifted
Tuberculosis-Free Cattle Herds (as at January 23, 1974)
• Angus
• A.I.S.
• Ayrshire
• Braford
• Friesian
• Guernsey
• Hereford
• Jersey
• Poll Hereford
• Poll Shorthorn
• Brahman
• Santa Gertrudis
• Shorthorn
• Droughtmaster

Wisconsin Mastitis Test (W.M.T.) - Simple and Accurate. R.J. Andrews, Dairy Science Officer. Page 8

Nitrogen for Oats After the First Grazing. J.K. Cull and N.J. Douglas, Agriculture Branch. Page 10

Vegetable Varieties for February Plantings. Officers of Horticulture Branch. Page 16

Mat Grass. Page 18
To Milk. W.H.R. Edgley and J.G. Harle, Dairy Division
• Nutritive Value
• Making Cows Hungry
• Increasing Milk Yield
• Methods of Feeding N.P.N.

Tackling Winter-Spring Feed Shortages. J.K. Cull and N.J. Douglas, Agriculture Branch. Page 23
• Late-Sown Oats
• Soil Nitrogen Decline
• The Value of Lucerne
• Other Legumes
• Sound Farming Important
Boar Performance Test Report

Make the Most of Soil Nitrogen. R.E. Reid, Soil Technologist. Page 26
• Nitrogen and Plant Life
• Soil Nitrogen
• Cycling of Nitrogen
• Increasing Available Nitrogen

Control of Apple Measles. E.T. Carroll, Senior Physiologist, Granite Belt Horticultural Research Station. Page 29

Dairy Farmers and A.I. R. Nieper, Experimentalist. Page 31
• Cow Must be on Heat
• At a Reasonable Interval After Calving
• Free From Disease
• On a Good Plane of Nutrition
• Under Proper Restraint
Threat in Neglected Bananas

Queensland Wildflowers. Native Violets, Lady's Slipper and Spade Flower. Beryl A. Lebler, Botanist. Page 33
• Ivy-Leaved Violet
• Purple Violet
• Lady's Slipper
• Spade Flower
Boar Performance Test Report

Agriculture in the Taroom Shire - 1. I.N. McClement, Agriculture Branch. Page 39
• Early Settlement
• Climate
• Climate for Agriculture
• Hydrology
• Topography
• Soils
• Soil Conservation
• Vegetation
• Tree Communities
• Property Development
• Agricultural Development
• Farming Systems

Planning for Drought – I. Property Development and Management. I.H. Rayner, Division of Dairying. Page 47
• Aids in Decision-Making
• Planning Decisions
• Physical Resources
• Financial Resources
• Managerial Competence
• Availability of Labour
• Attitude to Risk

Looking at Fertilizers – 4. Pollution and Fertilizers. J.W. Littler, Senior Agronomist; and J.K. Leslie Director, Queensland Wheat Research Institute. Page 53
• Siltation
• Salt
• Soluble Nutrients
• Organic Substances

Dip-Building Moulds on Hire. J.F. Kearnan, Tick Control Extension Officer. Page 56

Milk Meters Help Lift Dairy Yield. K.E. Bourke, Division of Dairying. Page 57
• Meters Installed
• Increased Production
• Land Usage
• Stock Management and Breeding
• Supplementary Feeding
• Pasture
• Mineral Supplement
Boar Performance Test Report
Brucellosis-Tested Swine Herds (as at January 23, 1974)
• Berkshire
• Large White
• Tamworth
• Wessex Saddleback
• Landrace

Anne Cook’s Farm Home. Page 61
• Cheese is Easy to Store
• The Crying Baby
• Hepatitis
Cool, Meat Cookery for Summer
• Meat Loaf
• Lamb Chops Hungarian
• Beef Mexicana

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Soybean Diseases – 2. Diseases Caused by Fungi and Viruses
• Rust
• Sudden Wilt
• Mosaic