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Queensland Agricultural Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, 45 pages, August 1917. State of Queensland.

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Agriculture. Page 55
• Products of the Maize Plant
• Protecting Wheat Stacks for Mice includes drawings
• Cotton Seed for Distribution
• Market Gardening
• A New Methods of Selecting Tomatoes for Resistance to the Wilt Disease by C.W. Edgerton
• Old Versus New Seed
• Laying Out a Small Orchard

Pastoral. Page 61
• Breeders of Purebred Stock in Queensland – Beef and Dairy Cattle includes tables

Dairying. Page 63
• The Dairy Herd, Queensland Agricultural College, Gatton

Poultry. Page 64
• Report on Egg-Laying Competition, Queensland Agricultural College, June 1917 includes tables
• Poultry at the Rangeville State School
• The Fowl Tick
• Fruit Canning without Sugar

The Orchard. Page 70
• Scaring Birds from Fruit Trees
• The Origin of the Navel Orange
• A Fine Bunch of Bananas includes photo
• A Good Navel Orange
• The Banana and its By-Products

Tropical Industries. Page 73
• Prospects of Plantation Rubber as a Field for Permanent Investment
• The Production of Good Sugar-Beet Seed

Entomology. Page 81
• Experiments in Poisoning Cane-Grubs
• The Queensland Giant Rat includes drawing

Botany. Page 84
• Illustrated Notes on the Weeds of Queensland by C.T. White includes photo

General Notes. Page 86
• Plantation Life in Mexico
• When the Clock Stops
• Watermelon Komfyt
• A Good Fly-Trap includes drawing and diagrams

The Markets. Page 90
• Prices of Farm Produce in the Brisbane Markets for July, 1917
• Vegetables-Turbot Street Markets
• Southern Fruit Markets
• Prices of Fruit-Turbot Street Markets
• Top Prices, Enoggera Yards, June 1917
• Statistics
• Rainfall in the Agricultural Districts
• Astronomical Data for Queensland

Farm and Garden Notes for September. Page 94
• Orchard Notes for September
• The Southern Coast Districts
• The Tropical Coast Districts
• The Southern and Central Tablelands
• Fertilisers in War Time-Nitrate of Soda

Item Type:Journal
Volume:8
Number:2
Number of Pages:45
Date:August 1917
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
Live Archive:09 Jun 2026 03:52
Last Modified:09 Jun 2026 03:52

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