Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3 Western Australia, Series 3
Volume 7
Number 2 March-April, 1958 Article 15
3-1958
Books for farmers Books for farmers
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BOOKS...
for FARMERS
rriHE following books on agriculture, recently published and obtainable to order A from most booksellers, have been added to the stock of the Library Board of WJL and may be borrowed freely from any public library associated with the Board, or consulted at the State Library of Western Australia.
GENERAL
AGRICULTURE IN THE BRITISH ECONOMY: Proceed- ings of the Conference on Agriculture In the British Economy, Brighton, Sussex, 1956. Lond., 1957.
FARMING ADVISORY SERVICES IN NORTH AMERICA:
Report of a Mission to Canada and the United States of America, June and July 1955, Sponsored by the Nuffield Foundation. Lond., 1956.
HEDGES, SHELTERBELTS AND SCREENS; by A. D. O.
Le Sueur. Lond., 1951.
A HISTORY OF SCOTTISH FARMING; by T. B. Frank- lin. Lond., 1952.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOTANY OF TROPICAL CROPS; by L. S. Cobley. Lond.. 1956.
MUSHROOM GROWING: A Practical Manual; by R. L. O Jackson. Lond., 1950.
SOCIAL FACTORS IN SERRATED TUSSOCK CONTROL:
A Study of Agricultural Extension; by H. Falldine.
Syd., 1957. B
THE STORAGE OF SEEDS FOR MAINTENANCE OP VIABILITY; by E. B. Owen, with a chapter on the Genetical Aspects of Seed Storage, by T. Ashton Farnham Roval (Bucks.), 1956.
VEGETABLE CULTURE: A Study of the Growing of Vegetables In the Open; by K. H. Johnstone. Lond 1948.
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARM BOOK-KEEPING; by C. V. Dawe. Lond.. 1952.
SOn,S AND FERTILISERS
THE AMERICAN OASIS: The Land and Its Uses- bv
E. C. Hlgbee. N Y . , 1957. * FARM SOILS: Their Fertilisation and Management- bv
E. L. Worthen and S. R. Aldrich. 5th Ed. N Y 1956 MINERALS IN PASTURE: Deficiencies and Excesses i n Relation to Animal Health by F. C. Russell and D. L. Duncan. 2nd Ed. Farnham Royal (Bucks.).
THE PRACTICE OF SOIL CONSERVATION IN THE BRITISH COLONIAL EMPIRE: by Sir H A Tem- pany. Harpenden (Herts.), 1949.
[PROCEEDINGS OF] THE AUSTRALIAN PLANT NUTRITION CONFERENCE, held at University of Melbourne, Victoria, February-March, 1956. Melb..
1956-1957.
TRACE ELEMENTS IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRI- TION; by E. J. Underwood. N Y . , 1956.
YOUR ASSET—THE SOIL: Conservation for Permanent Agriculture; Bank of New S o u t h Wales. 8yd., 1957.
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION ENGINEERING; by I. E. Houk. N.Y. 19J1- PLANT CLIMATE AND IRRIGATION; edited by S A
Searle. Chichester, 1954.
DISEASES AND PESTS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT PROTECTION AT FERN- HURST RESEARCH STATION. ENGLAND, 1956 Lond., 1957.
FIELD CROPS
OATS: Their Cultivation and Use from Ancient Times t o the Present Day; by W. M. Flndlay. Edln., 1956.
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF FIELD EXPERIMEN- TATION; by J. Wlshart and H. G. Sanders. 2nd Ed.
Farnham Royal (Bucks.). 1955.
[PROCEEDINGS OF] THE CONFERENCE OF CEREAL BREEDERS AND GENETICISTS—CEREAL AND HERBAGE PLANTS, Longerenong Agricultural Col- lege, Victoria, 1956. Melb., 1957.
THEORY AND DYNAMICS OF GRASSLAND AGRICUL- TURE; by J. R. Harlan. N.Y., 1956.
THE UNDERGROUND ORGANS OF HERBAGE GRASSES;
by A. Troughton. Farmham Royals (Bucks.), 1957.
FRUIT GROWING
FRUIT CULTURE; by Arthur H. Hoare. Lond., 1948.
PREPACKAGING FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES:
Methods and Materials; Produce Prepackaging De- velopment Association Ltd., London. Lond. [1956].
FORESTRY
EXOTIC CONIFERS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Pre- pared [for the Seventh British Commonwealth Forestry Conference] under the Direction of A. O.
Harris, Conservator of Forests. Perth [19571.
FORESTRY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA; Forests Depart- ment, Western Australia. Perth [1957].
TREE INJURIES: Their Causes and Their Prevention;
by H. L. Edlln and M. Nlmmo. Lond. [1957].
LIVESTOCK
ANIMAL DISEASES: T h e Yearbook of Agriculture, 1956- United States Department of Agriculture. Washlne-
ton (D.C.) [1956]. B
BREEDING BEEF CATTLE FOR UNFAVOURABLE EN- VIRONMENTS: A Symposium Presented at the King Ranch Centennial Conference. Austin (Tex ) 1955 ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF' BEEF
CATTLE WITH SHEEP PRODUCTION, Ft 1- by K. O. Campbell and A. M. Klngsland. Syd., 1957.
FEEDING OF LIVESTOCK; by 8 . J. Watson. Lond., 1949.
MEAT INSPECTION IN AUSTRALIA; by F. V. Collins Adel. [195 ] .
THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 6th Ed • by D. H. Udall. Ithaca (N.Y.), 1954.
THE RIGHT WAY!: Practical Veterinary Treatment of Cattle, Horses, Pigs, etc., i n Sickness and Health Together with a Tabulated List of Veterinary Speci- fics for Dogs, Sheep, Poultry, Turkeys, etc.; Biological Institute of Australasia. 3rd Ed. Syd 1952 SHEEP-SHEARING EXPERTTNG; by L. D. Ryan. Syd.,
POULTRY
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMERCIAL POULTRY INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1956; by A. G. Bollen, A. A. McArdle [and] R. H Morris. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Oanb..
DAIRYING
BB ^£St£ 0 SSsF B mLK; by A - ta «°w-H*«tt.
A SURVEY OF WHOLE MILK PRODUCERS FOR THE S I S T ? . METROPOLITAN AREA, WESTERN AUS- TRALIA; by H. P. Schapper. Perth [1956]
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