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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3 Western Australia, Series 3

Volume 6

Number 4 July-August, 1957 Article 18

7-1957

Books for farmers Books for farmers

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BOOKS...

for FARMERS

T HE following books o n agriculture, recently published a n d obtainable to order from m o s t booksellers, h a v e been added to t h e stock of t h e Library Board of W e s t e r n Australia, a n d m a y be borrowed freely from any public library a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e Board, or c o n s u l t e d at t h e State Library of Western Australia.

GENERAL

GROWING MUSHROOMS, by R. Genders. 3rd ed.

Lond., 1956.

AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE, by D. J. F i n n e y . Copenhagen, 1953.

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

DIRECTORY OP WHEEL AND CRAWLER TRACTORS PRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, 1955.

Food a n d A g r i c u l t u r e O r g a n i s a t i o n of t h e United N a t i o n s . [ R o m e ] , 1955.

YEAR BOOK, 1955-56. I n s t i t u t i o n of British Agricul- t u r a l Engineers. B r i g h t o n (Sussex), 1955.

FIELD CROPS

CORN AND ITS EARLY FATHERS, by H. A. Wallace a n d W. L. Brown. [East L a n s i n g ] , 1956.

FORAGE CROPS, by G. H. Ahlgren. 2nd ed. N.Y., 1956.

GRASSLAND FARMING, by G. H. Servlss a n d G. H.

Ahlgren. N.Y./Lond., 1955.

CROP M A N A G E M E N T

AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY, by G. Azzl. Lond., 1956.

SOILS AND FERTILISERS

COMPOST, FOR GARDEN P L O T OR THOUSAND- ACRE FARM, by F . H. B i l l l n g t o n . 4th ed. Lond., 1956.

CONSERVING SOIL, by M. D. B u t l e r . P r i n c e t o n (N.J.), 1955.

DISEASES AND PESTS

BIOLOGY OF ROOT-INFECTING FUNGI, by S. D.

G a r r e t t . C a m b r i d g e , 1956.

GALL MIDGES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE, by H. F.

Barnes. Lond., 1946.

PESTICIDE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION AND CON- DENSED DATA ON PESTICIDE CHEMICALS, 1955.

Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, I n c . College P a r k ( M d ) , 1955.

TOBACCO DISEASES. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AFRICA, by J . C. F . Hopkins. Kew ( S y ) , 1956.

FRUIT GROWING

CITRUS-GROWING IN AUSTRALIA, by F . T. B o w m a n . Syd., 1956.

DWARF F R U I T TREES, by L. S o u t h w l c k . N.Y., 1948.

GOOD F R U I T FARMING, by C. R. T h o m p s o n . Lond., 1949.

MODERN COMMERCIAL F R U I T GROWING, edited by T. Wallace a n d R. G. W. B u s h . Lond., 1956.

FORESTRY

LAND OF TANE: THE THREAT OF EROSION, by R. St. B. Baker. Lond., 1956.

TREES, WOODS AND MAN, by H. L. Edlin. Lond., 1956.

LIVESTOCK

ANIMAL NUTRITION, by L. A. M a y n a r d a n d J . K . Loosli. 4th ed. N.Y., 1956.

APPLIED ANIMAL N U T R I T I O N : THE USE OF FEED- STUFFS IN THE FORMULATION OF LIVESTOCK RATIONS, by E. W. C r a m p t o n . S a n F r a n c i s c o (Calif.), 1956.

BLACK'S VETERINARY DICTIONARY, by W. C. Miller a n d G. P . West. 4th ed. Lond., 1956.

THE FARMER'S YEARBOOK; ENCYCLOPAEDIA &

DIRECTORY OF PEDIGREE BREEDERS. 3rd Issue [1956]. T i b b e r t o n (Glos.), [1956].

FEEDING FARM ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIA, by A. C. T . Hewitt. Syd., 1953.

GOOD PIG-KEEPING, by N. L. T l n l e y . Lond., 1947.

GOOD SHEEP FARMING, by N. L. T l n l e y . Lond., 1949.

MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING O F SHEEP, by E. T.

Baker. N.Y., 1947.

THE RANGE AND PASTURE BOOK, by R. L. D o n a h u e a n d o t h e r s , Englewood Cliffs (N.J.), 1956.

DAIRYING

BRITISH FRIESIANS: A HISTORY OF THE BREED, by J. K. S t a n f o r d . Lond., 1956.

THE CLEANSING OF MODERN DAIRY PLANT. J.

Crosfleld & Sons, Ltd. W a r r i n g t o n , E n g l a n d . 2nd ed. W a r r i n g t o n (Lanes.), 1956.

A DICTIONARY OF DAIRYING, by J . G. Davis. 2 n d ed. Lond., 1955.

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