Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3
The Bureau of Agriculture was established in 1894. In 1898 the activities of the Bureau were placed under the control of the Minister for Lands and named the Department of Agriculture. The Bureau of Agriculture then became the Department of Agriculture in April 1898. The Department of Agriculture was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA (DAFWA) in April 2006.
The journal was published in four series, Series 1 commencing in 1899. This is the third series, 1952 - 1959. Publication of the Journal of Agriculture has now ceased.
Issue: Volume 8, Number 5
September-October, 1959
Front Matter
Articles
Dosing farm animals
J. A. Mallett
Insect pest and their control - The Mediterranean fruit fly
C.F. H. Jenkins and D. G. Shedley
Producing good quality subterranean clover seed
B. J. Quinlivan
Farm and Home - A plastic shower cap, Curry sauce, Cosmetic cape
Helen M. Gloster
Progress in the eradication of footrot
C. R. Toop
Vitamin A deficiency in pigs
F. C. Wilkinson
Silage competition, 1958-59
H. G. Elliott
Clearing sandplain country
B. F. Carlin
Some experiments on San Jose scale control
G. D. Rimes
Weed research. 5. - Weed control in orchards
G. A. Pearce and S. E. Hardisty
Current comments on vermin control
A. R. Tomlinson
Editor: J.A. Mallett
Cover: "Apple orchards near Bridgetown make an attractive picture for the colour camera".