. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 108 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Al'RIL 1, GLEANINGS. Sir Daniel , !., late Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies, delivered an address, having for its subject The West Indies, before the Birming- ham University, on February 8, last. Tlie sugar and molasses exported from Barbados, up to March 4, 1911, amounted to 772 tons and 8,630 puncheons, respectively. The quantities for a .similar period during last year were 1,237 tons and 5,660 puncheons. "' Information received from th
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 108 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Al'RIL 1, GLEANINGS. Sir Daniel , !., late Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies, delivered an address, having for its subject The West Indies, before the Birming- ham University, on February 8, last. Tlie sugar and molasses exported from Barbados, up to March 4, 1911, amounted to 772 tons and 8,630 puncheons, respectively. The quantities for a .similar period during last year were 1,237 tons and 5,660 puncheons. "' Information received from the Curator of the Botanic Station, Montserrat. shows that the total export of cotton from that island, up to February 20, was 241,000 fc., and it is expected that the total crop will reach 360,000 lb. It is announced that, at the Annual International Indus- trial Exhil)ition to be held at Winnipeg in Jidy next, there will be a competition open to producing agricultural motors, and that applications to enter this will be received untilJune 1, 1911. Particulars of the exports of maize over-seas from South Africa, for the last two years, arc given in the Union Gazette for January 20, 1911. They show that the amount exported in 1910 was 1,760,208 bags of 200 fc. net: the quantity in 1909 was 1,551,187 The Textile Mercm-y for February 11, 1911, states that the cotton crop of Chosen (Korea) has been a comparative failure, on account of excessive rains in last June, July and part of August. Attempts arelieing made to obtain improved yields by the introduction of American seed. The young sugar-cane crop in Barbados is making satis- factory , and, according to the Superintendent of Agriculture, may be .=aid to be one of the most forward that has lieen obtained for many years. The same Officer states that the attack of the root borer on the sugar-cane seems at present to be stayed. It is stated by the Superintendent of Agriculture. Grenada, that the cacao crop is ge
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