. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 148 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. May 14. WEST INDIAN FRUIT. THE YIELD. FROM CACAO TREES. The following information is taken from thenrticles on cacao by .J. H. Hart, , that are appearing in the West India Committee Circular. Reference has been made already to these in the AgriciUtuval News, Vol. VIH, pp. 260, 292 and .340. In the first case, the information consisted of a summary of a table in which the characteristics of the different varieties of Tkeuhrorna Cacao and T. pentagona were given; in the second,
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 148 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. May 14. WEST INDIAN FRUIT. THE YIELD. FROM CACAO TREES. The following information is taken from thenrticles on cacao by .J. H. Hart, , that are appearing in the West India Committee Circular. Reference has been made already to these in the AgriciUtuval News, Vol. VIH, pp. 260, 292 and .340. In the first case, the information consisted of a summary of a table in which the characteristics of the different varieties of Tkeuhrorna Cacao and T. pentagona were given; in the second, it related to the soils that are most suitable for the cultivation of cacao; while in the third, an account of the best methods of manuring, and of the treatment of the soil, was included. It should be mentioned that in the table below, as it was originally given, the yield from each of the twelve trees on which observations were made was pre- sented; this has been omitted here. The j'ieltl per tree depends, firstly, upon the cliaracter of the tree, and secondly, upon the quality of the land in which it is planted. Some trees naturally yield more than others, as may be seen in fruit orchards in any part of the world, the aim of the cultivator being to secure a class which yields well. How to secure such trees has already been discussed. That yield can be increased by manuring is certain, where the condition of the soil is such as to allow it: but to force trees with too much manurinij tends to shorten their period of existence. The u^e of sufficient manure is good practice; that ot overabundance is bad. The _yield per 1,000 trees is probably the best test of the value of estates, especially if the records have been reliably kept, and the seller is able to give authentic reference to crops harvested during a period of years. Trees of the same size, planted side by side, will largely differ in yield when only seedlings are used. The maximum yield of some seedlings will not be mor
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