. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. July 19, GLEANINGS. 'l"he Cuba Revimv (May 1913) upon the fact that the cost of producing a pourid of sugar in Cuba with a modern mill may be as low as 125c. The new St. Lucia lime factory building will be com- pleted about July -5, and it is hoped that the plant will arrive in time to start work in August. It stated by the Curator of tke Botanic Gardens, Dominica, that the half yearly examination of the agri- cultural pupils took place towards the end of June. Co
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. July 19, GLEANINGS. 'l"he Cuba Revimv (May 1913) upon the fact that the cost of producing a pourid of sugar in Cuba with a modern mill may be as low as 125c. The new St. Lucia lime factory building will be com- pleted about July -5, and it is hoped that the plant will arrive in time to start work in August. It stated by the Curator of tke Botanic Gardens, Dominica, that the half yearly examination of the agri- cultural pupils took place towards the end of June. Cotton stainers continue to cause considerable anxiety in Montserrat. It is likely that an effective parasite has been found, which may help to keep the pest under better control. According to the Barbados Advocate, August 4 will be observed as an arbor day in that i^iland. Applications for young trees may be made to tke Superintendent of Agriculture. A letter has been received from the Secretary of the Ceylon Agricultural Society intimating that the Troi>icnl Agrii-ulturiit has been purchased by that Society, who are now the sole proprietors. In connexion with the recent Tuber«ulosis Conference held at Trinidad, it is a signilicant fact that the Porto Rico Government has voted $150,000 to build seven tuberculosis hospitals. (From the Port oj .'SiJain Gazette, June •22, 1913.) The I'oice of Ht. Lucia (June 14, 1913) reproduces an article from the Canada West India Maga:ine, which urges the necessity for an increase in the amount of money expended on by the West Indies. In Antigua, according to the Curator of the Botanic Gardens, the young rane crop continues to improve; jutt lately, however, it has been inclined to show the cumulative effect of the rather dry weather experienced in June. The issue of the Voice of St. Lucia for June 21, 1913, contains an article dealing with the known as iove vine', which has shown a tendency to .spread in that isl
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