. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 44 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. January 31, A very interesting article appears in Nature (December , 1913) on the subject of the origin of climatic changes. It is held that volcanic dust must have been a factor—possibly a very important one—in the production of many, perhaps all, past climatic changes. The different ways in which dust ic the atmosphere can affect the weather are considered. GLEANINGS. The Grenada cacao crop, according to the Superinten- dent of Agriculture, is exceedingly backward all over the
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 44 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. January 31, A very interesting article appears in Nature (December , 1913) on the subject of the origin of climatic changes. It is held that volcanic dust must have been a factor—possibly a very important one—in the production of many, perhaps all, past climatic changes. The different ways in which dust ic the atmosphere can affect the weather are considered. GLEANINGS. The Grenada cacao crop, according to the Superinten- dent of Agriculture, is exceedingly backward all over the island, owing to seasonal peculiarities. With the early receipt of rainfall, however, the crop'should not be short but raerelv late. Over 1,000 tons of cotton were sent down to Bangkok this season for export to Japan, principally. The Japanese mills prefer this Siamese short staple cotton for manufacturing cotton crepe. It is understood that the 1,000 ton^ refers to unginned cotton. According to the Portof-Spain Oa:ette (January 6, 1914) there was a large meeting of peasant proprietors held at Carabichaima, Trinidad, on January 3. The people heard au address on various agritultufal matters' including the question of co-operation. The condition of the crops on the small holdings in Grenada is not as good as it was, owing to the dry weather, though the sugarcane is continuing to grow well. Fair yields from the second corn crop are expected and good qiiantities of sweet potatoes are already being gathered in. A rather interesting article entitled Some Notes on a West Indian Coral Island is published in the A'v" of MisceUaneoits Information, No. 10 of 1913. The island dealt with is Grand Cayman. Interesting are recorded in regard to the introduction of plants by the sea. At a recent meeting of the Agricultural and Commercial Society of St. Kitts, a discussion took place as to the necessity for introducing a special mark for St. Kitts cotton. Amongst
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