Agricultural news . of the egg plantsuggests itself. The grafted plants are perennial, as wasnoticed above, and therefore by pinching off the (lowersduring the season when the fruit is not desired to be shipped,the energies of the years growth could be concentrated uponproduction in the months when the market offered mostremuneration, for instance, during the early winter month?before the Florida crop is ready for the northern markets In Jamaica Solanum mammosum is known as shushum-ber, and in many of the smaller islands Solanum torvumis known as plate or turkey berry. Both of thesespeci
Agricultural news . of the egg plantsuggests itself. The grafted plants are perennial, as wasnoticed above, and therefore by pinching off the (lowersduring the season when the fruit is not desired to be shipped,the energies of the years growth could be concentrated uponproduction in the months when the market offered mostremuneration, for instance, during the early winter month?before the Florida crop is ready for the northern markets In Jamaica Solanum mammosum is known as shushum-ber, and in many of the smaller islands Solanum torvumis known as plate or turkey berry. Both of thesespecies have a stn^ng erect habit, growing ?> or 6 feet inheight. The of Solanum torruni are occasionally usedin cooking, as a substitute—a poor one it may be stated—in place of tomatoes. These plants are really common weedsalontf roadsides and in waste places, so that there would beno difficulty in obtaining a plentiful supply of stocks forgrafting purposes. 268 THE AGRICULTUHAL NEWS. AtOVriT 21, A cable message was received froui India oq July 29, totlic effect tliat the Indian Government had prohibited theexportation of castor oil. This will mean tint the alreadyrestricted supply of castor oil will be still more restricted,ami the price will rise to a very much higher ligure than atpresent. (The Deratrara Duly .4>x<m, August 5, 1918.) GLEANINGS. , The Food Production IJepartment in England has direc-ted the attention of owners and occupiers of land, not in usefor the iirowing of food crops, to the sun flower, the seeds of-which are valuable both as a source of oil and for poultryfood. The ash obtained from burning the sun flower steins,leaves, and heads is rich in potash. It is important that thisvaluable source of potash should be fully utilized. (ThefouriHil iif th Board of Agiicultiin-, May ) From the Rothamsted Experiment Stition advice isgiven to farmers that in view of the restricted supplies ofnitrogenous manure every possible care should
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