. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 94 THE 'LTUKAL NEWS. JiLY 5, 1902. WEST INDIES. Hand-book of General Information. The iMiiigiiiuts' Intiinnatiiiii Office (."il, >5ioa(lway, minster, ) liavo recently published a new edition of their hand-book of general information for intending settlei-s in the Indies. The following . of the latest and most important details contained in it is (juoted from the Impir'idl Ii't^tiiuic Ji'r„>il, May. 1002:— Kicstly, with regard to general oiieiiiiigs, the .--ugLU- inUustrv
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 94 THE 'LTUKAL NEWS. JiLY 5, 1902. WEST INDIES. Hand-book of General Information. The iMiiigiiiuts' Intiinnatiiiii Office (."il, >5ioa(lway, minster, ) liavo recently published a new edition of their hand-book of general information for intending settlei-s in the Indies. The following . of the latest and most important details contained in it is (juoted from the Impir'idl Ii't^tiiuic Ji'r„>il, May. 1002:— Kicstly, with regard to general oiieiiiiigs, the .--ugLU- inUustrv comes under consideration. This however, reijuires caiiittil and exi)erience, and mainly in the hands of large , most of wliom have been long connected with the West Indies. All field labour, and nearly all artizan labour, is carried on l)y cohnueil workmen, who are better able than white labourers to work under a tropical .sun. (n Britisli (luian I and Trini and .judge for themselves of their cajiabilities as a field for investment and a place of residence. Small capitalists with, Ray, .i'L',000 will find that these Colonies offer a fair prospect «»f making a comfortable livelihood, but they .should first work for a year or two with some planter to learn the methods of cultivation. The for which the islands are Kuited are the cultivation of , such as bananas, plan- tains, cocoa-nuts (by the .sea coast), , oranges, etc., for all of which there is an increasing market ; and also tobacco, cofl'ee, cacao, arrowroot, india-rubber, fibre-plants, , and iu some islanils (as in Jamaica) the raising of cattle, and nudes. Intending settlers in Jamaica would do well to ,000 capital, who wish to adopt an agricultural career. .A ~ettler with enough wards. The outlook for fruit growers has been considera- Jily brightened since the starting of the direct line of steani- ei-s. I'.auanas yield large cro[).s, and their cultivation re
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