. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. VIII. No 183. THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. taken in putting up tlie fruit. The bunch has first a thin layer of cotton wool rounil it. It is then wrapped in paper, and outside the paper is plaeedl'a thick layer'i of straw or dry Ijanana leaves. This nietl^pd is illustrated in fig. 16. FRUIT EXPORT TO ENGLAND. With the development of the agricultural possihili- ties of Queensland, effcM'ts are beiftg made by that colony to find i-egular and satisfaGtorfl-, markets_-for its produce in foreign In SWw of
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. VIII. No 183. THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. taken in putting up tlie fruit. The bunch has first a thin layer of cotton wool rounil it. It is then wrapped in paper, and outside the paper is plaeedl'a thick layer'i of straw or dry Ijanana leaves. This nietl^pd is illustrated in fig. 16. FRUIT EXPORT TO ENGLAND. With the development of the agricultural possihili- ties of Queensland, effcM'ts are beiftg made by that colony to find i-egular and satisfaGtorfl-, markets_-for its produce in foreign In SWw of this'object, a fniit to the Department of Agriculture and Stock was last year -commissioned^ to visit Great Britain to report on the state of the fruit market as it concerned Queensland fruits. Some of his remarks, contained in an official report lately] published, are of general interest to pi'oducers of oranges and bananas, and are summarized here. Thorough enquiries were made in England as to the qualities of fruit required, the price likely to be obtained, and the best methods of packing. For the guidance of Queensland orange growers it was stated, that the best nicmtlis to export citrus fruits to England were in August and .Septeni ber, although there is a good market for high-class N'avel oranges and mandarins during .Tune and July as well. Great stress was laid on the fact that only ^rst-class fruit wa> wanted. It was stated that the ,fent should be clean and bright with tine, thin .skins. Janjaica oranges were referred to as the best fruit of the kind (then on the market (in September). These were described as being about - inches in diameter, of light yellow colour, and with thin skins. The wriiei- of the report pointed out that fruit similar in appearance and ipiality to the .Jamaica oranges were grov-fn in several districts in Queensland. It was adtled that navel oranges, such as were grown in a certain district in Queensland could be relied upon
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