Agricultural news . osed of generally at.•5100 or Sl-20 per loO ft>., but in St Lucys parish-SI-SOper 100 h. is being asked. White eddoes are selling atSI-00 per 100 11). and nut eddoes at 90c. Potatoes are-being sold at §10S per 100 fc. and retailed at 7 lb. for10c., and we are informed that in some districts they aregrowing very scarce. The Guinea corn crop has not been aplentiful one, as it was not planted in safficient spite of a dry December it eared satisfactorily. This cornis being sold at 7s. per bushel. There have been twenty-one carie fires since the date ofour last re
Agricultural news . osed of generally at.•5100 or Sl-20 per loO ft>., but in St Lucys parish-SI-SOper 100 h. is being asked. White eddoes are selling atSI-00 per 100 11). and nut eddoes at 90c. Potatoes are-being sold at §10S per 100 fc. and retailed at 7 lb. for10c., and we are informed that in some districts they aregrowing very scarce. The Guinea corn crop has not been aplentiful one, as it was not planted in safficient spite of a dry December it eared satisfactorily. This cornis being sold at 7s. per bushel. There have been twenty-one carie fires since the date ofour last report, making a total of seventy-eight, causing thedestruction of .!J7l acres of canes. During the forinii^ht106A acres were burnt ard more than half this total wa^destroyed at two estates— Foursquare, in St. Philipsparish, and the River, in St. .drew. These facts callfor the devising of a remedy whl>;h will effectively proteotproperty against wanton interference. 54 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. February 24. 1917. COTTON, THE)BRITISH COTTON GROWING ASSOCI-ATION AND WEST INDIANPLANTERS We publish for general information the following letter,received by the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for theWest Indies, from the British Cotton Growing Associationrelative to the sale of West Indian cotton: — SEA ISLAND COTTON MARKET. Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool,write as follows, under date January 22, 1917, withreference to the sales of West Indian Sea Islandcotton:— All descriptions ot Sea Island cotton have remainedvery firm since our last report, and sales of Montserrat cottonhave been made at 3id. to 36i. Buyers are anxious for a larger supply, and we anticipatethat all shipments will be eagerly purchased on arrival atgood prices. It is very doubtful if there is enough SeaIsland cotton to go round. The report of Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co. onSea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the weekending January 27, 1917, is as follows:— ISLANDS. With the abse
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