. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. III. No. 59. BARBADOS, JULY 16, 1904. Price Id. CONTENTS. Page. Agricultural Societies:— Dominica 227 Bahamas :— Agriculture in 231 Curator, Appointment of 238 Exports of 233 Bees, StinglesM 237 Citrus trees, Manuring ... 228 Cocoa-nut trees. Planting 228 CoC(ia-nut oil fur Toothache 227 Cotton Notes: — British Guiana 229 Manurial experiments 237 Sea Island Cotton ... 229 Educational:— Dominica, Agricultural School 235 Grenada,


. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. III. No. 59. BARBADOS, JULY 16, 1904. Price Id. CONTENTS. Page. Agricultural Societies:— Dominica 227 Bahamas :— Agriculture in 231 Curator, Appointment of 238 Exports of 233 Bees, StinglesM 237 Citrus trees, Manuring ... 228 Cocoa-nut trees. Planting 228 CoC(ia-nut oil fur Toothache 227 Cotton Notes: — British Guiana 229 Manurial experiments 237 Sea Island Cotton ... 229 Educational:— Dominica, Agricultural School 235 Grenada, School Gardens in 235 Fish oils from Dominica 233 Fumigation of Imported Plants 225 Gleanings 230 Guavaasaweed 229 Hedge Plants 233 Insect Notes' — Entonioliiccy in Hawaii 234 Grenada ^ 234 Juniper Cedar Lawn Grasses in Market Reports Notes and Connnents Oranges and Lemons, Composition of Our Book Shelf:— How to make School Gardens School Gardens in Europe Pickling Lemon and Orange Peel ... , Products, Careful preparation of ... Rabbit Keeping ... Sisal Hemp from Caicos Islands Stock Notes Sugar Industry :— Cane sugar, Produc- tion of Jamaica, Manurial experiments Rum as an illuminant Tropical Exjjeriment Stations West Indian Products in London Market Ylang-Ylang Page. ... 232 238 239 232 .. 228 .. 235 .. 235 .. 234 .. 235 .. 230 232 '.'. 227 .. 226 220 238 231 Fumigation of Imported Plants. a previous issue of the Ar/riculfural Keu's (Vol. Ill, p. 74) the important sub- ject of the fumigation of imported plants vas dealt with. In that article numerous instances were cited to show that most of the serious insect attacks, in different parts of the world, had been due to the importation of pests from other countries, where, owing to their having been kept in check by natural enemies, or from other causes, their effect on the crops had been insignificant. In new localities, under different conditions, these pests soon became a serious menace to agricu


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