. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 7(! THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Makih 7, 1908,. '-^?^ GLEANINGS. The first shipment of 8t. Vincunt Sea Island cotton for the season sold at prices ranging from 22J'?. to 2d(L The prices at the opening for the seastin rif the Barbados sugar market were •fl'To per 100 It), of niuscavado sugar, lie. ]iei-gallon for choice molasses, and Il'c. for fancy molasses. An outbreak of anthrax in Guadeloupe was reported some weeks ago, and the Government of the colony has prescribed measures with a view to stamping out the disease.
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 7(! THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Makih 7, 1908,. '-^?^ GLEANINGS. The first shipment of 8t. Vincunt Sea Island cotton for the season sold at prices ranging from 22J'?. to 2d(L The prices at the opening for the seastin rif the Barbados sugar market were •fl'To per 100 It), of niuscavado sugar, lie. ]iei-gallon for choice molasses, and Il'c. for fancy molasses. An outbreak of anthrax in Guadeloupe was reported some weeks ago, and the Government of the colony has prescribed measures with a view to stamping out the disease. At the Station, Tortola, Virgin Islands, nearly an acre is under pine api)les. The variety grown is Black Antigua, and the Annual Bqmt on the station states that the plants are doing well and fruiting freely. The apiary at the St. Ijucia Agricultural School gave e.\celk'nt resvdts during the year 19()G-7. A shipment of Ih. of honey was made to London, which realized the excellent priroduct. (British Conxuhtr licp'ut.) The largest shipment on record of cacao from Grenada was recently made, when the Cniirn nf (r'ninnila took 1-1,^.58 bags (about 24,000 cwt.) on board for the European market. Limits of space alone prevented even a larger shipment being made. (Girnndd Chronic/e.) The Government of (Queensland is reported t(j be about to adojjt measures to encourage the systematic breeding of mules in the colony. So far little has been done in that direction in Australia. South America has 7,000,000 mules, Europe 1,4SS,000, the United States 3,600,000, Mexico ,000, and oidy 1,000 mules. The English thorough-bred stallion ' lleau 2nd ' will stand for service at the Stock Farm, Agricultural School, St. Vincent, until further notice. Fee were, during 1906-7, distriljuted free to planters and small hohk'i-s, from the St. Kitt's-Xevis Botanic Station, with a view to improving the ipiality grown. .\1 IJii' proi'ut time there are five plots of ca
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