. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OK THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. ^JEW YO §0TANIC flARDBI Vol. IX. No. 226. BARBADOS, 24, 1910. Pl'.ICE Id. CONTENTS. Pack. Page. Agrieultuial Stiitiims ill tlK'(» Coldiiies 408 Brussbis Exhibition, Agricultural Machin- ery at 410 , Siiiijile JMetlunl of Destroying Corn, Value of First (fener- ation Hylirids in ... 402 Cotton Notes :— Cotton Experiments in the Bahamas 406 Cotton-Growing in (ileece 406 West Indian Cotton
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OK THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. ^JEW YO §0TANIC flARDBI Vol. IX. No. 226. BARBADOS, 24, 1910. Pl'.ICE Id. CONTENTS. Pack. Page. Agrieultuial Stiitiims ill tlK'(» Coldiiies 408 Brussbis Exhibition, Agricultural Machin- ery at 410 , Siiiijile JMetlunl of Destroying Corn, Value of First (fener- ation Hylirids in ... 402 Cotton Notes :— Cotton Experiments in the Bahamas 406 Cotton-Growing in (ileece 406 West Indian Cotton ... 406 Cotton Su]i])ly of Jajjan 408 De])artuiental Reports ... 411 Dominica Exhiliits at the Fruit Show Earthworms in the Soil, Work of 401 Fungus Notes :— Summary of Infijrmation Given During the Year 414 Gleanings " 412 (ireeii Manures in Califor- nian Orchards 404 Guinea (Jrass Cultivatii^n in India Insect Notes : — Insect Pests in the We^t Indies in lit 10 International Rubber Ex- hibition, I'.tU Lemon (iiass Oil in South- ern India Market Reports Medical Wants t)rdiiiance, Ceylon ... Millions. Natural Enemies of ... Notes and Coniiuents ... Poultry Notes :— Iiulian Runner Ducks ... l^lillt^ of r'lyinouth Rocks ; Prize-Holdings Coinpeti- tion in Jamaica ... Rice in British Guiana ... Rublier in Ceylon Society Islands, Trade of, lyo'.i Students' Corner Trees, Ascent of Water in 'J'he Work ot Kaithworms in the Soil. INCE the publication, by Darwin in IScSl, of Formation of Vfr/etable Mould through the Action of , in which he showed the ; importance of the work of earthworms in forming vege- ^' table mould in soils, the useftdness .d'these animals to 1 the agriculturist, more particularly in colder climates, i/t been fully recognized. The work of various investi- 2 gators has indicated that they increase the fertility of the soil through acting as cultivators, and that they may actually take part in the production of plant fond by d
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