. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. No. 347. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 263. /; [RB IDOS REPORTON THELOCAL DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1918 I ',. The importanl work of the Departmei Lgriculturej namely, the experiments with h each year in a separate publication, bui in the presenl report there appeal references to this work which arc of special , I,, regard to the yields of different plant canes lD)the following is stated: , cultivated on 1,07'.! icn ? '? 25*63 toi cane per acre; from 3g !3"33 ton cane per acre; I i from
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. No. 347. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 263. /; [RB IDOS REPORTON THELOCAL DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1918 I ',. The importanl work of the Departmei Lgriculturej namely, the experiments with h each year in a separate publication, bui in the presenl report there appeal references to this work which arc of special , I,, regard to the yields of different plant canes lD)the following is stated: , cultivated on 1,07'.! icn ? '? 25*63 toi cane per acre; from 3g !3"33 ton cane per acre; I i from 203 acres, gave 22-97 tons of canes per acre; and White Transpan nt from 67"75 acres, 20'57 tons of cane per arl, ; , oil districts. In the oil districts, the yields of the'plant canes were, on the average, as follows: from III acres, 32 85 tons of . ion, there ire ind hat this variety of maize maj i ited for cult ivat ion in districts of the island. Turning to the subji cl of the exportation of fi ibles, a somwha ' nt is givi Sorts made during the past two years to work up melons between Barl and Sew ?> ork. in spite oi continued difficulties rd to steann ound at the end of tl tha ized from 1 \ acres was £ 15 9*. The remaining portion of the Superintendent - reporl deals principally with matters concerning exhibitions, fumi gation troubles, and education, and is followed bya special report by the Assistant Superintendent of Agriculture on the entomological and mycological work carried out during a portion of the year under review. Lengthy rainfall statis- tics are appended. re; from 229 -. 28 D3 oi canes ,,1 White Transparent fron LO acres, 24'21 tons ol jdugg I regard B 6450 has also behaved satisfactorily in "son with White Transparent. In referring to the financial gain realized by the island through the introduction of , it is estimated that the increased yields would be, ii 30, » acres were of , about [5000 tons of sugar. The value
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