. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AGUICULTURAL NEWS August 9, GLEANINGS. It is stated in the Joui nal of Agricultural R>'search, Vol. XVII, No. 1, that experiments completed, indicate that formaldthyde t;as treatment is a very efficient means of seed disinfection. It is well known that the use of liquids for disinfection is unsatisfactory for many kinds of .seed.^. An additional export dnty on palm kernels has been imposed by the Government of Nigeria. The increase is at the rate of £2 per ton. If shipped to a port within the Empire,
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AGUICULTURAL NEWS August 9, GLEANINGS. It is stated in the Joui nal of Agricultural R>'search, Vol. XVII, No. 1, that experiments completed, indicate that formaldthyde t;as treatment is a very efficient means of seed disinfection. It is well known that the use of liquids for disinfection is unsatisfactory for many kinds of .seed.^. An additional export dnty on palm kernels has been imposed by the Government of Nigeria. The increase is at the rate of £2 per ton. If shipped to a port within the Empire, the exporter may, in lieu of paying the duties, give a bond in prescribed form for theamo-nt of such duties. American experiments in electrical stimulation of crops, reported in the Experinitut Station Record, Vo'. 40, No 5, have indicated that overhead treatment with a high tension current increased the yield of OEions per cenr. The on this crop was much greater than that on any other. The propagation and culture of the date palra is the subject of Farmers Bulletin, No. ioo6. United States Derartmcn' of Agriiulture. This bulletin is intended to furnish growers with definite instructions for the rooting of date ofifahoots and for their subsequent care in the orchard. According to the South Afriiau Sugar Journal, the South A'rican Cotton Growers' is likely to be converled into a cooperative Society with limited liability. It is believed that this will greatly stimulate the production of cotton, and it is predicted that in ten years' time there will be more cotton than maize grown in South Africa. In connexion with the suggestion to fix nitrogen from the air, utilizing water power in the West Indiin islands, an article on the doing so in New in the Xc-d- Zea'.aud /ourual />/ .Uiriculture, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, will be found interesting and usefu!. The value of electric furnaces is also dealt with. A new method of crafting
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