. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. November 8, 1902_. The luonthly summary issiu'il lj_v the 'Weather at Barbados gi\es the total rainfall for September as. ^?Ol inches. It is jiroiiosed to hold the next Agricultural at Dominica in Februar}'. 'I'lie .\nnual liarbados Exliibitiipii will be held in 1 )eccmber. GLEANINGS. Another experiment ?with onion growing from seed is about to be carried out at the liotanic Station, Tobago. It is liiipfd that this will lie as successful as the [ircvio
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. November 8, 1902_. The luonthly summary issiu'il lj_v the 'Weather at Barbados gi\es the total rainfall for September as. ^?Ol inches. It is jiroiiosed to hold the next Agricultural at Dominica in Februar}'. 'I'lie .\nnual liarbados Exliibitiipii will be held in 1 )eccmber. GLEANINGS. Another experiment ?with onion growing from seed is about to be carried out at the liotanic Station, Tobago. It is liiipfd that this will lie as successful as the [ircvious one. The cotton industry is being taken up in and several [leople are [ilantiiig seed. Seeds of the well known bee plant, the Christmas Wreath (Ipomea siihtct'olin), were received at the Tobago Botanic Station in February. The plants grown therefrom are now in flower and the native bees are actively gathering honey. Spraying on lime estates is being adopted in St. Lucia and the .Vgricultural Instructor is importing some dozen machines for planters. Arrangements have also been made with !Mr. Hull, of Castries, to keeii a stock of for sale. Four acres of cotton are now under cultivation at St. Lucia Exiierinient Station. During the early part of October hot and dry weather prevailed in Demerara. A few heavj- .sliowers would be beneticial to the growing canes. The Choiseul and Soufriere Agricultural Societies at St. Lucia are doing useful work, including the imjiortation of pure-bred stock and the formation of village libraries of Agricultural literature. Tip' Mimihhj Wcaihir h'eview reports that the eruption of Mont I'elec ai)pears to liave been heard at Maricaibo, Venezuela, no less than 830 miles from Martiniipie. The Eoyal Agricultural and Commercial Society of IJritish Ouiana have decided to ask the Government to import 20,000 or .30,000 banana suckers for distribution among the farmers of the Colony, either free or at a nominal cost. lium is now
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