. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. —HBR^ NEW "S B«)TAN (iARU Vol. IX. No. 221. BARBADOS, OCTOBER 15, 1910. Pricb Id. CONTENTS. Page Ammonia, Direct Produc- tion of 335 Arrowroot (Nfw Markets) Ordiiiancu, St. Vincent 329 Banana Meal Cacao, Production of, in 1909 324 in Ceylon, Cultiva- tion and Uses 329 Concrete Posts on Estates 323 Cotton Notes:— Cotton Experiments in theXransvaal 32(; Cotton Exports from St. Vincent 326 Cotton-Growing in Egypt .32


. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. —HBR^ NEW "S B«)TAN (iARU Vol. IX. No. 221. BARBADOS, OCTOBER 15, 1910. Pricb Id. CONTENTS. Page Ammonia, Direct Produc- tion of 335 Arrowroot (Nfw Markets) Ordiiiancu, St. Vincent 329 Banana Meal Cacao, Production of, in 1909 324 in Ceylon, Cultiva- tion and Uses 329 Concrete Posts on Estates 323 Cotton Notes:— Cotton Experiments in theXransvaal 32(; Cotton Exports from St. Vincent 326 Cotton-Growing in Egypt .32G East African Cotton West Indian Cotton ... Department News Departmental Reports ... Fungus Notes:— Some Diseases of Rub- ber Trees, Part III ... Gleanings 32e 326 331 327 334 332 Page. Green Manures for Wot Lands 325 Grow th of Knowledge Con- cerning Soil Fertility 321 Notes:— Some Pests of Cac lo in •Jamaica 330 Market Reports 336 Notes and Comments ... 328 Oil Seed Crushing Industry of 1909 .." 331 Oils, Essential, New ... 329 Paper, IManufacture of from Megass .325 for Potatos Irish, Material Planting Rice, Manuring of ... Rubber, Supply of t ?Japan Students' Corner ... Tuiks and Caicos Islands, Trade of .328 Venezuela, British West Indian Tradewith, 1908 335 ... 335 ... 328 ... 329 ... 333 The Growth of Knowledge Connernins Soil Fertilitv. jEVERAL editorial articles have been given [in the current volume of the Agricultural I News*,which have dealt with subjects relating to the fertility of the soil. This matter is naturally of first importance to the agriculturist, whether he obtains his means of subsistence from the soil, or whether he is in the position of an adviser to those who ?Pages 17, 33, 193 and 289. do this. This is probably one of the reasons why the opening address in the agricultural sub-section of the British Association, this year, by A. D. Hall, M , Chairman of the .Sub-section, dealt intimately with matters re


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