. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. X. No. 246. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 317. STUDENTS' CORNER. OCTOBER. FiitsT Period. Seasonal Notes. In cocoa-nut plantations, it must be decided during the growing of the plants as to whether the soil between them shall be occupied by green dressings, in order that it may be given proper cultivation and be enriched in nitrogen, or whether the space shall be used for the production of catch crops during such time as elapses while the trees are attaining maturity. In either case, care should be taken not to allow
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. X. No. 246. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 317. STUDENTS' CORNER. OCTOBER. FiitsT Period. Seasonal Notes. In cocoa-nut plantations, it must be decided during the growing of the plants as to whether the soil between them shall be occupied by green dressings, in order that it may be given proper cultivation and be enriched in nitrogen, or whether the space shall be used for the production of catch crops during such time as elapses while the trees are attaining maturity. In either case, care should be taken not to allow the plants to grow too near to the palms, and in cultivation caution should be exercised in order to prevent any damage to roots by the implements employed. All dead leaves which fall, and are still seen to be infected with pests or diseases, should be carefully buried in the soil, as by this means the spread of pests will be lessened, and the soil benefited by the return of useful plant food. In regard to the space around the trees, this should lie kept clear of weeds, and the light cultivation thus given will be all that is required. Where catch crops are raised, those parts of the plants that are not required for consumption, and commercial and similar , should be buried in the area in which they are grown ; this lessens the amount of soil exhaustion consequent on their being raised. It should be remembered that if the best returns are to be obtained from a cocoa-nut plantation, manuring should be continued after the plants commence to fruit. The principal manurial bodies required are potash and phosphorus, as the fruits are largely composed of these. Soil exhaustion owing to the production of the nuts may be lessened by burying all such parts of them as are not required. Finally, proper manuring in a cocoa-nut plantation will cause the trees to attain that vigour which is needed for the combating of the enemies, both of a fungus and insect nature, that are likely to at
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