. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XVIIl. Xo. 440. THE AGRlCULTDlliL Mi'.V; :%?. M lURlTIUS: REPORT 0.\ THE DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE, iqk;. The sugar industry of Mauritiui is very much the chief iudustry of the colony. In .the report under review it is stated that the weather experienced .iuring the year was not aU that could be desired, the result being that though the <«ne (;rop was satisfactory in some districts, ..it vras distioctly '?"below the average in others. The totii production of sugar tor the the crop of 1917
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XVIIl. Xo. 440. THE AGRlCULTDlliL Mi'.V; :%?. M lURlTIUS: REPORT 0.\ THE DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE, iqk;. The sugar industry of Mauritiui is very much the chief iudustry of the colony. In .the report under review it is stated that the weather experienced .iuring the year was not aU that could be desired, the result being that though the <«ne (;rop was satisfactory in some districts, ..it vras distioctly '?"below the average in others. The totii production of sugar tor the the crop of 1917 was estimated at approxi- mately ?2-2o,0(JO tons. The quality of the canes handled "during the crop was, on the whole, satisfactory. According to returns taken from the Control Mutuel Sheets, the average •composition of the cane handled in thirty-one factories was: , 13-40 percent.; fibre. i2-31 percent. Considerable interest has been shown in the varieties of oiane owing to a. somt^what that many of the standard varieties at present cultivated are Winning to show signs of deterioration. This, however, may be attributable to the spread of root disease, as the result of too intensive and, in some cases, defective mfethoc's of =;altivation. Investigation showed that the disease was present in every district of the island, and it appears to have gained ground considerably in recent ye^s. There are two insect pests which cause a considerable llosa of cane .to planters in Mauritius. One of thege is the grub ?ecember 28, 1918.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Great Britain. Imperial Dept. of Agriculture for the West Indies. Bridgetown, Barbados, Bowen & sons;
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