. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 108 THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. March 31, Sci3'S the Pori-of-Spnin Gaielte for itarcli 9 last, the Mn'jdaU'iia took away yesterday, for the British West India Fruit Company, 91 boxes of oranges, 204 crates and i^')i bunches of bananas, and 6 crates of mixed fruit. There were other shipments from private sources. GLEANINGS. The India Ruhhev World for March 1, 1906, states: 'ilc>zambique of late has been showing a considerable increase in the export of crude rubber, which is of good quality.' The plague of
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 108 THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. March 31, Sci3'S the Pori-of-Spnin Gaielte for itarcli 9 last, the Mn'jdaU'iia took away yesterday, for the British West India Fruit Company, 91 boxes of oranges, 204 crates and i^')i bunches of bananas, and 6 crates of mixed fruit. There were other shipments from private sources. GLEANINGS. The India Ruhhev World for March 1, 1906, states: 'ilc>zambique of late has been showing a considerable increase in the export of crude rubber, which is of good quality.' The plague of the cacao planter in Samoa is rats. Their agility in running up the trees, and their apjietite for ripe jiods, are something wonderful. Tin placed round the tree stems is found to be most eflective, the rats not l)eing able to climb over the smooth surface of the metal. {Tropical Lite, February 1906.) The Jamaica Daily Tdeyrapli for February 22 last, says : 'The Agricultural Society holds that the peripatetic licensed produce buyer is responsible for the poor coffee which is now being exported from this island, and will urge the Government to take steps to stop the evil which is fast threatening to wipe out the industry altogether.' At a meeting of the Board of Management of the Jamaica Agricultural Societ}- held on February 21 last, the Daily Tdegrapih reports that it was agreed, in accordance with the suggestion of the Imperial Commissioner of Agri- culture for the West Indies, to arrange for the representation of Jamaica at the Canadian exhibitions to be held at Toronto and Halifax in the autumn of this year. With copra, according to Messrs. Corrie, McColl A Co., the market generally for usual qualities is easy, and the tendency is lower ; but Ceylon copra is very firmly held, owing to the good local demand. Shipping houses ask about £19 15s., , , but there are .second-hand sellers at £19 10.^., and we quote buyers at about £19 os. {Tropi- cal Life, Februar
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