. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. YoL. 1. No. 9. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 137 _givt'n away to various cultivators to test bility for local conditions. its siiita- LOCAL USES. The nuts are eaten either fresh or parched, used in the preparation of nut cakes, and sometimes emploj-ed to make a 'cocoa.' Their most imjwrtant value in other countries as a source of oil is not taken a<lvanta£re of. VALUATION IN ENGLAND. In order to ascertain their value for dessert pur- poses in the London market the Imperial De{)artment of Agriculture forwarded two small
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. YoL. 1. No. 9. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 137 _givt'n away to various cultivators to test bility for local conditions. its siiita- LOCAL USES. The nuts are eaten either fresh or parched, used in the preparation of nut cakes, and sometimes emploj-ed to make a 'cocoa.' Their most imjwrtant value in other countries as a source of oil is not taken a<lvanta£re of. VALUATION IN ENGLAND. In order to ascertain their value for dessert pur- poses in the London market the Imperial De{)artment of Agriculture forwarded two small consignments for re- jiort as to their merits and market price. The samples sent consisted of nuts of last year's crop, selected for size and general appearance. Messrs. Leete, Son & Co., Liverpool, reported on their sample in the following terms:— 'Having examined tlie sample of ground-nuts, we are of opinion that sam3 are very fine in size, and would be sale- able in considerable quantities for eating purposes at a value of about i/16 10s. to £17 per ton, if the outside shell could be kept clean and bright, (this important, as people buying for purposss require a nice appearance) also the nuts should be dry when shippscl, as we find that inside the shell the kernels are in^liuji to be mouldy in the sample. ' Should it be impossible to obtain the nuts in any better conditions than the sample shows, they would only be fit for purposes, and the value would only be from £10 to £11 per ton, but no doubt large (piantities could be sold for this purpose. ' This year there is a partial failure in the Senegal ground nut crop, while India (East) has jiroduced a consideralily larger croii than usual.' Messrs. James Philip & Co., to whom the second sam- ple was sent, reported as follows :— 'With reference to the ground-nuts we sliall be happy to try and sell any you may send over, but the brokers .say they ought to be cleaner looking. Sluch liette
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