. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OK THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL1URE FOR THE WEST INDIES. V XIV. No. 333. BARBADOS, .JANUARY 30, 1915. Price lrf. CONTENTS. 1' ige. Page. Candle-nut < Ml 41 Market Reports 48 (lassa\ a Poisoning 37 Notes and Comments ... 40 Cassava, The Poison in ... 41 Panama Canal and the Cotton Notes British \\ est Indies ... 40 West Indian < "tt"ii 38 Pine-apples, Montserrat, Departmental Repoi t - 39 in i anada 36 1 k iminica Rubber, Report s Plant Breeding, Prepo- on 38 tence in 4.'&q


. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OK THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL1URE FOR THE WEST INDIES. V XIV. No. 333. BARBADOS, .JANUARY 30, 1915. Price lrf. CONTENTS. 1' ige. Page. Candle-nut < Ml 41 Market Reports 48 (lassa\ a Poisoning 37 Notes and Comments ... 40 Cassava, The Poison in ... 41 Panama Canal and the Cotton Notes British \\ est Indies ... 40 West Indian < "tt"ii 38 Pine-apples, Montserrat, Departmental Repoi t - 39 in i anada 36 1 k iminica Rubber, Report s Plant Breeding, Prepo- on 38 tence in 4.'". Ec momic Changes 33 St. cli Poisoning Due to Fruits, Tropical, Shield- Scai city of Food 40 Budding of 36 Student*' Corner | Fungus Notes: Sugai ! lldUSt n : (iitrus ('anker 41 i The Burning of Cane Two Bean Diseases 4ti Trash 35 Gleanings 44 The Dutch 35 [nsecl Notes: The 1! <l Sugar Coinmis Insect Pests of\ \Kthe present European .arare bound to be ^>*ju^ world-wide in their effects, and to influence all phases of production, mechanical as well as agricul- tural. In man} instances the effi :1 will be an increase m values, and some places and some industries will derive increased profits from th?? reckless waste and the misfortunes of others. In o cases there will a fall in values, from the inability to use certain Commodities, and in eonsequenc some districts will sorter, or li<- compelled to find other means of en ment. The influence alluded to is already felt in the \V t Indies in both ways. In some industries, no bly those connected with sugar, cacao, and limes, iii : has already been an increase in prices; while Si Island cotton affords an instance ofa commodity raely affectf their industries. In the ease of those establish- ei dustries, the products of which are increased in \.- . one will naturally look for the introduction of in. ivements in production or output, so as to enable tli to meet the increased competition that may be e> • c


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