. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. u THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Febeuaey 3, GLEANINGS. According to the Demerara Arr/osi/ of December 30, 1905, ' the area under rice cultivation extends to about 20,000 acres.' In the Aiinnal /^f/ioj? on Somaliland, for 1904-5, it is .stated that cattle are fattened on date stones, ground into meal, and milch animals fed on such a diet are said to produce better and more copious milk. Copra and cacao continue to be the [irincipal products of Samoa. The copra crop in 1903 was somewhat less than in the preceding yea
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. u THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Febeuaey 3, GLEANINGS. According to the Demerara Arr/osi/ of December 30, 1905, ' the area under rice cultivation extends to about 20,000 acres.' In the Aiinnal /^f/ioj? on Somaliland, for 1904-5, it is .stated that cattle are fattened on date stones, ground into meal, and milch animals fed on such a diet are said to produce better and more copious milk. Copra and cacao continue to be the [irincipal products of Samoa. The copra crop in 1903 was somewhat less than in the preceding year, the natives producing about 4,-1:30 tons. {Diplomatic and Consular Report on the German Colonies, 19034) In the report on the Cameroons for 1903-4, it is stated that palm kernels, palm oil, India rubber, cacao, and ivory remained the principal items, and the only notable advance occurred in the production of kola nuts, the of which increased ten-fold. (Dip/omatic and Considiir Eep»>rt on the German Colonies, 1903-4.) The Annual Repiort on Uganda for 1904-5 states that 'the trade in Sanseviera and Itaphea fibres is growing. Exports totalled £1,711, showing an increase of £893 on the preceding year. The industry is a new one and is capable of large clevelopment. The local value of these fibres is about "is. 4,7. for 15 lb.' During the fortnight ended December 28, 18 bales of "West Indian cotton were imported into the United Kingdom. I\Iedium fine is quoted in Liverpool 6-4^. per lb.; West Indian Sea Island, medium fine, 13,/. per lb.: fine 14,?. per tt).; and extra fine, \bld. per tt). {West India Committee Circular.) According to the statements in the Annual Jieport of British Guiana for 1904-5, the amount of sugar exported during the year was 106,716 tons as against 125,949 tons for the previous year. The total area of canes at the end of March, exclusive of land cultivated by cane farmers, was 70,8t0 acres, as compared with 13,837 acres at the c
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