. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Lir Vol. VIII. No. 194. BARBADOS, OCTOBER 2, 1909. Peice Id. CONTENTS. Page. ...f in the from Animals Breeding Bunk Slielf Cotton :— Egyptian Cotton L'nitecl States Export of Cottoi .Jamaica "West Indian Cotton ... Cotton Plants, Destruction of Dominica, Exhibits in Canada Fungus Isotes :— (iround Nuts, Disease of 8ugar Cane, Diseases of Gleanings Horses, When to \\'atfr Ice, C.'irolessness in Handling Insect Notes ;— Co
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Lir Vol. VIII. No. 194. BARBADOS, OCTOBER 2, 1909. Peice Id. CONTENTS. Page. ...f in the from Animals Breeding Bunk Slielf Cotton :— Egyptian Cotton L'nitecl States Export of Cottoi .Jamaica "West Indian Cotton ... Cotton Plants, Destruction of Dominica, Exhibits in Canada Fungus Isotes :— (iround Nuts, Disease of 8ugar Cane, Diseases of Gleanings Horses, When to \\'atfr Ice, C.'irolessness in Handling Insect Notes ;— Cotton Worm, Enemies of ... Jamaica, Seedling Canes in Lime Juice Tests Lime-suliihiu- Wash 318 ?.no .SIO 310 . 312 . 318 :!15 315 316 317 311 314 313 319 311 Mango, the 'Peters' Mangrove, Economic luqiortance of ... Market lieports .. Melons :uid Other in Egypt ... Millions for the States Notes and Connnent P.\GE. ... 312 Fruits Malay l'.y Plants, How Infecti Bacteria R,ats, to Destroy Rice in Biiti-sh Guiana ... Soils, Lime and Phos- phates in Stock and Sciim, Interac- tion of Students' Corner Sngar Industry :— Eti'ects of Bacteria on Sugars Weed-killing plants West Indian Bulletin West Indian Products ... ;;(i'.t 320 308 314 312 ;;0'.t .3 i .3 31>» :!13 31:! 317 3(17 312 313 31".t Selection in the lii-oedini^ of Estate Animals. '?, T the present time, much is being written ^^k'p^j about the beneficial results of careful selection Ts&^^i^ in the production of better strains of plants, such as corn, cotton, fruits and sugar-cane. The general principles of selection are fundamental, and may be applied with success to the breeding of animals, such as cattle for beef, for milk production and for draught, horses for draught or for speed. Donkeys, mules, sheep, goats, rabbits and poultry may all be improved by careful selection of the parents, by the use of good judgement in upon the desirable characters, and in rejecting, as far as possible, all oth
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