. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. III. No. 51. BARBADOS, MARCH 26, 1904. Pkice Id. CONTENTS. ... Montserriit St. Vincent Arbor D;iy Fisli-curiny Factory Page. ... 97 ... 107 ... 107 ... 99 ... 104 Page Italian Chestnuts 109 Jamaica Fruit 100 Kola Nuts 102 Cassava Starch in Jamaica 105 Citrus Trees, 100 Corn Stalks for Hay ... 102 Cotton :— Britisli Honduras ... 104 Freight on 101 Notes 101 Quotations for 10
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. III. No. 51. BARBADOS, MARCH 26, 1904. Pkice Id. CONTENTS. ... Montserriit St. Vincent Arbor D;iy Fisli-curiny Factory Page. ... 97 ... 107 ... 107 ... 99 ... 104 Page Italian Chestnuts 109 Jamaica Fruit 100 Kola Nuts 102 Cassava Starch in Jamaica 105 Citrus Trees, 100 Corn Stalks for Hay ... 102 Cotton :— Britisli Honduras ... 104 Freight on 101 Notes 101 Quotations for 104 St. Vincent 101 West Indies 101 Cuba, Crops in 105 Department News 109 Department Reports :— 107 East Indian Tree 100 Gleanings 108 Insect Notes :— Lady-birds 106 Parasitic and Preda- ceous Insects 100 Mahogan3' in England .. Manjak from Trinidad .. Market Reports Nitrification, Notes on .. Onion Cultivation Our Book Shelf :-- Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist 105 105 111 110 104 lOG Jornal dos Agriculttires lOlj 109 Pearl Fishery Sugar Industry :— Deterioration ;f Cut Sugar-cane Diffusion Pr< icess of Extracting Sugar from Sugar-cane .. Growth Variation cf Sugar-cane Turner's Hall Wuod .. Vanilla, Artificial Yam Bean 98 99 9S 102 103 109 Agricultural Shows. S recorded elsewhere in these pages, several successful Agricultural Shows have recent- ly been held under the auspices of the Imperial Department of Agriculture. These deserve more than a passing notice. The first Agricultural Show held for many years in that island was opened at Nevis on December 3, It was organized by the Rev. E. M. Johnson and for an initial effort it was distinctly promising. The fourth annual Local Exhibition at Barbados was held at Lower Estate, St. Michael, on January 12, 1904. The prizes were distributed by Sir Frederic Hodgson. The sixth annual Agricultural Show at Dominica was held in the attractive Botanic Gardens in that island on February 24 and 25. The exhi
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