. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. y/L. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XV. No. 369. BARBADOS, .JUNE 17, 191fi. Price Id. CONTENTS. Aviculture, Ecouoiuic ... Bay Tree as a f'r(if> Plant Cacao Thrips ami Die-liack in St. Vincent Colombia, Agriculture Concerning Cotton Seed and Its Products Cotton Conference:— Fourth '.s Proceetl- ings l)e}iartmeiit News Dominica, I)evelo])ment 'if Experiment Station Work in Florida .Fish, Species of Gleanings .AGE. 1!»7 1!»5 2ii(i 2ti:! L
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. y/L. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XV. No. 369. BARBADOS, .JUNE 17, 191fi. Price Id. CONTENTS. Aviculture, Ecouoiuic ... Bay Tree as a f'r(if> Plant Cacao Thrips ami Die-liack in St. Vincent Colombia, Agriculture Concerning Cotton Seed and Its Products Cotton Conference:— Fourth '.s Proceetl- ings l)e}iartmeiit News Dominica, I)evelo])ment 'if Experiment Station Work in Florida .Fish, Species of Gleanings .AGE. 1!»7 1!»5 2ii(i 2ti:! L' Soui-cc nf Nitrogen in Leg- 204 iiiiu's ' .". 200 198 104: Science for Protection and Progress. •HE present war has shown that science, like tire, is a gooil friend but ;i bad enemy. British [subjects especially are learning to realize from the harm it can do, its eipial po.^sibilities for good —applied either to productive purposes or for oppos- ing its application for puiposes of destruction. The sting of the burn has resulted in an awakening to the fact that we have underestimated the power of science, and consequent!}' have neglecttil to use it as others have done. Agriculture is often referred tc) as a peaceful occupation. In itself it is not really so, but one of con- tinual uonfiict which will become accentuated as systems become more intensive. The planter has many enemies both .mimate and inanimate. The more he tries to pit his way of doing things against Nature, to adopt intensive methods?, to grow things where Nature never intended them to grow, the hard- er will be the attainment of success unless he calls in I he aid of science. He must study his enemy's tactics and learn to circumvent them, and even in some cases to take the offensive. None will deny that the help of science is keenly sought by the most apathetic in times of adversity; su:;h situations could often be avoided if science were employed systematically. The importance therefore of scienc
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