. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 33-2 THE AGKICULTUEAL NEWS. October 8, ^SS'"^^"?^ GLEANINGS. The exports of dlvi-dixi from Maracaibo in 1903 were valued at £7,-500. (Coiif:n/(rr Bejwrt on Caracas.) Sir Ivobert Llewelyn will be asked on his next visit to acquire more land under the Land iSettlenient Scheme for the settlement of smallholders. (St. Vincent TiDifs.) Mr. A. J. Jordan reixirts that at Montserrat the cotton sown during the first two weeks of September has made good growth and that the earlier-sown cotton is fioweriuEj f
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 33-2 THE AGKICULTUEAL NEWS. October 8, ^SS'"^^"?^ GLEANINGS. The exports of dlvi-dixi from Maracaibo in 1903 were valued at £7,-500. (Coiif:n/(rr Bejwrt on Caracas.) Sir Ivobert Llewelyn will be asked on his next visit to acquire more land under the Land iSettlenient Scheme for the settlement of smallholders. (St. Vincent TiDifs.) Mr. A. J. Jordan reixirts that at Montserrat the cotton sown during the first two weeks of September has made good growth and that the earlier-sown cotton is fioweriuEj freely. According to the ilontserrat Herald, there are prospects of a trade being worked up in sulphiu'from the local Soufriere. It is reported that the -ulphur will be partially refined before exportation. The St. Vincent Governnwnt G' i>ublishes the terms of an Ordinance ' to interdict the sale of cotton without a certificate, and for more effectually preventing the purchase and exportation of stolen cotton.' The committee appointed by the Texas Legislature to investigate methods for the extermination of the boll weevil and pay a reward of £10,000 to the discoverer of any such method, has decided, says Scit-nri', that no one has earned this reward. {Nature.) The Journal of the Jamaica A(ir!ruUu)'(tl Societi/ urges the need for greater care in the picking and packing of fruits. Although there has been a notable imi)rovement of late years, there is still room for further advancement in this direction. It has been shown that the citrus industry can be made to pay in -Jamaica, but before shippers can hope to participate in the success, slip-shod methods must be abandoned. Last year Mr. Dunn, Superintendent' of the Botanical Department, Hongkong, visited Weihaiwei to report on its agricultural possilulities. He is of opinion that Weihaiwei would make an excellent centre for the cultivation of silk, the growing of fruit, the establishment of vineyards, and the establishm
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