. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 172 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. May 28, GLEANINGS. The amount of Egyptian cotton that was exported from Alexandra to the United States of America during 1909 was vahied at £2,900,000. In 1908, the value was £1,102,000. At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, it was decided to recommend that an International Horticult- ural Exhibition should be held in May and June, 1912. The quantity of cacao shipped from Trinidad during the months January to April, 1910, was 25,498, lb. The cor- q
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 172 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. May 28, GLEANINGS. The amount of Egyptian cotton that was exported from Alexandra to the United States of America during 1909 was vahied at £2,900,000. In 1908, the value was £1,102,000. At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, it was decided to recommend that an International Horticult- ural Exhibition should be held in May and June, 1912. The quantity of cacao shipped from Trinidad during the months January to April, 1910, was 25,498, lb. The cor- quantities for 1909 and 1908 were 25,101, lb. and 23,558,790 tt)., respectively. {Proreedings of tJw Af/ri- ndtKral Society of Trinidad and Tohago, April 1910.) It is probable that Mr. Fielding and Mr. Paterson will join the English members of the Royal Commission on Trade relations between Canada and the West Indies at the end of this or next month, when further evidence in connexion with this subject will be taken in London. An account of experiments described in Gitunings in Bee Cidture for April 15, 1910, demonstrates the importance of the supply of water for bees. It was found that lialf a pint of clean water could be consumed by a good colony in two hours and twenty minutes, and that the greatest amount of water is required during the breeding season. The Textile Mernirt/lov k-pvW 2, 1910, states that it was reported at a recent general meeting of the French Colonial Cotton-Growing Association that the cotton produced in the French colonies or Protectorates has increased from 161,000 kilos, in 1907, to 238,000 kilos, in 1909; this comes chiefly from Dahomey and the Soudan. It appears from experiments that conditions in Senegal are suitable for the cultivation of the b'.'st varieties of J^gyptian cotton. A sample of crushed Guinea corn heads, prepared under the direction of Mr. A. St. G. Spooner, Antigua, has been received at the Head Office through Mr. H. A. Tempany,
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