. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 348 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. October 30, GLEANINGS. A communication from Santo Domingo states that an effort is to be made to increase the area in cultivation of Sansevieria in that licpublic. During this year, the staff of the Cadastral Survey of Egypt has verified the whole area of cotton planted in that country. It was foun:l to be l,46G,-')30 feddans, or 1,522,258 acres. Dui-ing the cotton siiinning .season just closed, the number of mills working in the Southern States of America has increased by ten. At
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 348 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. October 30, GLEANINGS. A communication from Santo Domingo states that an effort is to be made to increase the area in cultivation of Sansevieria in that licpublic. During this year, the staff of the Cadastral Survey of Egypt has verified the whole area of cotton planted in that country. It was foun:l to be l,46G,-')30 feddans, or 1,522,258 acres. Dui-ing the cotton siiinning .season just closed, the number of mills working in the Southern States of America has increased by ten. At the same time, the increase in the consumption of cotton has been 339,129 bales. It is estimated that the rice crop of the present year if> Japan will reach 54,300,000 ' koku ', which is equivalent to about 95 million bags of ISO II). This will be an of 17] per cent, over the average year's crop. The most important manufacture in Brazil is probably cotton spinning and weaving. The number of mills at present working in and near Rio de Janeiro is 119. The total production per annum is nearly 235 million yards of cloth. In 1894, the plant which hemp (^//ace'ciV//*;, var. sisniaiin) was introduced into Egypt. So far, it has succeeded well, and the results obtained at an experimental factory appear to indicate that a flourishing sisal hemp industry could be established in that country. On September 15, Messrs. ^Vorkman, Clark tfe Co., of Belfast, launched a new steamer for the Tropical Fruit Steam- ship Company. This vessel will be engaged in the West Indian fruit-carrying trade, and will have accommodation for a large number of passengers. The Aunu'd Report, 1908, of the Comptroller of Customs for Barbados shows that the net receipts were £109,072, as compared with £117,995 in 1907. The amounted to £008,004—a decrease of £5,735. Of these, the value of sugar increased by £28,02G, while that of cotton decreased by £21,783. In the I'kdijypin
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