. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XII. Xo. 28S. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 157 STUDhNTS' CORNER. MAY. mation is based upon crosses that have been made between the Zebu (see Fig. 4) and the Hereford breeds (.see Fig. '-i). The results obtained to will Ke lound abstracted on page 152. Secoxd Peuiol). Seasonal Notes. An examination should be made of those canes lliat are seen dead or dying in the fields on various estates with the object of the cause of death. In connexion with this suggestion read Fungus Notes in this number of the A(/r
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XII. Xo. 28S. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 157 STUDhNTS' CORNER. MAY. mation is based upon crosses that have been made between the Zebu (see Fig. 4) and the Hereford breeds (.see Fig. '-i). The results obtained to will Ke lound abstracted on page 152. Secoxd Peuiol). Seasonal Notes. An examination should be made of those canes lliat are seen dead or dying in the fields on various estates with the object of the cause of death. In connexion with this suggestion read Fungus Notes in this number of the A(/ricullural A^eics. What is the cause of pineapple disease of the young cane plant.' Careful observations .should be made to ascertain whether the eggs of the moth borer which are founreed of cattle for th" Tropics has been published in the Amerkan breeders' Magazine. The infor-. Fio. 5. Hkeeford Bull. In the first generation of the crosses, the Hereford characters are dominant, but the hybrid although resembling the animal shown in Fig. 5 is longer in the leg and more active looking. What is most iraportint, these hybrids were found to remain tick free on tick-infested pastures. It is expedient that the student should pay great atten- tion to such a matter as this by observing the characters of any crosses that may be found between Zebus and Herefords, and by comparing their points with those of the animals shown in the accompanying photographs. Questions for Candidates PRELIMINARY (1) What do you understand by the term osmosis? Describe the occurrence of this phenomenon in the soil. (2) What objections are there to the name 'root borer'? INTERMEDIATE (1) In planting yams, does the size of the set affect development? Can you ex[ilain this? (2) Describe any insect pest of yams. FINAL QUESTIONS. (1) What is 'fancy' molasses? Compare its cost of production with that of muscovado sugar and with that of ordinary molasses. (2) Show by means of line drawing
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