. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 124 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Apiil 11, An interesting feature of the coco-nut industry in the Federated Malay States, is the introduction, on a large scale, of the dwarf or 'King' coco-nut (Nyor gading) which is being tried in the coast district of Negri Sembilan. It is. stated that the palms should come into bearing in about four years. It remains to be seen whether the probable higher yields of nuts per acre,, and early maturity, will compensate for the expected increased rate of expense in , etc. pe
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 124 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Apiil 11, An interesting feature of the coco-nut industry in the Federated Malay States, is the introduction, on a large scale, of the dwarf or 'King' coco-nut (Nyor gading) which is being tried in the coast district of Negri Sembilan. It is. stated that the palms should come into bearing in about four years. It remains to be seen whether the probable higher yields of nuts per acre,, and early maturity, will compensate for the expected increased rate of expense in , etc. per ft), of copra obtained. (BvHetin No. 1'^, De/'artnient of Ayviculture, ) GLEANINGS. The question of an Agricultural College for the West Indies is again discussed in Tropiml Life, for February 1914. Consideration is given the relative positions of India, Ceylon, Federated Malay States, and the West Indies, as regards agricultural education. A series of articles has commenced in the Journal of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, on banana cultivation. The subject-matter of the first instalment is of a very practical kind and should receive the attention of those who intend to enter the industry. The Hevite Agricole (.January 1914) reproduces a lengthy article from the Journal la Sucrerie Indigene et Coloniale describing the history and work of the Imperial Department of Agriculture in the West Indies. Reference is made to the West Indian Bulletin, Vol. XI, No. 4, which is devoted to the same subject. It is stated in the Annual Report of the I>epartment of Agriculture, Uganda Protectorate, 1912-13, that the price of lands in that country has risen enormously due to the large influx of European planters anxious to take up land, so that land valued at Rs. 4s. per acre last year easily finds a pur- chaser now at Rs. 20s. per acre or even more. Manurial experiments conducted with rubber at Kuala Lumpur Experiment Plantation, Federated Malay States, have shown that on the soi
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