. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 390 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. December 15, 1906,. SEASONABLE NOTES. Very heavy rains have been tailing in Barbados for some time past, and at the time of writinc; the fields are in a sodden condition. This is very unfortu- nate as many fields are now ready for picking, and the plants in their present condition light showers would have been much more useful. It is iiniiortant tn note that tho.'^e fields which were ])lanted according to the recommendations of the Imperial Department of Agriculture have withstood t
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 390 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. December 15, 1906,. SEASONABLE NOTES. Very heavy rains have been tailing in Barbados for some time past, and at the time of writinc; the fields are in a sodden condition. This is very unfortu- nate as many fields are now ready for picking, and the plants in their present condition light showers would have been much more useful. It is iiniiortant tn note that tho.'^e fields which were ])lanted according to the recommendations of the Imperial Department of Agriculture have withstood the heavy rains nuich better than those in which the plants have been crowded, ilore than one large cotton planter is now emphatically convinced that the best results are obtained by planting in single straight rows from 5 to 6 feet apart. As a result of the wet conditions, the seeds in many instances have germinated before the .seed-cotton could be picked. It is very desirable that the attention of planters .should be drawn to this. When the seed-cotton is brought in from the fields it should be very carefully assorted ; all the .seed-cotton in which the seeds have germinated should be separated from the rest, and on no account should it be mixed with the good seed-cotton. There is a very important cjuestion being asked by planters, namely : If the worms should appear in a field of eotton after the bolls have commenced to open, is it advisable to dust with Paris green and lime ( The answer is decidedly in the artirmative. During the development of the bolls a very larjre cjuantity of food material is being drawn to these parts, and if the leaves should be removed the food material is likely to run short, and as a consequence the bolls must .suffer. The amount of Paris green and lime which will fall on the lint in the bolls is very small and is not likely to do any damage. In any case the damage caused by allowing the leaves to be eaten off will be much greater than could ])ossi
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