. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 12 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. January GLEANINGS. According to the Hawaiian Forester and Ayrirulturist for November 1910, forest products to the value of 851,161 were shipped from Hawaii to the United States in 1909. In 1908 and 1907, the were $18,912 and $13, The Briti-sh Acting Consul-General at Mukden has reported that the soy liean harvest in Southern Manchuria is excellent, and that harvest prospects in Northern Manchuria are from 20 to 30 per cent, better than tliose of last year, while the bea
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 12 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. January GLEANINGS. According to the Hawaiian Forester and Ayrirulturist for November 1910, forest products to the value of 851,161 were shipped from Hawaii to the United States in 1909. In 1908 and 1907, the were $18,912 and $13, The Briti-sh Acting Consul-General at Mukden has reported that the soy liean harvest in Southern Manchuria is excellent, and that harvest prospects in Northern Manchuria are from 20 to 30 per cent, better than tliose of last year, while the beans are also of a very much better quality. (The Board of Trade Journal, November 3, 1910.) According to recent telegrams, the exhibit of fruit from Dominica for the exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society did not arrive in time for the opening, on account of delay to the 'Oruba'. A gold medal has, however, been awarded to the Dominica Permanent Exhibition Committee, and four individual awards were made, in addition. With reference to the outbreak of the sugarcane root borer that has taken place in certain districts of Barbados during the past year, it is of interest that the Superintendent of Agriculture for Barbados states, in a report for November 1910, that the attack of the root borer on canes at Seawell and Spencers estates does not appear to have increased to any extent. A report by the (_!urator of the Botanic Station, Montser- rat, for November 1910, gives information to the effect that a good crop of cotton was practically insured in the island by that time. Several shipments had been made already, and peasants were likely to reaji a large crop. Caterpillars had given some trouble, but heard of, so far. Information has been received from the Agricultural Superintendent of St. Kitts to the effect that the sugar-cane crop has made considerable progress; high winds and heavy rains in the early part of November blew down the advanced canes in the northern dist
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