. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XII. Xo. 293. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 22» 'L^TMENlML kLPOHf^. AXTIGt'A: REPORT OX THE liOTAXIC STA- TIOX AMI EXl'i:i;iMEXT PLOTS, liillli In this, as with all the Botanic Station Reports issued during 1913, a new system of heading's has lieen introduced which, it is hoped, will indicate in a distinct maimer the significance and relationshi[> of the diti'erent sections, giving prominence to matters of general interest !>}? the placing of \e details near the end. ni:OUGHT-ItESIST.*NT 1
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XII. Xo. 293. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 22» 'L^TMENlML kLPOHf^. AXTIGt'A: REPORT OX THE liOTAXIC STA- TIOX AMI EXl'i:i;iMEXT PLOTS, liillli In this, as with all the Botanic Station Reports issued during 1913, a new system of heading's has lieen introduced which, it is hoped, will indicate in a distinct maimer the significance and relationshi[> of the diti'erent sections, giving prominence to matters of general interest !>}? the placing of \e details near the end. ni:OUGHT-ItESIST.*NT 1 CROP. The report under review continues with a discussion of the value of certain green dressing and fodder crops. In spite of the drought, it was found possible to conclude that, of the plants tried in Antigua during the past few years for green dressing purposes, Tephrosia Candida and the Barbuda, bean (Phascolnx bnxitus) are two which have stood the local conditions best. Inconclusive trials were made with the .Jerusalem pea. {Phaseolnx trinervia) and the cowpea {Vujtia- unguicidata). An extremely interesting experiment was the trial of the dwarf Essex rajse as a fodder crop. The fattening properties of this plant are said to be greater than those of clover. It has been tried on several occasions in Antigua and fair results have always been obtained. During the year under review, fodder at the rate of ,6001b. per acre was yielded in four months' time. The cultivation of soy bean {Gti/rine fiispida) continue* to be persevered with. DISEASE fa(;toi; in cultivation. The description of work connected with insect and fungus pests, which next receives attention, again indicates that root , flowerbud maggot and scale insects are, respectively, factors that have to be seriously considered irt the cultivation of sugar cane, cotton and limes, in Antigua. Two newly suspected pests of cultivated plants are hard back grubs in connexion with sugar-cane, and a weevil founct on
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