. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XIV. No. 348. BARBADOS, AUGUST 28, 1915. Price Id. CONTENTS. Page. B«ok Shelf 287 Botanic Gardens, Historj and Fund ions of . ... 281 Carbon Dioxide ' ?•<- in Incubation -7'i ? Oil Seeds, 1 '? • i --< ? 11 .hi-. Nature of 276 i loffee, Jai anese, and i lie \ eminent 287 Cotton Notes: West 11" nO >n ... 278 Department News 279 Departmental Reports ... 277 Feeding Stuffs, Tropical, I tilization of in I Hit• •<I K
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XIV. No. 348. BARBADOS, AUGUST 28, 1915. Price Id. CONTENTS. Page. B«ok Shelf 287 Botanic Gardens, Historj and Fund ions of . ... 281 Carbon Dioxide ' ?•<- in Incubation -7'i ? Oil Seeds, 1 '? • i --< ? 11 .hi-. Nature of 276 i loffee, Jai anese, and i lie \ eminent 287 Cotton Notes: West 11" nO >n ... 278 Department News 279 Departmental Reports ... 277 Feeding Stuffs, Tropical, I tilization of in I Hit• •<I Kingdom -77 Fungus Noti - Bntomogei ous Fungi of Ponto Rico The I se of Fungous Parasiti s in Scale In- sect Control German South \\ est \ii ica, Res 'inces of Gleanings Grenada, Meeting of the Agricultural and Com- mercial Si oietj of 286 286 si a 284 278 Page. Hydraulic Rams 285 Insect Notes: Fumigation of Baled Cotton 282 Notes "ii Porto Rico Insects 282 Items ni Local 278 Market Reports 288 Not'- and Comments ... 280 Poisonous Beans 280 Prog) ess in the < !ane Sugar Industry 281 Rubber, Para, Vulcaniza- tion Experiment on ... 283 Storm-Damaged Crops ... 273 Sugar Industry Cuban Sugar Factorj Results 274 Possible Extension oi Sugar Cultivation in Trinidad 275 Sugar cane Wax 275 Tomatoes, Inheritance of Size in ... 283 Trinidad and Tobago Wild Birds and Wild Animals Protect ion < 280 Storm-Damaged Crops. IIK high winds that have recently been experienced in many of the Wesl Indian islands, and the circumstance that the hurricane season is not yet over render opportune a consideration of the damage sometimes inflicted on certain crops by wind, and the ways and means of repairing the injury as far as is practicable. Speaking generally, most tropical plants an' not well adapted to withstand winds. Cacao, bananas, rubber, cotton and limes are notable examples. The coco nut is an except ion. Because of this general rule, much importance
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