. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. July 15, 1916. GLEANINGS. The native pasture grasses of the United States, dealt with in Bulletin No. ^1, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, includes SporoMus indicus, the Bed grass or Wire grass of the West Indies, which is a characteristic specfes of the United States. Being coarse and early becoming woody, it is there a of secondary importance: but where feed is scarce, and especially in waste places, it often makes a good growth and furnishes con
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 236 THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. July 15, 1916. GLEANINGS. The native pasture grasses of the United States, dealt with in Bulletin No. ^1, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, includes SporoMus indicus, the Bed grass or Wire grass of the West Indies, which is a characteristic specfes of the United States. Being coarse and early becoming woody, it is there a of secondary importance: but where feed is scarce, and especially in waste places, it often makes a good growth and furnishes consid- erable grazing. Figures of analysis .show it to be a fairly rich fodder chemically, comparing well with many of the more luxuriant pasture grasses. The influence of manures on the composition and quality of tobacco, is a subject dealt with in the Ohio Agricultural Experi- ment Station Bulletin No. 285. The experiments described show that the composition is modified to a greater or less extent. Nitrate of soda tends to reduce the content. The addition of lime to the soil decreases the calcium and increases the magnesium in the tobacco. Smoking tests of cigars show that the quality of tobacco is impaired where muriate of potash is used as a fertilizer. The Curator of the Botanic Station, Antigua, has issued a leaflet on papaw cultivation and the preparation of papain. Directions are given in regard to plants and planting, bleeding the fruit, yield, and drying the juice. It is believed that the future demand for papain will increase, while the industry is one which can easily be conducted by women and children, thereby not inconveniencing the major industries which require available labour. It is hoped in the future that a co-operative scheme for purchasing wet papain may be .started. It appears from the Queensland Ayricultural Journal for April 1916, that the Government of that country is mak- ing another attempt to encourage cotton growing in parts of Queensland. A qua
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