. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XL No. 271. BARBADOS. SEPTEMlMill 14, 1912. Prick Id. CONTENTS Agriculluif ill I'l'it'i Kit<', 1911 Baliita fniii Ki'itheni Ni- goiia Cacao Cultivati"!!. A Ncg- locteil Consideration ill Cataplior, Cseful Iiifoi- iiiatiou Cotton Notes :— Cotton-Gi-ii\vii)'4 in the Ani;li -Kgyptian Sudiin Cotton Seed Meal for , and ... The Develi^imient of Cotton-tiroH int; in India! West Indian iJepa
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. Vol. XL No. 271. BARBADOS. SEPTEMlMill 14, 1912. Prick Id. CONTENTS Agriculluif ill I'l'it'i Kit<', 1911 Baliita fniii Ki'itheni Ni- goiia Cacao Cultivati"!!. A Ncg- locteil Consideration ill Cataplior, Cseful Iiifoi- iiiatiou Cotton Notes :— Cotton-Gi-ii\vii)'4 in the Ani;li -Kgyptian Sudiin Cotton Seed Meal for , and ... The Develi^imient of Cotton-tiroH int; in India! West Indian iJepartniont Market 304 Notes and Comments ... 290 Root-Coiton 299 Kiililier Experiments in Southern Nigeria ... 29;; St. Vineent and Visita- tion Uy 296 Scieiititic Work, hired and Indirect Viduesof 289 Students' Corner 301 Sugar : The Tielation between the Crushing of Cane and the Volume of the Fibre 291 Wood , Treat- ment in India 297 The Direct and Indirect Values of Scientific Work. *OT '!«^^HK gieat improvement which has taken place in recent years in the application of jscientific knowledge to the practical affairs of agriculture has a most beneficial influence over the results obtained from the cultivation of crops and the rearing of stock. If the agricultural progress of the world during the past twenty-five years were to be carefully scanned, many instances would be found illustrating the value of the work of scientists when the results of such work were properly applied to the solution of existing problems. AH branches of science Avould jielii instances illustrating this point; but for the purpose, a brief consi'leration of a few entomological problems will suffice. From the instances given bulow it will be seen that the study of such problems often leads to the discovery of facts which have an importance greater than that of the original investigation, and extend much beyond the limits suggested
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