. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 39G THE AGRICULTL'RAL NEWS. December 6. 1913,. GLEANINGS. The exportation of grape fruit to England from Cuba is advocated in the Cuhn Eevinr (October 1913). The importance of not planting red-coloured sugarcane in places \vhere syrup is manufactured is emphasized in an article in the Louisiana Flanter (November 1, 1913). The area under coconuts in the Federated Malay States in 1912 was l.'57,600 acres, au increase of 14,826 acres over that of 1911. (The Board of Trade Journal, October 9, ) A note occurs in t
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 39G THE AGRICULTL'RAL NEWS. December 6. 1913,. GLEANINGS. The exportation of grape fruit to England from Cuba is advocated in the Cuhn Eevinr (October 1913). The importance of not planting red-coloured sugarcane in places \vhere syrup is manufactured is emphasized in an article in the Louisiana Flanter (November 1, 1913). The area under coconuts in the Federated Malay States in 1912 was l.'57,600 acres, au increase of 14,826 acres over that of 1911. (The Board of Trade Journal, October 9, ) A note occurs in the Haiiuiian Forestry and Aijricid- turift (September 1913) to the effect that the Chinese Republic has established a Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The development of Berbice depends largely, according to the Deiiierara Daily C/ironicle (Mail Edition) November 7, 1913, upon the proviflion of a produce agency, and upon ?general co-operative organization amongst the small farmer^s. It is stated in The Board of Trade Journal (October 30, 1913) that the Argentine Government is encouraging the cultivation of cotton by means of the distribution of seed, the construction of roads, and the provision of land-purchasing facilities. Soldiers on field service in the army will in future receive 3 oz. of sugar with their daily ration, an increase of 1 oz., the War Office recognizing it as a valu- able sustaining food. (The International ,^ugar Jour- nal, October 1913.) According to Tro/iiral Life (October 1913) the crop year exports of cacao from Trinidad and Grenada for the twelve months October 1, to September 27, 11)12-13, is: Trinidad, 235,275, Grenada, 63,036. For 1911-12 the figure.', were 221,606 and 69,781 respectively. T/ie Voire of St. Lucia (October 18, 1913) reproduces the paper read before the Antigua Agricukural and Com- mercial Society by His Excellency the Governor of the Leeward Islands, on the extension of corn cultivation Interest in this subject appears
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