. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. '^'^j^Jk GLEANINGS, A catalogue on lime-crushing machinery, lime con- centrating plant?, and of various accessories for the trans- mission of power, has been received from Mr. T. A Siddall, engineer, 19 St. Dunstan Hill, London, EC'. L'Aaronomie Colonial^ for April 30, 1914, publishes statistics to show that in 1913 there has been a considerable increase in the exports of sugar, molasses, rum and cacao from Martinique. A reduction is indicated in the case of coffee and cassava Arcldtf vow de Snil-erindiatrie in Ned
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. '^'^j^Jk GLEANINGS, A catalogue on lime-crushing machinery, lime con- centrating plant?, and of various accessories for the trans- mission of power, has been received from Mr. T. A Siddall, engineer, 19 St. Dunstan Hill, London, EC'. L'Aaronomie Colonial^ for April 30, 1914, publishes statistics to show that in 1913 there has been a considerable increase in the exports of sugar, molasses, rum and cacao from Martinique. A reduction is indicated in the case of coffee and cassava Arcldtf vow de Snil-erindiatrie in NederJandsch-Indie (April 1914) contains two interesting botanical articles respecting the sugar-cane: (1) the course of the bundle.^, and the cortex of the root; (2) a comparison of the taking in and giving out of water in serehdiseased and healthy plants. Recent issues of the Louisiana Plarder have contained an interesting series of articles on the electrification of cane sugar-mills. These contributions are by Mr. W. S. Scott, and are illustrated by a large number of interesting photographs, which clearly show the details, and the working of the whole system. Mededeelinfjen Van Met Chemisch Labora- toriuni (Xos. VI and VII) contain interesting articles on the results of manurial experiments carried on in Java with ground nuts, cassava, sweet potatoes, etc. The general iustructicnc as regards manuring (Xo. VI, p. f>6) appear especially interesting. It is stated in the Report of the Inspector of Schools on Elementary Education in Trinidad, for the year 1912-13, that distinct progress has been made in the schools as regards nature study and agriculture. The , however, is keenly felt for the supervisioc in this work of a specialist in agricultural education. The exports from British Honduras for 1911 and 1912 are published in ihe Canada-West India Maaa~.ine lox May 1914. Except in the case of rubber and sugar, all the exports have shown an increase
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