. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 2st THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. August 30, Dealing with the subject of the cultivation of coco nuts, the .Journal of tin- Jamaica Ayririiltural S"ci'lii emphasizes the facts that care must be taken not to plant too close nor pick immature nuts for market; whilst the seedling must be provided with a good large hole, and growth and develop- ment must be accompanied by systematic cultivation and proper methods of sanitation. GLEANINGS. In Antigua, during .July, a considerable nursery work was carried out in con
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 2st THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. August 30, Dealing with the subject of the cultivation of coco nuts, the .Journal of tin- Jamaica Ayririiltural S"ci'lii emphasizes the facts that care must be taken not to plant too close nor pick immature nuts for market; whilst the seedling must be provided with a good large hole, and growth and develop- ment must be accompanied by systematic cultivation and proper methods of sanitation. GLEANINGS. In Antigua, during .July, a considerable nursery work was carried out in connexion with of forest and other trees. amount of the raising In St. Kitts, the reaping of the old cane crop was finished in the Basseterre district by the end of July, but in the northern district the estates were said not to be so well advanced owing to labour troubles The condition of the lime crop in Dominica is stated to be normal, but late. The rainfall during the month (.July) at the Botanic Garden was 754 inches. The heaviest precipitation occurred on .July 31, when I'i 1 inches of rain fell. The prospects of the cacao crop in St. Lucia are, on the whole, good. The lime crop is also in a satisfactory con- dition. Crushing has been begun, but the completion of the lime factory awaits the arrival of tliat porbion of the plant ordered in England. The Curator of the Exjperiment Station, Tortola, has forwarded a list of articles sent from the Virgin Lslands to the National Exhibition held at Toronto Tliese include principally specimens of cacao, cotton, sugar and starches. Articles of fancy work were also forwarded. It is stated in the Cuba Bei'i'-iv {,Ju\y 1913), that Pro- fessor East, of Harvard, has succeeded in producing a hybrid tobacco by crossing Sumatra and Havana varieties, which yields a much larger percentage of smoking material of better quality than either of two produces by itself. A note in the Wfstminster Gazette (July 8, 1913) calls attention to the fa
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