A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW 



OF THE 



IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. 



Vol. III. No. 51. 



BARBADOS, MARCH 26, 1904. 



Pkice Id. 



CONTENTS. 



Agricultural .Slidws ... 



Montserriit 



St. Vincent 



Arbor D;iy 



BarbaiUi.s Fisli-curiny 

 Factory 



Page. 



... 97 



... 107 



... 107 



... 99 



... 104 



Page 



Italian Chestnuts 109 



Jamaica Fruit Industry... 100 

 Kola Nuts 102 



Cassava Starch in Jamaica 1 05 



Citrus Trees, Manuring... 100 



Corn Stalks for Hay ... 102 

 Cotton : — 



Britisli Honduras ... 104 



Freight on 101 



Notes 101 



Quotations for 104 



St. Vincent 101 



West Indies 101 



Cuba, Crops in 105 



Department News 109 



Department Reports : — 



J.amaica 107 



East Indian Tree 100 



Gleanings 108 



Insect Notes : — 



Lady-birds 106 



Parasitic and Preda- 



ceous Insects 100 



Mahogan3' in England .. 

 Manjak from Trinidad .. 

 Market Reports 



Nitrification, Notes on .. 



Onion Cultivation 



Our Book Shelf :-- 



Hawaiian Forester and 

 Agriculturist 



105 

 105 

 111 



110 



104 



lOG 



Jornal dos Agricult tires lOlj 

 109 



Pearl Fishery 



Sugar Industry : — 

 Deterioration i.>f Cut 



Sugar-cane 



Diffusion Pr< icess of 



Extracting Sugar 



from Sugar-cane .. 



Growth Variation cf 



Sugar-cane 



Turner's Hall Wuod .. 



Vanilla, Artificial 



Yam Bean 



98 



99 



9S 

 102 

 103 

 109 



Agricultural Shows. 



S recorded elsewhere in these pages, several 

 successful Agricultural Shows have recent- 

 ly been held under the auspices of the 

 Imperial Department of Agriculture. These deserve 

 more than a passing notice. 



The first Agricultural Show held for many years 

 in that island was opened at Nevis on December 3, 

 190.3. It was organized by the Rev. E. M. Johnson 

 and for an initial effort it was distinctly promising. 

 The fourth annual Local Exhibition at Barbados was 

 held at Lower Estate, St. Michael, on January 12, 

 1904. The prizes were distributed by Sir Frederic 

 Hodgson. The sixth annual Agricultural Show at 

 Dominica was held in the attractive Botanic Gardens 

 in that island on February 24 and 25. The exhibits 

 were arranged in tents and comprised some of the best 

 productions of the tropics. The fourth annual Show 

 at Montserrat was held in the Market Place on 

 February 25. The exhibits of cotton, onions, honey 

 and of English and native vegetables were of special 

 interest as indicating the undoubted capabilities of 

 the island. 



A successful Agricultural Show, the fourth of the 

 series, was held at Antigua, also, on February 25. This 

 was opened by Sir Gerald Strickland, who drew special 

 attention to the fine exhibits of minor products, such 

 as cotton and onions. 



More recently" an Agricultural Show, the first, 

 probably, for tv.enty years, was held at the Agricultural 

 School at St. Vincent on March 10. The exhibits of 

 cotton were esj)ecialiy good, also the cattle and small 

 stock. 



At the Agricultural Shows at Dominica, Mont- 

 serrat and St. Vincent, the Imperial Commissioner of 

 Agriculture was present and distributed the Diplomas 

 of Merit. 



