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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



M.vy 2^, 1902. 



EDITORIAL NOTICES. 



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Sir Henry Jackson, K.C.M.G. 



'i'hi- Agriciiltiifal ;iii(l ( 'oniniori-i;il Soeiety of 

 Auti>,'ii:i, .It a iiii'Otiiiij 1(11 the <ve of Sir Hfiiiy 

 Jacksiiiis (Icpaitiiiv to take up the (JoviTiiorshiii of 

 Fiji. ])assc(l this resolution : — 



' This Society desires to jdaee on record the .sense of the 

 gre<it ios.s sustained Ijy tin- removal at so early a date of Lis 

 Excellency Sir Henry M. .lackson. K.CM.Cl., from tlie govern- 

 ment of this Colony at tlic sime time recording 



its liigli a]ii)rceiation of llie interest taken by his Excellency 

 in the industries of the Presidency and of his efforts to 

 lender them prosperous. Tjie Society desires ti> express the 

 lieartiest good wishes for his Excellency's future.' 



gigricitltural flclirB. 



Vol. J. ,S.\Tl'r.l)AV, MAY 24, 190.'. Xo. .'.. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Death of Sir Harry Thompson, K.C.M.G. 



St. J^uci.-i has .suffcnMl a si^vcn' loss h\ tiif suililcii 

 (Icatii id' Sir Hany Thoiiijisoii on Ajiril 2.S. In tlic 

 official annouiiccnu'nt of the sad .)C(urri nee Li( ni. ( 'ol. 

 J. R. M. l)alryMi])lt'-Hay, the Acting-Ailiiiinistiator 

 .says. ' I am surr that 1 am l)ut givint;' r.xpi'cssion to the 

 scnliuiiiil of the jn'oplr of St. Lucia in iloiilornig the 

 loss wiiich t!ic ("olony lias su.stainc>(l li\ ilir nntinn-U' 

 (h'aih ofan Ailmiiiistrator whose" aliilii ios and i^nc'ioios 

 wore entirely dcvoti'd to the ])ul>lii' oooil, and m 

 s\ niiiatliising with Lady TinnMiison. who shaicd Inr 

 htishand's intcri'st in the ("oloiiy and il.-~ |Mn|(|i.' 



Sii' Harrv iiad taken an acti\c jui'sonal inlricsl 

 in ihe cfforls to im|iro\o iho .•iorii-nlnii-.il condiijonv ,,t 

 Si. Lucia. 



Plant Proclamation at Dominica. 



< )n |iaoc 14 (d' this .lournal wi'drrw ;iil.iuion to 

 tile I'l'oclaiiialion which had h.in is^!|,■r| .it .Si. Lucia 

 forhidilino- the importation of cicm jilants or seeds 

 li-oiii South .\iiiirica, ui ciiiisccpiciico .d the warnino- 

 oi\<'n l>\ l!ie Im[ioiiai I )rp irimenl of Agriculture .d 

 the pi(\ alciicc of a dangerous di.sca.su id' cacao in 

 Surinam. .\ similar pi-ocjamal ion was issued .it 

 D.iiiiinica on ,\piii 24, jiroliihit iiig .ah.solutcly ilic 

 im])oi-tal loll Into the I'lcsidi'liiy id' all |)lants, siids. 

 hcrrirs. lartli, soil or other article or thing packed 

 t hi'i'i" it !i, or ;uiy goods, piickages, covcritigs, m- other 

 articles or things which niay come directly or indirectly 

 from Coiitiiient-al SoiitJi America and which there is 

 reason l.i lielieve may he affected liv disease. 



Rice Cultivation in British Guiana. 



With a view to encouraging rice growing in 

 British (Juiana, a lai-go rice mill was erected in 

 ( leoi'getow n some time ago. This ventuiH' was not 

 successful, owing to s](ecial eircumstanei's, and the 

 mill ]jasse{l subseipiently into the hands of Alessrs. 

 Weiting and Richter f W'-.if ImHini /idllatiii, Vol. IL, 

 )i. 2)S1.) They report that the mill was rc-opened 

 last y<"ar, and is encouraging growers to plant larger 

 areas in rice than hitherto. '^Phe piospects for the 

 first ot the year's crops are said to be jironiising, 

 but no paddy will be available for the mill for sevei-ii 

 months. Jii 1!)()0. Lritish (luiana produei'd 14,(J<)!) 

 tons of paddy. ei]ui\alem to 10. TO! tons ol iii:e\ 



The Possibihties of Bee-Keeping. 



Amongst the pajiers read at the recent annual 

 mei ting 111 the Bee-keepers' Association of Ontario, wa.s 

 line describing how a man had, single-handed, nian- 

 .iged ."jOO ciildiiies of bees. He had struggled on 'under 

 difficulties that wiiuhl have discouraged an\ oi'dinary 

 mortal, bufi was finally .so successful as to secure, 

 during the last three years, on an average, 2().()()0 lb. of 

 comb hone\ per annum. At 2S.s. jier cwt. this would 

 i-ealize .ti.'JO or Si, 200. 



Spineless Lime Trees. 



Li \X'.)2 oil Sliawford estate. Dominica, a lime tree 

 was noticed without the usual formidable spine.*;. 

 Seeds from this a)ii)arent 'sport' were collected and 

 sown. Some 7.') p-r cent, cam" true and a jilot of 

 si)iiioless limes forms ;in intiM'esting feature in the 

 |)oiiiiiiica Botanic < iardi'ii. The plants in this plot are 

 now bearing heavily, and the Curator. .^L■. Jones, 

 reports that JSO to !)0 per cent, of the .seedlings rai.sed 

 .lie coming true. The fruit of the spinele.s.s variety is 

 slighilv below the average in size, and it rtMiiain.s to 

 be seen whetJier, tiir estate le<|llirenients, the new 

 v.iriety is an improvement or not. 



Onions at Antigua. 



The onion crop has not been .so .sjitisfaelory a.s la.st 

 year owing to the ht'avy rain in certain dislrict.s. In 

 !fevei-.il iilaees over 70 inches were recorded and the 



