A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW 



OF THE 



IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. 



Vol. I. No. 5. 



BARBADOS, JUNE 21, 1902. 



Price Id. 



CONTENTS. 



Agvicultunil Shows 



Agi-icultural Sncioties :-- 



Dominica 



at. Lucia 



AiTowriRit, ciimpusiti(jn of, 

 Bee-keeiiiiig : — 



Aiitigvia 



Sea-side Graj)e 



C'oniinercial 



Cotton >Seeil, utilizati(jn of, 



Department News 



Dei>artniental Reports : — 

 Ceylon, Botanic Gardens 

 ,, Government My- 

 cologist 



Trinidad, Botanic Gar- 

 dens 



Department Publications. . . 

 Dominica Agricultural De- 

 partment Ni)tices, ... 

 Educational : — 



Agricultural Instruct ii m 



in Jamaica 



Fruit : — 



Bananas from Barbados 

 Kxplo.sion on ' Para ' ... 



Nutmeg Grafting 



Fislieries, Tar])on in .la- 



inaica 



Gx-enada, Rejjort of -Agri- 

 cultural Instructor ... 

 Insect Notes : — 



Insects with wings ... 



Affricultiu'al Shows. 



HROU(mOUT tlie world tho value of Agri- 

 cultural E.xliibitidiis and Sliow.s has been 

 rccogni/cd anfl they have Iteen made use 

 of as a means of stimulating interest in the agiiciiltund 



products tif a ccmntry, and of encouraging that 

 healthy rivalry which is so essential to success. Some 

 parts of the West Indies have not been behindhand 

 in this respect and Agricultural Shows have been 

 held for many years in the larger Colonies. In 

 the smaller islands however, the}' have, until quite 

 recently, been practically unknown. The importance 

 of this 'eftective means of bringing into notice 

 the resources of these islands and of creating an 

 intelligent interest in improving the cultivation of 

 the soil and in prosecuting new industries' was not 

 lost sight of when the Imperial Department of 

 Agriculture was established, and in the original 

 scheme a considerable sum was set aside for Agricul- 

 tural Shows. Up to tht! present the Department has 

 spent some £350 annually on this branch of its work. 

 With the excei)tion of a ctimparatively small sum 

 utilized in providing special prizes and diplomas at 

 previously establishe 1 Exhibitions, the grant has 

 been devoted to starting and fostering new Agricul- 

 tural Shows, especially adapted for the encouragement of 

 the peasant and small proprietor. Successful shows are 

 now regularly held, under the auspices of the Depart- 

 ment, in thenada, St. Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat, 

 Antigua, and the Virgin Islands. In Barbados, where 

 exhibitions havi' been lu'ld for many years, a local 

 Agricultural Show is held annually in different parts 

 of the country (see ]). 70^. 



The organization of Agricultural Shows throughout 

 the West Indies is now an accomplished fact, and 

 it only remains to take steps to ensure that the best 

 possible results may be obtained. One most impor- 

 tant step towards this end is to establish and maintain 



