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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XVIIL 4, 



R. J. Douglas 

 Wm. Sharper 

 Samuel Young 



P. Drayton 

 Alex. Thompson 

 C. M. Thorns 



Class II. — Plantains, Tanias. 

 ...Cradlej' ...First Prize- 



... Englishmen's Bay ...Second ,, 



...(ioodwoorl .. Third ,, 



Class III.- 



... Auchenskeoch 

 ...Bloody Bay 

 ...Parlatuvier 



-ElCE. 



. First Prize- 

 ... Second ,, 

 ...Third ,, 



-95 marks. 

 94 

 92 „ 



-96 marks. 

 93 „ 



88 



■Referring to Class I. A. we found that some of the Yam and Potata 

 gardens were too good and extensive to judge with fairness on the 

 alternative : the condition of competition being one quarter acre of 

 yams or one quarter acre of potatos. We have, therefore, taken the 

 liberty of placing potatos in a separate class, and now ask the Board 

 to be good enough to award special prizes. We would suggest prizes, 

 of $10, «6, and 84, making a total of $20 extra. The potato is one of 

 the staple crops of the Island, and the people need some special 

 encouragement in better methods of cultivation of this food. 



Permit us to remark, that, of equal soil and cultivation, a quarter 

 acre of yams is of greater commercial value than a quarter acre of 

 potatos ; and to make the potato the alternative of the yam would seem 

 somewhat unfair, especially when we found excellent plots of both, 

 quite above the average. For instance: The winner of the First Prize 

 in Class I, Yams 98 marks, has a won^erfvil plot of about 2, .590 plants, 

 yielding some tremendous yams. The winnpr of First Prize in Class I. A, 

 Potatos— 98 marks— has a wonderful plot of potatos, of equal size, soil 

 and cultivation. They both deserve, proportionately, good prizes. The 

 same principle holds good with other winners in Classes I and I. A. 



May we suggest for special mention the following : — 



(Sgd.) 



W. DE LA ROSA. 



F. D. DAVIES. 



November 8, 1919. 



