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spray, and that plants so treated would have to be powdered dur- 

 ing the same week. The Department of Agriculture may be in a 

 position to suggest a way of applying a solution of Paris Green 

 in an effective manner, by a suitable machine. Powdering on 

 Paris Green is at best a wasteful process, as the high winds preva- 

 lent on this seaboard soon blow it off the leaves. 



Cut Worms — The cut worms also did considerable damage. 

 Plants t8 inches high and in flower were in many instances ringed 

 below earth surface by two chocolate coloured worms, one ih ins. 

 long, striped longitudinally with dark lines, and the other ringed 

 laterally with rings of a lighter shade of the same colour, but of 

 larger bulk of body than the other. Mr. Fawcett, Director of 

 Public Gardens and Plantations, advised me to use a mixture of 

 Paris Green and Cornflour* at the roots of the plants. This proved 

 very effective in destroying these worms. The young plants were 

 also attacked when they were about 9 inches high by a light green 

 cut worm about I inch long. An application of Paris Green and 

 Lime was made at the roots, which also was of use in destroying 

 this pest, but the lime caked after a shower. 



It would be impossible to grow cotton on this place without the 

 free use of Paris Green, yet a mile and a half nearer the sea the 

 villagers have succeeded in doing so without the use of any insec- 

 ticide. The moths seek the grasses and leguminous plants that 

 thrive along the intervals of the property for their breeding ground. 

 The village is surrounded by woods that do not provide food for 

 the newly hatched caterpillars. 



Canes planted in Fall and Spring, especially the Spring, are at- 

 tacked after the rains, when the leaves are tender, by these worms, 

 and very often denuded of leaves. It is imperative that not the 

 fields only but all the intervals must be kept free of grasses and 

 plants that provide breeding places for moths and food for cater- 

 pillars. 



Staifier Bugs — Leeward Islands variety with white X and black 

 dots are described in the A. B. C. of Cotton Growing. These ap- 

 peared in large numbers as soon as the cotton bolls were formed, 

 made colonies at the roots of the plants, but did not damage the 

 lint to any appreciable extent. I tried to get rid of them by put- 

 ting in a gang to gather them into buckets in which kerosene oil 

 was floated on water. This was of no use, the colonies being too 

 strong, and the cotton having burst, the kerosene spray could not 

 be used. 



Aphis — There were not many to be seen. This district is well 

 provided with red lady-birds which made short work of them. 



Leaf Spot — This was observed in December on the lower leaves 

 but it had to be looked for. The upper leaves, in fact the foliage 

 of the field, was very luxuriant and vigorous. 



No other disease was apparent, such as are mentioned in the 

 Commissioner's letter. Bolls came to maturity without being 

 affected with " Rot " or " Pink spot " and burst well. 



* 1 part Paris Green to 301bs cornflour 



