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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWIS. 



November l(i, 191b, 



EDITORIAL 



Head Office 



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The complete list of Agents will be found on 

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Imperial Connnissioner of 

 AgrictUture for the West Indies 



Sii Francis Watts, K.C.M.G., 

 D.Sc.F.LC, F.C.S. 



SCIENTIFIC STAFF. 



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Typist 

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Auistant for Fublieations 



fW. R. Dunlop.* 

 \Rev. C. H. Branch, B.A. 

 H. A. Balbu, M.Sc. 

 W. Nowell, D.I.C. 

 S. C. Harland, B.Sc.t 



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Vol. XVII. SATURDAY, NOVKMBER 16, 1918. No. 432. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



The editorial draws attention to the loss of daily 

 work in most of these West Indian islands, which is 

 due to endemic diseases, to a great extent preventible. 



Under Insect Notfs, on p;ige iiii'2, appears a review 

 of a recent report on cacao thrips in Grenada. 



A scheme of classification for panisitic plant 

 diseases, and a note on the Panama disea-se of bananas 

 in Cuba, appear on page 'Hid. 



A short article on the making of orange wine 

 will be found on page .S.'jS. 



Peace within Sight. 



In common with the Mother Country and her 

 Allies, the West Indian colonies are all rejoicing this 

 week at the complete success of the Allied Forces. 

 These islands have been very fortunate in escaping the 

 miseries and great privations that have befallen the" 

 countries within actual reach of (ierman barbarity. Ihey 

 too, however, proudly mourn many of their most promis- 

 ing sons, who have made the great sacrifice for justice 

 and liberty. Their piivationsand discomforts have been 

 comparatively slight, and West Indians of all ranks 

 have borne them well for the most part. It is to be 

 hoped that all classes in these islands may stand the 

 reaction of the ensuing period of readjustment as 

 calmly and well. As was pointed out in the editorial 

 of the At/riculturnl News, January •2(i, lOLS, plenty is 

 not likel}' to follow peace so immediately as some people 

 imagine. It is the duty of every member of the Empire 

 to continue to maintain the intensive production and 

 economical use of all thv commodities needed for 

 the reconstruction of industry and the resumption of 

 normal conditions of food supply. 



The American Agricultural Committee. 



The following interesting information is repro' 

 duced from Science, October 11, 191X. The United 

 States Department of Agricultural announces the 

 arrival in England of a committee of men familiar with 

 food production and agricultural organization activities 

 in the United States. 



The committee will secure general information 

 regarding food production conditions in England, 

 France, and Italy, so that when they return they will 

 be able to reveal the needs more effectively to the lead- 

 ers of agriculture in the United States, and to farmers 

 generally. They will also study agricultural problems 

 in England, France, and Italy, including the use of 

 machinery and the assignment of labour in farming 

 operations, the live stock situation, the depletion of 

 herds, and the probable extent to which Europe may 

 call on the United States for live stock to replenish 

 herds, the seed situation, the probabilities of secur- 

 ing supplies from Europe, and similar matters. 



Openings for West Indian Trade with Canada, 



The (Jovernment of Canada evidently desires to 

 develop trade relations with the West Indies. This is 

 shown by the following despatch recently received b} 

 the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the 

 West Indies from the Superintendent of the Commer- 

 cial Intelligence llranch of the Dej)artment of Trade 

 and (Commerce, Canada, which is published as of inter- 

 est and importance to West Indian readers : — 



'With a view to encouraging the e.xport of the 

 natural products of the Uritish West Indies to Canada 

 we shall be glad ti> publish in the Weekly Bulletin of 

 the Department of Trade and Commerce offers of West 

 Indian products. We shall not publish the address of 

 the West Indian exporter offering the products, but 

 will number each offer, and in case we receive letters 

 from Canadian houses asking for the address, we shall 

 furni.sh it by private letter. 



