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THE AUKICULTUKAL NEWt. 



1)E..E.MBEK 28. 1918. 



EDITORIAL fT/Qi-TNl! NOTICES. 



Head Office 



Barbados, 



Letters and matter tor publication, as well as all 

 specimens for naming, should be addressed to the 

 Commissioner, Imperial Department of Agriculture, 

 'Barbados. 



All .ipplications for copies oi the 'Agricultural 

 News' and other Departmental publications, should be 

 •a<ldressed to the Agents, and not to the Department. 



The complete list of Agents will be found on 

 ,page 4 of the cover. 



Imperial Cotnmissimier of Sir Francis Watts, K.C.M.G., 



.Agricnltnre for the West Indies D.Sc, F.I.C., F.C.S. 



SCIENTIFIC STAFF. 



ScUntific Assistant ani f \V. R. Dunlop.* 



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



.Kidomologist H. A. Ballou, M.Sc. 



Mycologist VV. Nowell. D.I C. 



Assistant for Cotton Reaeurcli S. C. Hailaiiil, B.Sc.t 



Chief Clerk 



■Clerical Assistattts 



Typist 

 Asvstant Typist 



CLERICAL STAFF. 



A. G. HoweU. 



[It. A. Corbin. 

 P. Taylor.* 

 K. E. C. Foster. 

 Miss B. Robinson. 

 Miss W. Ellis. 



A. B. Price. Fell. Journ. Inst. 



.Assistant for PuUicatioiis 



*SecotidKi for Military Service. 



*P>ori'led by the Imperial Department of Scieiitifir and 

 Jndiistnal llesearch. 



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^Qriciiliural llmuH 



Vni. XVII SATriiDAY, DKCKMBEit 2S, 1918. No. 43.j. 

 NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



'I'he editorial is the com-liu-ion ot yir Francis 

 W'atts's address to the Antigua Agricultural and 

 <,'oiiiinercial Society on the siilijcct of et+icienc^ in 

 production, the fir.'-t part of which app<ared in the 

 previons number of this .lournal. 



Insect Notes on page 410 conclude the snuunary 

 of the entomological informati >ii published by the 

 Deparinient during liUS. 



.Some other diseases of coco-nut palms la (ircnada, 

 are the subject of the article under I'lant Diseases on 



p;.„"-414. 



Some recent activities of the •lamaica Imperial 

 A>si'f iinion are noticed on page 41.">. 



The Barbados x\gricultural and Industrial 

 Exhibitiou 



The annua! ij.>;hibition under the auspices of the 

 IJirbados (Jeneral Agricultural ,Soci"iy was held on 

 December l.S, at <i)ueen's Fark. The weather was all 

 th It could be desired, and the attendance, it is said, 

 consiiir.ted a record. 



As far as the quality of the 'xhibits is concerned 

 the exhibition may be pronounced a success, but as 

 regards the number arid variety of them in must be 

 said that, considering the fact that Barbados is pre- 

 eminently an agricultural commuuitv. more might 

 have been expected. From the attendance it is plain 

 that the general public takes great interest in this 

 e.xhibition, but the agriculiuiists of Barbados seem to 

 need .some awakening to a sense of -ippreciaiioii of the 

 advantages to be derived from taking part in agriciil- 

 tiiia! competitions. 



The exhibits of canes, although individually good 

 could hardly be said to be rep!vseniati\e of Barbados 

 cane cultivation. The exhibits of vegetables and fruit 

 presented fine specimens in the various classes, but 

 considering the favourable weather conditions of the 

 past year, a larger and more varied collection was to 

 be expected 



As regards live stock, the ponies exhibited, 

 although few in number, were very attractive. One 

 feature of this section as compare'.! with last year's 

 was the good show of splendid donkeys, the improve- 

 ment produced by the .services of the lately imported 

 jacks. The cattle, sheep, and hogs were up 

 to the usual standaid. As to the poultry and 

 rabbits, the number of empty coops seem to indicate 

 either a falling off" of interest in the production of such 

 stock, or a lack of public spirit in the exhibition of them. 

 It is <|uite true, however, that individual pens presenteil 

 first class samples of various breeds of poultry. The 

 exhibit of goats was most praiseworthy: a separate; 

 notice of this will be found elsewhere in tliese columns. 



There was the usual attractive display of native 

 confectionery and pickles, and other minor industries 

 of the isl iiid. The art section was displayed to much 

 greater effect than usual, anil was of considerable inter- 

 est and excellence. 



One of the most striking displays of the exhibition 

 on Its industri.tl side was that of the cabinet makers. 

 The specimens of furniture shown, of hjcal inanufactiire 

 and chiefly of local woods, wouM stand comparison 

 with w^tV of that kind in any part of the world. 



A new feature of this exhibition was an exhibit of 

 motor trucks, which attracti'd considerable attention 

 from the public in general and from planters especially. 

 There can be no doubt that motor traction will be in- 

 creasingly eijiployed in the island. W", must however 

 i.'sue a note of warning that, in consideration of the 

 n;irrow roads, it nuiy be well to liuiit very strictly the 

 width of loads on such trucks. 



The Barbados Goat Society. 



The eighth annual show of the ab.tve Society was 

 held on December IS, IfM.S, in c(jnncxion with the 



