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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



April 24, 1915. 



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Vol. XIV. SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915. No. 339. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



The editorial in thisissue, dealing with individuality 

 in cacao trees, reviews and criticises the work in this 

 connexion which is being carried on in Trinidad. 



\ useful article describing the cultivation oi coffee 

 is practised in Southern India will be found on page 132. 



Cotton Ni tes, which appear on pages 134 and 135, 

 contain a review "I experiments in St. Croix, a list oi 

 ili, exportsofSea Island Cotton from the Wesl Indies. 



her with n I md other rep 



[nsecl Nol sand Pungus Notes, which will be found 

 • deal with the sweel potato wee\ il 

 and aba L mostem jrub 



tivelj . 



No indigo md leguminous 



Found on md 137. 



Publications of the Imperial Department of 

 Agriculture. 



An interim reporton the Agricultural Department 

 ofGrenada for 1 '. > 1 : ! - 1 4- has just been issued. In the 

 exceptional circumstances arising from the recent staff 

 in the Agricultural Department oi ilia* colony 

 the general administration report lias been compiled at 

 the Head Office of the Imperial Department with a 

 \ iew to presen ing continuity. The publication contains 

 customan report on Land Settlement and Forest 



Recently issued also, is t In ■ n ;ular dealing 



with the Courses of Reading and Examinations in Pi 

 tical Agriculture. Apart fromits immediate educational 

 function, planters and others who are desirous of read- 

 re pei taming to the vai opical crops 

 will find the general list of books recommended, of much 

 interest and assistance to them. 



The Report on the Sugar-cane Experiments in the 



Leeward Islands, I'M ->- 1 1 has rlj all been passed to 



press and will be issued shortly. V valuable guide to 



the Dominica B i ic Gardens, with full index of plant 



mes, -will appear about the same una. 



Leguminous Crops as Stock Food. 



Recognizing the need and importance of introduc- 

 ing leguminous crops into the planting systems of 

 Hawaii, the Experiment Station of that territory 

 published in 1!>11 a Bulletin (No. 2-".) based on local 

 trials that hail been mad- with cowpeas, Jack beans, 

 p 3 q [leas, velvi t beans, and so on. The matter has 

 received similar attention in many other parts of the 

 Tropics, but the publication referred to deals with the 

 subject in a particular!) useful manner, and gives 

 several items of information that may with advantage 

 be recorded in the present note. 



The most interesting feature oi the Bulletin is. 



perhaps, the attention given to the feeding van 



the different crops both as tedder and as gram. The 



palatability of cowp is is eferred to, and it is remarked 



although the velvet bean is less attractive to 



it nevertheless constitutes a useful foodstuff) 



particularly the selected strains, and cattle can be 



taught to like it by its gradual introduction into 



com and sorghum. The green 



fodder of the J ck bean (Ganavalia ensiformis) is 



v dairy cows, and especiallj bj 



swine. The bean meal from this crop is said not to be 



very digestible and palatable for cattle but this mi 



it is su I to a too limited experience 



in its use. 



The i ase « ith which the pigeon \- can be 



sted and its value as a soil improver and as 



a wind-break are referred to. A numb, i ol growers, 



said, have I'd the plant tops bearing seeds, n> 



- and cows with g I results: likewise the seeds 



been found excellent food for poultry. 

 Alt i he Bulletin, which is illust rated with 



a large numb _ I photographs, is a verj 



admirable publicati m and constitutes a useful reference 

 i one wh< ised al tent ion is being 



legui us crops in : he Wi st Indies. 



