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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS 



157 



Manurial Experiments with Indian Corn 

 in Nevis. The report "I the Agricultural Instructor, 

 Nevis, for the quarter ended March 31, 1915, states Che 



i d i ration ploi was laid out as manurial i 



mental plots for Indian corn. I ' icn in size 



and numbered from 1 to I. and tin p u nt earri id oul in 

 duplicate. The plots were planted late in December and 

 the following manures applied early in January 



Plot 1 No manure 



Plot 2 Pen manure (5 si lall car( loads) 



Plot 3 Basic slag I 10 lb.) 



Sulphate of p 



Sulphate of (30 ft>. I 



Plot I Cotton seed mi il (90 B>.) 



During the month of Jam ither was very 



favourable and the plants made i ipid progress in growth, 

 but in February the weather be | dry, and much 



worse in -March. The plants suti > much and the 



crop was; somewhat prematured. The crop was reaped on 

 March 22, and the average return n follows: 



Plot 1 528 lt>. of en! : cob. 



Plot 2 545 lb , „ 



Plot 3 598 II.. , 



Plot 4 590 II'. .. „ „ „ .. 



The above figures indicate i no ncial gain 



ed from the manuring. It has to 1"- remembered 

 ispecially in the case oi the pen manure and cotton- 

 seed meal, that there is a large residual effect which may bow 

 itself in subsequent crops. Furthermore th weather 



prevented, no doubt, the full effect of the artificial manures 

 bein^ shown. 



The Tohoku College of Agriculture.— Incor- 

 porated with the Tohoku Imperial University of Japan is 

 a college of agriculture of considerable size. The institution 

 is described in a publication issued by the college and 



tly received at this Office. \> is stated in the hist 

 summary that the college consists of four departmi 

 agriculture, agricultural chemistry, forestry, and zootechny, 

 and it is interesting to add that the institution has grown 

 out of the old Sappora Agricultural College, established in 

 1-7''. by General Count Kuroda, the far-sighted colonial 



Governor of Hokkaido. Since that time the college has 

 become affiliated to the University and has made great 

 improvement in its curriculum and has added many new 

 buildings. As well man} acres of land- have been set aside 

 for scientific investigation and at. The farms alone 



cover an area of 1 1,950 acres, and nearly 200,000 acres are 

 I for the study of forestry From this it will be 



seen that the institution is a very larg Tin urse of 



agriculture covers a period of three years, and in this con 



. it is of interest to te average age of the 



students in each year, re pectively, twentj tv\ I a half, 



twenty-four and a half, and twentj six rather high in com 

 m with those for English colleges. The illustrations in 



the publication under consideration show that tl Uege 



is provided with excellent laboratories, a large museum, and 



a special building is devoted to the stud} oi ec des, 



whilst large buildings are provided for bi periments, 



dairy work, and veterinary operations. Altogether ii 



that this institution is a model. one of its kind, and, as 

 publications show from time to • gradually achieving 



its ideal of turning out fresh kno I local 



but also of international importance. 



Thrips on Cacao Trees. -A -man 

 having this title ha n ntly 1"-' i iared by Mr. J. ( '. 



M v, Superi I. nt of I 



bj the Board of Agri I ire ol natl lolony. I tblica- 



tion it is pointed drip 



nder tissues of the 1 



iiion of trees le, thrips . correlated with 



unhealthy surroundin 141 h 1 arable con 1 



-oil and climate, Ol I atural want of vigour ii. 



themselves .It is thi recoin d 



en to the production neans 



per drainage, supply of oi it ter to th id 



the provision oi shelter. Attention i called to the I ct that 



young thrips on pods may c plete their developm 



eniptj shells, and w ben mature m 1 .(her 



pods and leaves. Instead of allowing the shell 

 scattered or in heaps about the field, thej should I 



burnt, or covered with lime. 



Several preparations are de iraying. These 



include resin wash, resin ipound, kerosene emu] 1, isin 



and whale-oil soap compound, whale-oil soap md - 



It may lie added thai further information in regard 

 thrips on cacao will appear in a succeeding issue of the Agri- 

 cultural News, under I. 1 Notes. 



The Timber Resources of Cuba.— The t 

 of the island are mainly in the Santiago district, ind 

 although during the la 1 decade immense areas have been 

 leared for cultivation, it- is estimated that about 



of the cultivable area of ( lamaguey and Orients Pi es yet 



remains in primeval forests. While undoubtedly thei II 



exists in the Cuban forests much valuable timb have 



been depleted to a great extent of those valuable woods for 

 which there is a demand in foreign market-, especiallj 

 and mahogany. The Government exercises control iver the 

 f irests, whether of public orpriv ership, and no timber 



can be cut for any purpose without ,, permit being obtained 

 from the chief of the Bureau of Forestry of the district in 

 which the timber is situated. Notwithstanding the stringent 

 laws and regulations adopted to prevent the cutting of timber 

 on land- by persons who have no right thereto, the forests on 



belonging to the State have been robbed and 

 measure stripped of their most valuable products. Much A 

 the land classified as forest or timber land has long 

 stripped of all timber of marketable value, and al the present 

 rate, with no effort at renewal, it will not be long rati] no 

 merchantable timber will be found in the i-l uid. (Journal of 

 the Royal Society oj Arts, March 5, 1915.) 



The Board of Trail e Journal for February 18, 1915, 



contains note's <4 inter. 5t in connexion with tin 1 demand for 

 tropical products. A firm in Xev, /..aland wish 



into touch with manufacturers ol soft and hard 



butter suitable for biscuit makers and ci 



Scotia firm is making a demand for palm kernels; while 



concerning the demand for lemons in llu-sia is ol 

 significance in relation to the supply from Sicily during 



war. The commercial campaign conducted 03 i ! 



Hoard of Trade is likely tore-nil in at ! 



consumption in diffet of the world of tl 1 pi I 



products of the British Empire. 



