

THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



•li m 19, 1915. 



GLEANINGS. 



Vrmrding to thi tfu Royal Society of A>is 



kpril 30, the Indian rice harvest for I'M I l~> was 



estimated at 284,125,35] quintals of husked rice as against 



292,522,979 quint ds in 1913 I I. The yield of cotton was 



9,492,752 quintals a I 9 189,733 in 1913-1 I. 



From information received frdm Turks [slai I ivi andei 



o called sumi I begun, and 



lobster ..inning, sponging, and sisal bemp factories are in full 

 swing. It is reported that a capitalist wishes to start the 

 1 'i- lit d< ler industry. These animals are found plentifully 

 in the waters around the Caii 



Most of the important grasses and forage plants of 

 II iwi i in described in Bulletin No. 86 oi the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station in that territory. The forage crops 

 which are poisonous or otherwise undgrsirable are mentioned 

 in tabular form, ami these include Johnson grass (Andropogon 

 /talepensis), the guava, the castor bean, and Tephrosia 

 purpurea. 



In Venezuela increased attention is being given to the 

 collection of chicle gum owing to the falling off of exports to 

 the United States of t hi> product from Mexico. Chicle is 

 stated to offer considerable advantages over balata in the 

 Bolivar province, from the point of view of the collector, as 

 ii be found much nearer the centres of listribution. 

 (Bulletin of th* Imperial Institute, Vol. Mil. No. 1.) 



Tie . ield of maize in variou 



1910 is shown in tabular form in the Journal of th< Depart 

 A ■ ■' Foi March 1915. Cat < ' i 



the list with 57 I'n he! j following which 



there is a 1 to 34 bu hi \s in the case oi Egj pt, 



The average yield for tin' United States is given as 26*58 

 bushels, while thai of Russia is only 19"73 bushels. 



As a result of the increased demand for dj es, the Fruit, 

 ' Journal, for April 24,1915, and 



i. 1915, publishes two articles which give an account 

 if the leading ' colours. Most oi these 



refer to plants that grow in England; but indigo, logwood 

 md gambier are also m I, as well as the cochineel dye. 



I oted that the stalks of the common rhubarb w 



I dyes for wool. 



It i reported in 7'/»> A' Journal for 



\i i j 6, I 9 I 5, i hat upti n intity oi 



If] Brazil as the supply has 

 >nly In' ii equi it ion ' !i ic< '-nuts to the 



value of £ 1 ,930 " d in 191! I ina 



in. I I rruguay. It i I cli and get 



ditions of i he Bra; - I 



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One oi the, most formidabli is which faces tin 



Animal [ndustry Division of the Hawaiian Agricultural Com- 

 missioners i> the periodical outbreak ebro ipinal 

 meningitis among equine stock. I ble losses result 

 also from hog and the Hawaiian I ■ 



for April 1915, says that the control of this 

 e vwiulil n"i a | as effective as possible. 



The Barbados Standard for June 11 reproduces 

 article from the St. Vincen ribing the report on 



I ir. I Eovey's recent visit to the crater u pici 



the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Hovey 



has revised s ■ ol the altitude measurements. He also 



finds there is no seepage of water fr the crater, nor arc 



there any signs of volcanic activity anywhere. The volcano 

 seems to be absolutely quiet and as safe i ii was for ninety 

 years before 1902. 



A concise account of agricultural education in St. Lucia 

 will he found in that number of the Imperial Education Con- 

 ference Papers, Section 111. dealing with the Colony in 

 question. This includes a short history of the agricultural 

 school and a statement of the position of the agricultural 

 department in relation to the primary scl Is. A very inter- 

 esting appendix | F) is attached to this report, consisting of an 

 article on St. Lucia patois by Mr. C. F. Condelle, late 

 [nspector of Scl Is. This latter receives further attention on 



another page in this 



There is an increased demand in < (real Britain at present 

 for boxwood, which in former years was supplied from around 

 the Black and Caspian Seas. Several substitutes for true 

 boxwood have, however, been introduced, and one of these, 

 the Knysina boxwood (Gonionm Kamassi) has been exported 

 in considerable quantities from South Africa. A species of 

 true Boxus is also found in some parts of South Africa. 

 The Imperial Institute has accordingly suggested to the 

 Union of South Afrii i G that it would be well to 



the present demand as far as possible. In pass 

 might he asked whether Dominica and other West Indian 

 islands might not be able to do something in connexion 

 with this present enquiry for hardwoods, further information 

 on the present subject will be found in the C/tam 

 Commerce Journal for May 1915. 



Foot-and-mouth disease, which forms the subject of 

 Farmers' Bulletin X<>. 666, United State- Department of 



Agriculture, is not known t ■cur in the West Indie-, being 



principally a cold country disease. It ha- been recorded, 



however, in the Philippine Islands, and it is believed that 

 there is no considerable part of the Orient free from it. The 

 recognition oi the disease is nol difficult, The combi 

 nation of high fever, vesicular inflammation of the 

 mouth, and hot, painful, swi illei m lition of the feel 

 followed twenty-four to forty eight hours later by the 

 appearance of numerous blisters varying in si/e from that of 

 a pea to that of a walnut on the udder and feet and in the 

 mouth should prevent any serious or long-continued error in 

 the diagnosis. Foot and-mouth disease is transmissible to 



nd i- altogi ther one of the most highly c municable 



hat we have to contend » ith. 



