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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



DEtrEMBEE 19, 1914. 



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Vol. XIII. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914. No. 3.W. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



The editorial in this lunnber treats of Agi-icultural 

 l)epartnients; their work in the past, and their possible 

 development in the future. 



C'n page 401 there is an account of the working 

 of the Government sugar factory system in Queensland. 



The cultivation iif vanilla, on page 402, will prob- 

 ably be of interest in some of these islands at the 

 present time. 



ITnder the head of Indian C'orn, on page 40.5, there 

 is an article on the care of seed corn,, — an important 

 (|uestion. 



Insect Notes, on pagt- 40'S, contains a summar\- of 

 the entomological information given in this journal 

 during the year 1914. 



Fungus Notes, on page 412, also contains a sum- 

 mary of the intbrmation gi\en during the year on that 

 .subject. 



The longer article in the A'eterinary Notes, on page 

 413, treats of epizootic lymphangitis; the shorter one 

 gives hints for the treatment of fistula in horses. 



Publications of the Imperial Department of 

 Agriculture. 



Number 77 of the Department Pamphlet Series 

 has just been issued. It contains two papers by 

 Mr. P. T. Saunders, M.E.C.V.S., late A'eterinary C)rticer 

 on the Staff of this Department. 



The fiist of these papers on Epizootic Lymphangitis, 

 appears in the present number of the Agricultural 

 JSieus, under the heading Veterinary Notes. A more 

 technical paper on the same subject was contributed 

 by Mr. Saunders to the West Indian Bulletin, 

 Vol. XIV, No. 3, p. 16-7, 



The second paper is on a disease known as Husk 

 or Hooise, which is caused in certain animals by the 

 presence of nematode worms in the bronchial passages. 



The infonnation given in this pamphlet as to the 

 causes, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases, 

 should lie of value to planters and all owners of stock, 

 especially in places where the diseases are pre\"alent. 

 Price 2d.: post free 2icZ. 



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Personal Notes. 



Mr. P. T. Saunders, M.R.C.V.S., late Veterinary 

 Officer on the Staff of the Imperial Department of 

 Agriculture, has enlisted, and has received a Com- 

 mission as Lieutenant in the Royal Army Veterinary 

 Corps. It is understood that Lieutenant Saunders is 

 at the front. 



Information has been received from St. Lucia of 

 the death, on November 30, of Mr. C. R. Kennaway, a,t 

 his residence La Perle estate, in the Soufiiere district. 

 Considering the increased attention that is being paid 

 to the cultivation of limes in St. Lucia, it may be noted 

 that Mr. Kennaway was one of the pioneers in this 

 direction. 



He was alwaj's ready to assist in every way the 

 Agricultural Department. In co-operation with the 

 Imperial Department of Agiiculture he had started an 

 agricultural credit society in the Soufriere district, 

 which is likely to be of benefit to a group of small 

 holders there. 



Information has also been received that Mr. Con- 

 dell, the In.spector of Schools in St. Lucia, has been 

 pronu:)ted to the combined post of Colonial Secretary, 

 Police Magistrate, and CJoroner of the Falkland Islands. 



During the time that Mr. Condell held the office 

 of Inspector of Schools he co-operated with the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in the establishment of a system 

 of instruction in agricultural matters in the .schools of 

 the island, by encouraging the masters of elementary 

 schools to cultivate school plots, and b}- supporting the 

 Agricultiual Superintendent in holding periodical 

 examinations in the rudiments of agriculture throughout 

 the island. 



The death of the late Dr. William Saunders, 

 C.M.G., in Canada on September 13, causes the loss 

 to the world of a notable man of science. He worked 

 hard and successfully in the field of Canadian agri- 

 cultural investigation, and was fortunate enough (o 

 live to see the fruits of his labour, in the improvement 



