A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW 



OF THE 



IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. 



Vol. XV. Xo. 363. 



BARBADOS, MARCH 25, 1916. 



Price Id. 



OAltO, 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Agriculture and Educatimi 



in Tonga 105 



Atmospheric Nitrogen, .V.*- 



similation uf 107 



Beans, Five < )riental 



Species uf 101 



Burr Grass, Value uf ... Ill 

 Cacao, Coffee and Toliaccu, 



Feriuentatiun uf 100 



Cacao in Trinidad, Bud- 

 ding of 100 



Citrus Pollen, Successful 

 Long Distance Shipment 



of 107 



Cotton Notes: — 



Sea Island Cotton l02 



Crop Production and Bac- 

 terial Activity, Connex- 

 ion between 110 



Department News 102 



Dej>art mental Reports ... 109 

 Djnianute Experiments ... Ill 



Gleanings KiH 



India, Sugar Factory De- 

 velopment in 104 



Insect Notes: — 



A Butterfly Injurious tu 

 Coco-nut Palms in 

 British (jluiana 10(i 



Page. 

 .. 1112 



Items uf Local Interest . 

 Land Settlement after I he 



AVar 97 



Lime Burning iu Small 



Pits " 107 



Market Reports 112 



Martinique, Prospects in 107 

 Notes and Comments ... 104 

 Philijijiine Islands, Trade 



of, lu 1914-15 !ty 



Plant Diseases: — 



Some New Entomugen- 

 ous Fungi in St. Vin- 

 cent 110 



PuMioation'- of the Imper- 

 ial Department of Agri- 



i culture, New 104 



iSoil Erosion Due to Heavy 

 Rainfall 105 



Sugar Industry: — 



Reiiurt of the Sugar Ex- 

 periment Stations, 

 Queensland, l!l]5 ... 08 

 The (jrrowth of the Stem, 

 Leaf, and Leaf-slieath 



uf Sugar-cane 99 



Tri>pic.-d Sanitatiun 105 



West Indian Products ... Ill 



Land Settlement After the War. 



•'T is clearly recognized that a large number 

 of those men at present serving their conntry 



I iu a military capacity, who, before the war, 

 were engaged in indoor occupations, will not be content 

 to return to their former life after hostilities have 

 cea.sed. They will have become accustomed to outdoor 

 conditions, and m many cases altered temperamentally 

 to such an extent as to make work behind the counter 

 or at the desk dista.steful. There will, too, be another 

 side to the question, namely, that employers will find 



some men who have returned to their old work unfitted 

 for it, even though they may not dislike it. And lastly 

 there will be a large body of men whose health will 

 have been impaired through exposure and injury; for 

 many of these the confined life of the shop or factory 

 will prove trying, if not positively harmful. 



It follows, therefore, that after the war a big 

 demand will arise for out-of-doors employment. This 

 can only be met by a more extensive settlement of the 

 land. 



One of the first in.stitutions to see the need of 

 taking up this question immediately was the Royal 

 Colonial Institute. They .saw it not only as a national 

 economic question for Great Britain, but also as an 

 Imperial economic opportunity for the colonies. With 

 the official support of His Majesty's Government, the 

 Institute has been able fortunately to secure the 

 services of the famous novelist. Sir Rider Haggard, who 

 is also an authority on agriculture: and Sir Rider 

 Haggard is at present touring South Africa, with 

 a view to starting preparations for settlement after 

 the war. Sir Rider Haggard will also visit Australia, 

 where, as we pointed out in the Ar/riciUtural News 

 some months ago, the Government of (^)ueensland has 

 already taken the initiative in regard to the provision 

 of facilities for the land settlement of ex-soldiers. 



We have on a similar mission in the West Indies 

 at the present time, Major Boos^, of the Royal Colonial 

 Institute. In these islands, of course, there are not the 

 same possibilities for an extensive settlement as there 

 are in the Dominions. Moreover, many men may not 

 desire to settle in a tropical country, for several reasons. 

 At the same time the West Indies can offer very- 

 attractive prospects and opportunities to those who 

 do, and the comparative ease of plantation life, coupled 



