THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Januaby 14, 1905. 



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Vol. IV. SATURDAY, .TAXrAF.Y U, 1905. No. 72. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



The editorial in the present issue contains a short 

 summary of Sir Daniel Morris' presidential address at 

 the fifth West Indian Agricultural Conference. 



The two short reviews on the sugar market (p. 3) 

 are worthy of careful consideration by plantei's. The 

 table showing the excellent residts obtained with seed- 

 ling canes at Diamond plantation, British Cuiana, is 

 of particular interest. 



On p. 4 will be found an interesting note on 

 peculiar varieties of bananas found in Hawaii. The 

 directions for picking and packing oranges published 

 on the same page should receive the careful attention 

 of growers. 



Several notes in regard to the cotton industr}' will 

 be found on p. 5. These include a report on the 

 Barbados Cotton Central Factory. 



An account of useful work that has been carried 

 -on at the Hope E.\'periment Station, Jamaica, in 

 connexion with the budding of tropical fruit trees is 

 published on p. 7. Reference i.' made to the experi- 

 ments elsewhere on this page. 



Several interesting insect notes will be found on 

 p. 10. These include an account of the Lime-tree 

 Bark Borer. 



A report by ]SIr. J. Russell Murray on West Indian 

 produce in the Canadian market will be found on p. 13. 

 On the same page is a table showing the amount and 

 value of the imports of trojiical produce into the 

 United States. 



Barbados Bananas for Egypt. 



With reference to the note in the A(/ricid(ii ml 

 Xiu:i, (Vol. Ill, p. 252,) to the etl'ect that at the reipiest 

 of his Highness the Khedive a consignment of bananas 

 had been shijtped to Egypt from Barbados, it may be 

 mentioned that the safe arrival of these plants has 

 been reported. 



The shi[)ment consisted of three wardian cases 

 containing five varieties of bananas grown in Barbados, 

 viz., the Dwarf or Chinese, the Jamaica or Gros Michel, 

 the red banana, the fig, and the silk banana. The 

 ])Iants all arrived in good condition and were carefully 

 planted with the exception of two which were dead. 



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Budding Tropical Fruit Trees. 



It is desirable to draw attention to the extract on 

 p. 7 of this issue of the Ai/iuridtuml Xeics relating 

 to the useful work that has been done at the Hope 

 Experiment Station, Jamaica, in connexion with the 

 budding of tro[iical fruit trees. 



It is shown that the process of budding can with 

 great advantage be a]^plied to the propagation of 

 mangos, cacao, naseberries, avocado pears and nutmegs. 

 It would appear that the application of this method to 

 cacao jiromises to be particidarly advantageous. 

 Reference has already been made to this in the Ajjri- 

 ridtaml Xnrs (Vol. II, p. 408), where mention was 

 made oi the fact that the Criollo variety was the most 

 delicate and would only grow in very favourable 

 situations, and it was stated : — 



'As the superior value of Criollo cacao has 

 undoubtedly been proved, it is suggested that planters 

 will now be able to bud from Criollo trees on to the 

 Calabacillo and Forastero trees ahead)" growing. A 

 few Criollo trees can be grown on each estate, in 

 favourable situations, to supply the necessary material 

 for budding.' 



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Imported Stock for Antigua. 



While in England recently the Imperial Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture obtained from the Royal Farms 

 at Windsor six high-class pedigree animals for the 

 Government Stock Farm at Antigua. 



These animals arrived at Barbados on October 24i 

 when they were inspected, before being trans-shipped for 

 Antigua, by the Veterinary .Surgeon attached to the 

 Imperial Department of Agriculture, and found to be 

 in good condition. 



The following is a statement as to the animals — 

 two bull calves and four Berkshire boars — signed by 

 the Steward of the Royal Farms ; — 



One roan sUorthoni tmll calf '.Moiitro.se.' Calved, 

 January 28, 1904. Bred by Hi.s Majesty the King at 

 Wind.sor. 8ire, 'Lord of the Isies,' no. cS:5,y.53 ; dam, 'Moss 

 Rose,' no 07,585. Price, £26 f>s. 



One red Devon bull calf ' War King.' Calved, February 

 14,1904. Bred by His Majesty the King at Windsor. Sire, 

 'Ben Golsineott, no. 4,;543; dam, ' Whitstone Lonely,' no. 

 12,951, by 'The Vioar,' no. 2,156. Price, £26 5s. 



Four pure-bred Berkshire boar pigs, about nine months 

 old. Price, £21. 



