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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 12, 1905. 



SOUVEXIRS OF JA.UAICA: By E. J. Wortley, 

 Assistant in the Government Laboratory. Jamaica .- 7'h< 

 Edticatiojial Snpph/ Co., 16, Kimj Street, Kiwiatun, 1905. 

 Price 6c?. 



In this little paniphlet Mr. Woi'tley has brought 

 together ' notes on the manufacture of curiosities and other 

 souvenirs ' for the information of visitors to the island. 

 Mention is made of the various native industries, such as the 

 making of hats, baskets, brooms, mats, fans, d'oyleys, 

 fern work, shell ornaments, pottery, preserves, etc., etc. 

 In each section the author gives ' plant notes,' which are 

 interesting remarks on the i^lants -fthich furni.sh the various 

 materials used in making these ornaments, curios, etc. 

 Fern workers have some 500 species of ferns in Jamaica 

 from which to choose their material for making d'oyleys, 

 lamp .shades, and other pretty ornaments. 



A long list of seeds used for ornaments is given ; those 

 most frequently used are Joli's tears, Circassian seeds, soap 

 berries, and the yellow and grey nickers. A long list is 

 also given of the woods used for walking sticks. 



Undoubtedly, many of Jamaica's visitors will Vie glad to 

 have the information in this pamphlet, and will be grateful 

 to Mr. Wortley for the energy and care he has bestowed 

 ujion its preparation. It should also find a place at the 

 various exhibitions in Great P.ritain and Canada where West 

 Indian products are exhibited. 



COCOA-NUT MEAL AS A FOOD-STUFF. 



Professor J. P. d'Albmiueniue, M.A., F.I.C., F.C.8., 

 has forwarded to the Imperial Comniissioner of Agri- 

 culture the results of analyses of cocoa-nut meal from 

 Trinidad. He reports the sample to be well prepared 

 and in a fresh and wholesome condition. Cocoa-nut 

 meal should form a valimble addition to West Indian 

 feeding-stuffs. 



The results of these analyses are shown in the 

 following table in comparison with the composition of 

 American cocoa-nut meal as given by Henry in his 

 Ft'Cils and Feeding :— 



COMPOSITION OF COCO.\-NUT MEAL. 



JAMAICA COOKERY BOOK By Caroline Sullivan. 

 Jamaica: Ai'ton W. (jarJner <f- Co.. 127, Harbour St net, 

 Kinijfton. Second Edition, 1897. 



This is not a new liook but it is deserving of being 

 more widely known throughout the West Indies. It has for 

 some time been extensively used and appreciated in Jamaica 

 and has been found particnlariy useful to English residents 

 in that island. It contains ' 364 simjile cookery receipts and 

 household hints.' These are confined to every-day dishes 

 which come under immediate notice in Jamaica. 



In addition to receipts for ordinary table dishes, hints are 

 given on the preparation of pickles, sauces, drinks, etc. 



RUBBER PLANTING IN SAMOA. 



The following note is extracted from the Ciin.-mlur 

 Report on the trade of Samoa for 1P04: — 



India-rubber is now exciting much attention in Samoa. 

 The Castilloa elanlica is doing better than other specie.s. 

 When planted 20 feet apart it attains in a couple of years 

 H height of 10 to 12 feet, and is expected to yield good sap 

 in about eight years. It grows well here in high altitudes 

 (2,000 feet), as well as on the coast, and dislikes shade. 



Whether there is danger, as in the case of vanilla, of the 

 supply of rubber exceeding the demand to an extent sufficient 

 to make the price unremunerative to the grower, is difficult 

 to forecast ; but as rubber, like cacao is a necessity, and not 

 a luxury, and, besides, caimot be grown everywhere, this 

 danger does not apjtear to be a serious one. 



It will be seen that the Trinidad product is 

 superior to the average American by reason of its 

 higher protein content and its greater freedom from 

 indigestible tibrons matter. Less of the cocoa-nut oil 

 is apparently extracted in Trinidad. 



FEEDINi: V.\LUE OF COCOA-NUT MEAL. 



Henry makes the following remarks, in his Feeds 

 and Feeding, on the fe"diiig value of cocoa-nut 

 meal : — 



The residue in the manufactuie of cocoa-nut oil is 

 known as cocoa-nut or cocoa meal. It is used quite 

 extensively by dairymen in the vicinity of San FrancLsco. 

 Cocoa-nut meal has the reputation of producing fine butter of 

 considerable firmness, and is therefore recommended for 

 summer feeding to dairy cows. It may be used with 

 advantage for swine and sheep, .serving also as a partial 

 suVwtitute for oats with working horses. 



The French war department investigated the value of 

 cocoa-nut meal for horses. The results proved that cocoa-nut 

 meal was eijual and even sujierior to the same weight of oats. 

 According to French prices of feeding stuffs, a substitution as 

 in the above experiment would bring about a reduction in the 

 cost of keeping army horses of .|10-00 each \i6v year. 



The digestible nutrients and fertilizing constit- 

 uents are given by Henry as follows : — 



Dry matter in 100 lb. 



Digestible nutrients 

 in 100 11j. 



Fertilizing constituents 

 in 100 lb. 



/ Protein 

 Carbohydiates 



( Fat 



/ Nitrogen 



- Phosphoric acid 



I Potash 



89-7 lb. 



15-6 „ 



38-3 „ 



10-5 „ 



3-3 „ 



1-6 „ 



2-4 „ 



Destruction of Ticks. The Manager of Barbuda 

 (Mr. H. G. S. Branch), having experimented with kerosene 

 emulsion, applied by means of a knapsack sprayer to cattle 

 in an attemi)t to rid them of ticks, has arrived at the 

 conclusion that a mixture of tallow and kerosene applied by 

 hand is both cheaper and more effective than the former 

 method. 



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