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THE AGllICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 9, 1911, 



Excursions of a useful nature have been arranged, and 

 evening addi-esses on various interesting subjects will 

 be given at the Queen's Royal College. 



The provisional programme of the Conference, as 

 published at the prtstent time, is as follows: — 



TrESD.w, .Janu.^kv 23. 



1..S0 p.m. to 4 p.m. Delegates arrive. Opening of 

 Conference in the Council Chamber at the 

 Red House. President's addre^s. Preliminary 

 Papers on Agricultural Education. 



4.30 p.m. Reception at Government House by 

 His Excellency the Governoi', and Garden 

 Party. 



8.30 p m. At Queen's Royal College. Address on Col- 

 our Photography. Mr. J. B. Rorer, A.B.,M.A. 

 Notes on Some Agricultural Activities in 

 Trinidad. :\Ir. W. G. Freeman, B. He. 



Wedne.s]).\y, J.\nu.\rv 24. 



7.30 a.m. to S.30 a.m. At St. Clair E.xperiment Sta- 

 tion. Cacao Demonstration. Methods of trapp- 

 ing cacao beetles, ilr. P. L. Guppy. Methods 

 of spraying cacao. Mr. J. B. Rorer, A.B.,M.A 



9 a.m. to 12 noon. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Papers and discussions relating 

 to Cacao. 



1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Papers and discussions relating 

 to Sugar. 



Thiksd.w, J.wiwiiv 25. 



7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. E.\cursions in and around Port- 



of-Spain. {Arrayigementu will he annouvced 



later.) 

 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Session of Conferc^nce at the 



Red House. Papers and discussions relating 



to Cotton. 



Afternoon. Alternative excursions, (a) St. Augus- 

 tine Estate and Government Farm. (6) To 

 Cacao Estates in the Santa Cruz Valley, (c) 

 Visits to Educational Institutions in Port-of- 

 Spain. 



{Further ^iartvidarsregardiny these Excur- 

 ■<iiovs vill he announced later.) 



FRin.w, .J.\NrAKV 2(i. 



7.30 a.m. to 8.30. a.m. Demonstration at St. Clair 

 Experiment Station. 



9 a.m to 12 noon. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Papers and discussions on the 

 Cocoa-nut, Lime and Fruit Industries, and 

 on Plant Pests and Diseases. 



1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Papers and discussions on Agri- 

 cultural Education. 



8.30 p.m.' At (Queen's Royal College. Addresses 

 on Rubber Cultivation, illustrated by lantern 

 slides, by Dr. Cramer and Mr. F. A. Stock- 

 dale, M.A. 



S.nrRiuy, .J.\xu.\rv 27. 



(«) Excursion to River Estate (including the PJlue 

 Basin; the Wireless Telegraphy Station; the 

 Water Works Pumping Station, etc.), leaving 

 Port-of-Spain at 8 a.m. During this excur- 

 sion there will be Demonstrations and Papers 

 relating to cacao cultivation and other subjects. 



(//) .Mternative excursion to the Pitch Lake, leav- 

 ing Port-of-Spain by train at 7 26 a.m. 



{<■) An alternative excursion may be arranged to 

 visit jjlaces of interest in connexion with the 

 Sugar Industry. 



Evening. Conference ])inner. 



.SrNDAV, Jant.akv 28. 



It is probable that an afternoon excursion to the 



islands near the Bocas may be arr.mged. 

 MoxDAv, Jaxiarv 29 



7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. St.Clair Experiment Station. 

 Demonstration of matters relating to Rubber. 

 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Papers and discussions relating 

 to Rubber. 

 Afternoon. Visit to the Agrictdtural Show. 

 Tt'EsDAv, Janiahv 30. 

 7.30 a.m. to 8.30. a.m. (To be arranged.) 

 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Session of Conference at the 

 Red House. Subjects for discussion. The 

 proposal for a West Indian Trade Commis- 

 sioner in Canada. The work of the Entomo- 

 logical Research ( 'ommittee. Closing of the 

 Conference. 

 It must be understood that the information pre- 

 sented above does not indicate the full range of the 

 subjects that will be available for discussioB. 

 Such other matters as possess importance will 

 receive attention, and it is intended that ererythiug 

 shall be done to permit the giving of adequate consid- 

 eration to all agricultural subjects that are of interest 

 to representatives at the Conference. 



