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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



January 20, 1906. 



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Vol. V. SATURDAY, JAXUARY "20, 1906. No. 98. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



A brief account of the efforts made to produce 

 pedigree sugar-canes is given in the editorial in the 

 present issue. 



Other notes of interest in regard to the sugar 

 industry will be found on p. 19. A summary is published 

 of the results of the manurial experiments with sugar- 

 canes in the Leeward Islands. 



Carriacou Cottagers' Show. 



It was briefly mentioned in the Agrlcvltv ral 

 Keys (Vol. IV, p. 147) that arrangements were being 

 made to hold a Cottagers' Show at Carriacou. It has 

 now been definitcl}- decided to hold this show 

 at the Recreation Grounds, Hillsborough, on Friday, 

 January 26. His E.Kceilency the Governor will distri- 

 bute the prizes. 



It may be mentioned that a small grant for prizes 

 and four Diplomas of merit have been offered by the 

 Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Manuring Sugar-cane in the Leeward Islands. 



The summary (publisheil on p. 19) of the results- 

 of the manurial experiments with the sugar-cane in 

 the Leeward Islands indicates in a very clear manner 

 the manurial requirements of the sugar-cane in 

 St. Kitt's-Nevis. These experiments have now been 

 carried on for five years in the case of plant canes and 

 for four 3-ears with ratoons. It is therefore possible to 

 draw conclusions with some measure of confidence. 



No artificial manures are required for plant canes, 

 when 1-5 to 20 tons of good pen manure have been 

 apjjlied. 



With ratoons, however, artificial manures are 

 necessary to give the best results. The constituent 

 required is nitrogen; the use of potash and phosphates 

 is unnecessary. It is recommended that ratoon canes, 

 which received an adequate supply of pen manure as 

 plant canes, should receive about 40 lb. of nitrogen 

 per acre. This may be given in the form of 200 lb. of 

 sulphate of ammonia or 250 lb. of nitrate of soda 

 l^er acre, in one application. 



On p. 20 there will be found a useful list of budded 

 oranges grown at the St. Clair Experiment Station, 

 Trinidad, with notes as to their characteristics. 



A further article on inoculation for anthrax 

 appears on p. 23. This contains information particu- 

 larly as to the procedure adopted in using the anthrax 

 vaccines. 



The insect notes in this issue of the Agricultural 

 Neivs are of special interest to cotton growers. 

 Attention is drawn to the note on the use of Paris 

 green and lime. (See p. 26.) 



Useful hints on the growing of tomatos will be 

 found on p. 27. 



Poultry breeders are likely to find much of 

 interest in the article reproduced on ))p. 30-1, on the 

 Guinea fowl. 



On p. 31 a review of the agricultural progress of 

 Barbados is reproduced from the Avnxial Report on 

 the colony for 1904-5. This is followed by a note on 

 the use of rat viru.s. 



St. Kitt's Agricultural and Commercial Society. 



The St. Kitt's Adrerfitier, of December 19, contains 

 a report of a meeting held on December 13 for the 

 purpose of di.scussing the advisability of starting an 

 Agricultural Society. A short report of this meeting 

 will be found elsewhere in these columns. 



The chair was taken by his Honour the Adn)inis- 

 trator, who said he thought that the island was losing 

 a great deal by not having an Agricultural Society — 

 a society to meet and discuss everything connected 

 with agriculture, to endeavour to find the ways and 

 means fur central factories, and to make the best use 

 of the island's resources. He had therefore called the 

 meeting to ask the leading men of the island to 

 express their views on the subject. 



It was agreed that, as the agricultural and com- 

 mercial interests of the island were so interwoven, the 

 society should be called the ' St. Kitt's Agricultural 

 and Commercial Society.' 



Sir Robert Bromley was elected Patron of the 

 Society, Mr. E, D. B. Dobridge, President, and Mr. E. S. 

 deLisle, Vice-president, while Mr. F. R. Shepherd,. 

 Agricultural Superintendent, was appointed Secretary. 



The Imperial Department of Agriculture will 

 endeavour to co-operate with this newly formed 

 society and to render it every assistance. 



