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THE AGEICULTURAL NEWS. 



July 28, 1906, 



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Vol. Y. SATURDAY, .JULY •2t<, 1906. No. 111. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



Recent reports on sugar-cane expei'iments in 

 British Guiana are reviewed in the editorial in this 

 issue. Important results are recorded in regard to the 

 manuring of the sugar-cane and the selection of new 

 seedling varieties for cultivation in British Guiana. 

 Reference is also made to the increasing popularitj- of 

 some of these new varieties. 



An interesting note appears on p. 228 describing 

 the canning of pine-apples as carried on in the recently 

 established canning factory in Jamaica. Reference is 

 also made to this factory on p. 233, which, as far as is 

 known, is the only venture of the kind in the West 

 Indies. 



On p. 229 will be found an illustrated note on the 

 papaw. 



A report on the results of cotton experiments 

 carried on at the La Guerite Experiment Station, 

 St. Kitt's, is published on p. 231. Mr. Shepherd 

 reports on manurial experiments, experiments in plant- 

 inir at different distances, and experiments with 

 different varieties. 



Notes on a new scale insect on date palms in 

 Egypt and on the butterflies of British Guiana will be 

 found under the head of ' Insect Notes ' (p. 234). 



West Indian Botanic Stations. 



Several oi the Annual Reports of the Botanic 

 Stations and Agricultural Schools in the ^Vest Indies, 

 for the year ended March 31 last, are now in the press 

 and will be issued shortly. One of these — that for 

 Montserrat — has just been issued and is reviewed on 

 p. 237 of this issue. 



As in previous years, these reports will contain, in 

 addition to a record of the usual routine work of the 

 gardens and schools, notes on the experimental cultiva- 

 tion of economic plants and on the progress in the 

 establishment of new industries. In this connexion the 

 reports on the progress of the cotton industry in 

 several of the islands will be likely to afford useful 

 information. 



In view of the efforts that are being made to 

 extend the cultivation of the Central American rubber 

 tree, Mr. Moore's notes on rubber growing in St. Lucia 

 are likely to be of service. (See pp. 238-9.) 



Peppers from Nevis. 



Reference was made in the Agricidturul N'eics 

 (Yol. lY, p. 280) to the results of a trial shipment of 

 peppers grown at the Nevis Experiment Station. 



A further shipment (of 1 barrel) was made in 

 May last with the result that the peppers sold 'at the 

 exceptionally high price of HQs. per cwt.' 



Messrs. Lewis & Peat, of Mincing Lane, London, 

 to whom the shipment was made, have reported as 

 follows : — 



' ^Ve have the pleasure to enclose contract for 

 a little lot of capsicums shipped from St. Kitt's, which 

 we have sold at the exceptionally high price of 80s. per 

 cwt. We could not, of course, rely on anything near 

 this figure for any quantity. The average value would 

 be not more than about 40.•^'. per cwt. If the quality 

 can be kept up to the small trial shipment, we think 

 this value might be relied upon. Of course it nuist 

 be borne in mind that there is only a very limited 

 demand for this description of chillies.' 



Canadian Exhibitions, 1 906. 



In consequence of changes having been made in 

 the dates of sailings of the Pickford & Black steamers, 

 it becomes necessaiy to revise the dates, given on p. 175- 

 of this volume of the Agricidturul News, for the 

 forwarding of exhibits for the Canadian exhibitions to 

 be held in August and September next. 



The S.S. ' Orinoco,' there stated to be due to leave 

 Demerara on July 28, will leave on July 31, touching 

 at the various islands as follows ; Trinidad, August 3;^ 

 Barbados, August 6 ; St. Lucia, August 7 ; Dominica, 

 August 8 ; Antigua, August 9 ; St. Kitt's, August 11 ; 

 and arriving at St. John on August 20. 



For the Halifax exhibition it is suggested that 

 a convenient opportunity would be offered by the 

 S.S. ' Angola,' due to leave Demerara on August 24, 

 touching at the various islands as follows: Trinidad, 

 August 27 ; Barbados, August 30 ; St. Lucia, August 

 31 ; Dominica, September 1 ; Antigua, September 2 -^ 

 St. Kitt's, September 4 ; and arriving at St. John on 

 September 13. 



