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ten by Entomologist of the Imperial Department of Agriculture, was 

 read, together with observations by the Hon.T. H. Sharp. Mr. Fawcett 

 was requested to write to Mr. Panton asking him to look into the 

 matter. 



The Quarterly Report of Mr. Buttenshaw, the Lecturer in Agricul- 

 ture, was read. 



Mr. Cradwick's itinerary was submitted and approved. 



Mr. Cradwick wrote asking to be supplied with certain tools. Mr. 

 Fawcett was asked to supply, as far as possible, from the store and to 

 send in an estima e for the rest. 



A report on the work of the Mico students at Hope Gardens by Mr. 

 T. J. Harris was read. The Secretary was instructed to send a copy 

 to the Mico Board of Directors. 



Mr. Fawcett reported that he had received from America a number 

 of new varieties of sweet potatoes. 



It was also reported that the Government had made arrangements 

 with Mr. "West whereby he should be allowed the free occupation of 

 Superintendent's quarters at Cinchona and land for the purpose of 

 making experiments in bee-keeping, especially in the way of introdu- 

 cing new honey- producing flowers. Mr. West would also give in- 

 struction to the Hope apprentices in bee-keeping. 



The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Capern of Bristol requesting 

 the Government to grant him facilities for growing bird seed in J a- 

 maica. The Board expressed its willingness to grow the seeds either 

 at Hope or at the Prison Farm. 



The Report on the amalgamation of the agricultural agencies drawn 

 up by the Chairman, the Archbishop, and Mr. Barclay, was read. Its 

 adoption was moved by Mr. Shore, seconded by Mr. Fursdon and 

 carried. 



The meeting then terminated. 



DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING COTTON. 



By T. J. Harris, Agricultural Instructor at Hope Experiment 



Station 



No attempt should be made to cultivate cotton in districts where the 

 wet and dry seasons are not well defined, as perpetually damp weather 

 is apt to cause the plants to grow to an immense size and yield but 

 little cotton ; and this invariably of an inferior quality. 



Almost any soil, with the exceptions of clay and sand, will do, pro- 

 vided the drainage is good ; light and rather poor soil should be 

 ploughed and harrowed before planting, rich soil to be left undis- 

 turbed except that a fork's width is broken up on each side of the line. 



Sea-Island Cotton should be planted in rows four feet apart and one 

 foot apart in the rows, every alternate plant to be cut out after the first 

 crop and again after the second crop ; the third growing and ripen- 

 ing at four feet apart each w ay. 



Egyptian Cotton is a larger growing plant and should be set out at 

 two feet apart in lows four feet apart, cutting out every other plant 

 after the first crop. 



From six to eight seeds should be sown in each hole and covered 

 about an inch ; these will germinate in four to seven days, and when 



