Index 



Vegetables as catch-crop.*, 115, 443 } 



in Samoa, 119 

 Velvet bean (Stfafo&iMW faring 



ttuw), 127 



\ rn.ulo !n-.u-h, l\uum.i. .in. I ou'o 

 nuts, 115 



\ eneaotla .mi i-attir, ;,5, ; ( (. . .m,i 



u--. l IS 



Venemelan cattle for Trinidad, 



\V.l , ;;s 

 \ IM.I i 'iu- v Mexico), 151 ; and 



cattle, 155 

 Yil.i (Solomons), Lever Bros, em- 



ploye*es' Co., at} 494 



\ MH-.VU II.MII COCO nut milU. .iyi, 



357 ; its manufacture discussed, 

 549 ; its quality excellent, 549 

 .1 sttlli/tra % 26? 

 forest, the clearing of, 162 

 Vims fur rats, 218 

 Visayas (Cuba Isles) copra, 552 



Yolf.uiu- soil in li|i vr.y Intilr, 



Wages in G.E.A., 148 



Walker, Herbert S, (P.I.). on 



:iiuh - "I nuts. 192 ; .<n .living 



>, 380; on oil extraction, 

 526, 532 ; on rotary dryers, 382 



W.mu Uncl (G.E.A.), 143 



Waste" pioducts, tin- utili/.ition 



of, 349 



Water, 2,235 gals, annually Iran- 

 sj IK i | 1 1 fulm, 281 ; and the 

 roots, 30, III ; and the seashore, 

 229 ; for young palms, 465 ; 

 importance of, 280, 440 ; in copra, 

 527 ; in " pits " to be avoided, 65 ; 

 tnun.l.itioiis and drainage, 29 ; it 

 pays to, 465 ; Ion, when copra- 

 drying in Fiji, 474 ; in Mauritius, 

 74; in Philippines, 527; neces- 

 sary to transfer plant -foods, 280 ; 

 necessity for nurseries, 183 ; over- 

 supply can be a disadvantage, 26 ; 

 the question of, 22, 60; the need 

 of wholesome, 163 



Water melons as catch-crops, 115, 

 i to 



Water oxen ; m Caraboes 



II'.-.:'. -' -'/:/: on " r s iimiii.-. will. 



Dynamite," 514 

 Weedins, L. C. Brown (F.M,S.)i 



on, 184 \ and tilling, 36 5 expen- 



sive in Samoa, 442 ; l 



the palms, 210; in Ceylon, 35; 



the necessity of, 206; when to 



clean, 206 

 Weeds, clean circle around palms, 



65 ; how to burn them, 209 : 



kept down by cattle, 129 

 Weevil, shot-hole, 273$ four- 



sotted, 273 



il.iv 



1 . . : , :i 



p.U 



Weil 



\\ ;': .. \1 il 



ired, 417 



i:>\ 1 r,- (Solomont), 4').5 



West Indies, advantages for coco- 

 nut planting, 59; and beetle 

 nests, 270 ; and cacao gathering, 

 89 ; and root disease, 252 ; bear- 

 ing age of palms, 68 ; cause of 

 leaf disease in the, 247 ; copra 

 and oil to 1,000 nuts, &c., 69 (see 

 also 7, 8, 52, 70, 79, 135, 146, 



a85,364i4H,4iS.4i8.439.S3i. 



SS 557) i cost of labour in, i ; 



manuring, pests, and diseases, 68 ; 



planting in the, 57 ; publications 



on diseases, 59 

 Wtst fndian Kittle! in on fibie 



extraction, 559 

 Wt$t India Commit!* Circular, 



4j8.5aa.59, 593 

 " Wet feet," 26 

 Whale-oil soap, 266 ; and kerosinc 



emulsion, 268 

 White ants, 85, 221 ; and jungle 



growth, 162 ; and seed-nuts, 195 ; 



in Malaya, 46 ; in nurseries, 187 ; 



protecting wood against, 576 

 White fly, 265 

 Wickremaratne, Mr. N, (Ceylon), 



on diseased fronds, 277 

 Wide planting, 93; advantage of, 



99 ; and cattle, 127 ; the need of, 



61 ; and robusta, 333 

 Wild pigs, 217 ; and planting out, 



187 



