64 THE BANANA 



cultivated crop of this parish, but in many cases special 

 methods and treatment of the soil are required to ensure 

 success. The 4 Sugar-cane climate,' associated with a dry 

 spring, is a difficulty which may require in some districts 

 special measures for securing a good tilth and mulching to 

 secure a good return of early fruit when the prices rule 



high." 



