. Notizie agricoli. Agricoltura -- West Indies; le malattie delle piante -- West Indies. Vol. XIII Xo. 324. Il settore agricolo news.. JVl'ASALAA'i) I'ROTECTOUATE: ANNUALE RE- PORTA SUL DEIW HTMENT dell agricoltura, FOU L'ANNO EN DING MARZO 31, lOL't. Il oliief itulustrj- in questo Pioteotorate i.s. la coltivazione del cotone. In hist anno la relazione è stata registrata che i piantatori in tlie highhinds aveva un anno di successo, mentre quelli con terreni ad altitudini più basse ixperienced una disastrosa. La posizione è ora diametralmente opijosite e tlic triste fallimento di raccolto nell'Shire highlands ha significato fail

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. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIII Xo. 324. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS.. JVl'ASALAA'I) I'ROTECTOUATE: ANNUAL RE- PORT ON THE DEIW HTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOU THE YEAR EN DING MARCH 31, lOL't. The oliief itulustrj- in this Pioteotorate i.s cotton growing. In hist year's report it was recorded that the planters in tlie highhinds had a successful year, whilst those with estates at lower elevations ixperienced a disastrous one. The position is now diametrically opijosite, and tlic unfortunate failure of the crop in the Shire highlands has meant failure to nine-tenths of the European planting community. This was occa.sioned )y unfavouralile climatic conditions accnmjianied by a heavy attack of l)oll worm, especially the red lioll worm (Biparapsis castaiiea, Hamjjs.). The low yields which were the natural re.sult, --vorc accompanied this year by a marked reduction in the length of stajilc, which led to a reduction in tlie average price obtained. It is gratifying to be able to .state that the question of unsatisfactory baling has practically disappeared, and planters are now availing tlninselves of the advantages of the hydraulic presses established in various parts of the country. The exported crop in 1!)1."?-14, in bales of 400 tti. of lint, amounted to 6, 00;i as against 8, 093 bales in the previous year, and the acreage under Europt-an cultivation was 2r), ()i)7. The local valuation •>( thecrop was .£().5, 4f<6 as compared with i;S(), !).SS for 1912-13. This shows a decrease of ap])roximatcly i;l-"), 4o2 for tlie year under review. Wliereas cotton growing on the larger estates will be seen to have been temporarily disappointing, tliat on the native holdings is shown to be in a condition of inrmanent advancement. The native crop for the year under review shows an increase of 4o3.', tons of seed-cotton, or an increase in lint amounting to fiS.") l)ales of 400 ft), each. The export of native cotton has ri

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