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when
the
same
deals
with
mat-
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interest,
and
is
accompda-
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THE, M'NAWA YAM.
|
A
note
ia
che Inventory
of Seeds
and
|
Plants
Imported,
Issued
by
the
United
States
Departmen!
of Agricuiture,
Sep
!
raomber
6,
1919,
states
that
a
verv
pe-
culiar yam,
which
appears
tc
be
distinct
from
any of the cultivated
yams
of Por-
|
t 5 Rien.
or
any of
the
wild
sorts,
hss
|
been
received
from
Panama,
under
the
|
name
of
the
Manawa.
It
seems
that
|
this variety
of vam,
though
appasently
native
to that
region,
is not
cdommonly
!
cultivated
even
there.
It
is
reported,
however,
to be
a
heavier yielder, and
to
|
come
to
maturity
two
or three
months .
|
earlier
than the
more
commonly
cultiva-
|
ted types.
It is slightly sweet,
withan
|
excellent
flavour
of
its
own,
and
the
|
size
and shape
are
attractive.
The
mea-
|
ly
vhiteness
of the
flesh
when
cooked,
|
the
smoothness
of
the
skin,
and
the
|
shape
and
size of the
yam
would
seem
|
to make
it a desirable
variety
for
table
|
use.
1t is stated,
however,
that
when
|
baked
the
skin
is
disagreeably
bitter
!
and cannot
be
eaten.
%
|
s
In connection
with
this
it may
be
re-
|
marked
that
an
Agricultural
Ewxtension
|
Note, published
by the Porto
Rico Agri-
|
cultural
Experiment
Station,
records
|
that several
varieties
of yams
cultivated
at the Station
have
been
distributed
over
the island.
One of hese
varieties called
the
‘Potato
Yamr,”
which
from
its
de-
seription
seems
to resemble
very closely
the yam
referred
to above,
is reported
to have given
from
18 oz. of seed
tubers
4 yield of 37ib. 9ez. —Agriculturrl
News.
GUADELOUPE
SUGAR.
!
A sample
of
the
average
quality
of
CHRISFTIANSTED.,
V. Bllߢ
A
MONDAY
7va
JUNE
1920
sugar
produced
in:
Guadeloupe
for
ex.
portatiou
to France
has
heen
forwarded
to the
Imperial]
Commissicner
of
Agri-
cuiture by Mr,
-J”
Bydney
Dash,
Direc-
tor
of
the
-Statidn
Agrofcmique,
of
Guadeloupe.
It is
guite
a good
sample
of what
is kpown
n
the
sugar
market
as ‘Plantations
White,” - Mr.
Duash
sates
that
such
suzraris
being
vetarled
locally
7t ahout
3:d.
per .
and that
each
Usine
in the island
is reqdired
by
the
Govern-
ment
to
contribute
its
pro
rata
share
for jocal consumption.
With regard
to the
vrospect
of the
su
gar industry
in
Gupdeloupe,
it
apbpears
that
the Station Agronomique
18 showing
evidence
of good service,
and
is
making
i*s influence
felt.
! The
present
erop
1s
likely
to
be
larger
than
for
some
few
years
past,
and
on
the
whole,
the
culti-
vation
is
also
bakter.
Oune
practice
which it seems
hasilargely
prevailed
in
the past
in Guadeloupe,
namely,
keeping
canes
for
third
ratoons.
1S
now
being
discouraged.
Mr.
Dash
considers
that
nowhere
in
the
West
Indies
are
the soil
and
climatic
conditions
more ravourable
for
cane
cul-
tivation
than
in
the
FKrench
colonies,
and
that
planters
and
sugar
manufac-
turers
there
are
now
fully alive
to
the
benefits
that will acerue
to
the
industry
from
increased
caxe
in
the
cultivation
of the
cane and
'n
the
manufacture
of
sugar.
- Ibid.
A report
of Dr. C: A. Browne,
Chemist
in Charge
of the New
York
Sugar
Lab-
oratory,
states
thata slight imtprovement
was
noted
in the quality of the raw
sug-
ars tested during
1919.
The
losses,
how-
ever,
from deterioration
in storage
were
very great.
According
to
comparative
analyses
made at the laboratory,
the
loss
during storage
in Cuba
alone
is
estima-
ted at over
$5,000,000,
and,
when
there
is added
to this sum
the
losses
from
de-
teriorationin transit,
and
in storage
af-
tar delivery,
the
tbtal
losses
from
this
cause
probably
approximate
to
1
per
cent,
of the
total value of the Cuba
crop.
(Facts
about Sugar,
February
28,
1920.)
—lbid.
:
COTTON
SEED FOR
PLANTING
.
IN ST.
VINCENT.
From
information
received
from Mr.
T. P.
Jackson,
Agricultural
Superinten-
dent,
St.
Vincent,
it appears
that
cotton
seed for planting ordinary
cotton
during
the coming
season
will
be
obtained
by
No.
129
!
cotton
planters
from Ratho
Mili
estate
{
The
eotton
grown
on
this estat¢
has
ori
i
z‘linm_ed from
earetful
selectior
made
at
|
the
Experiment
Station.
In
the
crop
|
just past
the
seedeotton
ol
this
selection
|
produced
28 per
cent.
lint, and
also
gave
|
a heavy
yield per acre.
|
With
regard
to
the
growers
of what
.
18
known
as
superfine
cotton,
they
will
i
make
their
own
arrangements
for
seed
I
supplies.— [bid.
i
A‘ kinds
of artificial floral
de-
|
signs Tor funerals
and weddings:
such
as
wreaths
and
bouquets,
can
|
be had
on
short
notice
from
C.
A.
-
GENROW,
Floral Artist,
who
lives
.
upstairs
of the old Armstrong
place
.
3
ot
&
3
.
in Queen’s
Street.
|
:
j
I
~
Frederiksted
Apothecary’s
Kal
!
:
2
.
|
has received
a fresh supply
;
OF
I
ASSORTED
CHOUOLATES
|
Maillard’s and
Greenfier’s
4& 1
Ib. boxces
|
VANILLA CHOCOLATES
+ & 4
Ib.
cakes,
MARIE & LUNCH BISCUITS
UNEEDA,
UNEEDA LUNCH.
|
‘U-LU & FIG NEWTON
BISCUITS.
-
TRETERYS
«TEA,
PlO
BICO
COF-
;
FEE.
|
BAKER'S COCOA
|
EXTRA FINFE MACARON]
|
small
packs,
|
SWEET
& BITTER
ALMONDS,
|
Kzls],).b(’-rry
and
Strawberry
Syrup
in
?
3 bottles
|
CALIFORNIA PEARS,
|
VEGETABLE SOUP,
SALMON,
Aladdin
& Tiuntex Dyes.
|
CASHMERE
BOUQUET SOADP.
|
HIND’S HONEY & ALMOND CREAM.
t
keeps
the
skin fresh
and beautiful,
CAMEL CIGARFRTTES,
g
the favorite
smoke.
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JUICE,
CIDER
VINEGAR
‘;
VINEGAR-ESSENE
|
Writing Paper
and Envelopes,
|
Nuxated-Iron
ete,
Jean Peiersen,
Frederiksied,