, 1888-05-16
BARBADOS NEWS.

kDUTOUUOS agricultural h6pOIt6f, ~ ApFtl.J
The reaping of the crop is now The para,
mount idea with the Planters, and it goes
without saying that every effort is being
made everywhere to get the canes off The
field. Last week we had splendid crop
weather-the first long spell of real crop
weather for the SpaSOn,-and good pro,
greSS was made in sugar-making. This
week has been %ShOweTY. especially on
Monday afternoon. On Wednesday morn
ing we had heavy showers, and reaping
operations for this week have consequently
not been so successful. The reaping of
the crops on the high lands of ST. John,
st. Joseph, and st. Thomas, is III a back.
ward condition, and July, and perhaps
even August will catch some estates mn
finished. There has been Il Slight improve.
ment in the yield in the boiling house
during the fortnight; but there continues
to be a great scarcity of fuel. Coal is also
very scarce. The quantity Of produce
shipped to date is 8,252 hhdS. OF sugar,
and l0,3I7 puns. mOlaSSes, against 9,940
hhdS. of sugar, and 1887 punS. molaSSeS,
at the corresponding period last year.
The Young canes are everywhere under Il
vigorous growth, and are looking splendid,
being regular and healthy. Every effort
is being made to give them their crash
covering" before they get too forward,
i'll many places in the black soils, where
planting was early, the knife is being
applied to remove the older shoots. The
early yams which nave been planted are
beginning to show a few green shoots and
leaves, and Guinea corn and Indian corn
are also Springing mp. Preparations for
the regular "plant' of season yamS are
being pushed forward, as well as for pota-
toes on the lands first cleared. For this
time OF he year, native provisions are by
no means scarce in the market, and it is
truly astonishing to find %cucumberS, mel.
onS, and grain, &c, III such quantities
as they are to be found at present. This,
OF course, is owing to the ShOWery weather
which has prevailed for the year. Foreign
toodstutfs continue cheap and plentiful,
except corn,meal, which has been some
what scarce.
Some short time ago the agricultural
Society appointed a Committee to consider
when and how Sugar should be exhibited
and priced, and that Committee has re-
ported as follows:
The Committee appointed to consider
when aud hOT sugar should be exhibited
and priced, begs to recommend that nOSepa-
rate exhibition Of sugar be held,-a Suili-
GENTLY large number Of samples not being
usually forthcoming to make anything Of
Il show.
AS regards the weekly exhibition of sam
pies at the Planters Hall, the Committee
do not think that this movement will be
patronized or appreciated very much by
the Planters, who have not Yet learned to
indulge in much advertising this way.
Besides, many Planters 60 not belong 10
the Society, and may not feel themselves
at liberty to use the Hall for the purpose
OF exhibiting their samples, or, if allowed,
may be reluctant to accept the privilege.
The Committee recommend that when
ever the Society holds II mid-year exhibit
ton, prizes be offered at hat time for Sugar,
M0IGS$es, and Rum, the samples sent in
being certified to represent a certain guam
tity then to be found on the Plantation
Durham Vale, it, Christ Church, con.
tanning As acres of land, with a crop es,
timated to make % hhds. Of sugar, was
sold last Friday, by the Master in Chan
Gerry, to Mr.. I. b. Evelyn, for .s2,0O9. 0. o.,
the appraised value.
Bulkeley estate, in the Parish of st.
George, late the property of Mr.. j. P.
Mason, NJ. g. P, containing abont 1891
acres, was sold to-day for the appraised
value-418,O 45, to Mrs. Mason. In the
Court Of Chancery to-day, His Honor the
Vice Chancellor agreed to the acceptance
by the Master of the deposit of 20 90
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