TABLE OF CONTENTS


Message from the Honorable Juan Luis,
 Governor of the Virgin Islands .............................................1
Message from Commissioner Rudolph Shulterbrandt,
 President of Agriculture and Food Fair.......................................3
Message from Dr. Arthur A. Richards,
 President, College of the Virgin Islands. .................................... 5
Agriculture and Food Fair Administrative Staff .. ................... ............ 7
Agricultural Potentials and Constraints in the Virgin Islands........................ .9
Comparative Considerations Between United States
 and Caribbean Farming Systems ...........................................13
Rural Renaissance in the U.S. Virgin Islands .................................... 17
Our New Agricultural Policy ................................................25
A Look at the Remarkable Cassava............................................27
Coping with Sand Flies in the Virgin Islands.....................................33
Some Current Research Approaches on Ciguatera Fish Poisoning ................... .37
Try Gardening for Food, Fun and Physical Fitness ...............................40
The Importance of Dissolved Oxygen in Fish Culture .............................41
Recommendations On Pasture Management ................................... 45
From Our Photo Album ................................................. 51
The Singing M mosquitoes ................................................... 59
A Priceless Heritage The St. George Village Botanical Garden ..................... 63
Canine Parvovirus Infection What You Should Know About It ................... .65
Genetic Control of an Insect Pest of Pigeon Pea ................. .............. .69
Water Quality and Agriculture.............................................. 73
Whim Greathouse History For Everyone.................................... 79
Weed Control in the Garden .............................................. 81
Research on Papaya Decline ................................................85
Fish Culture and Hydroponics in the Virgin Islands ......................... .. .. 87
Caring and Sharing With Animals -The 4-H Way ............................... 91
Compact Living & Mini-Farming........................ .................. .95
E energy !!! ............................................................ 99

 Editor
 Darshan S. Padda