Virgin Islands

 Agriculture and Food Fair

 1987
 Bulletin Number 2
 A Publication of the 17th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair

 Table of Contents

1987 Agriculture and Food Fair Board of Directors ................... .....3
Governor Alexander A. Farrelly's Message ..............................5
Dr. Arthur A. Richards' Message ......................................7
Acting Commissioner Eric L. Bough's Message ........................... 9
Complexities of Agricultural Development in the Caribbean ..............11
Experiment Station Research and the Local Farm Operator................13
The U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa: Viewed by
 An Agriculturist .............. ...... ................................15
Hillside Catchments Water Supply Alternative ........................ 19
The W hite Hair Sheep of St. Croix ..................... ............. 21
Small Animals For Small Farms in the Virgin Islands ......................23
Fertility Examination in Male Livestock ................... ...........25
The Miracle of Soil Organic Matter ................................. 27
Prevention Is Better Than Cure ................ ..... ...............31
New and Nutritious Crops For St. Croix ................. ............. 33
"Who Are You?" Identifying Your Livestock .............. .............. 35
Horses of the World The Arabian ................................. 41
The Crucians of Sandy Point ........................................... 43
Guinea Grass in the Virgin Islands ..................................... 47
The University of the Virgin Islands
 Associate in Arts in Agriculture .............. ...... ............. 49
W hat Is VIERS? .............. ..................... ............... 51
Poetry .............. .. .......................... ..............53-54
From O ur Photo Album ............................................ 55-75


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