Record

RefNoMS/527/2/14/35
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [William B Hardy] to John Barclay, [secretary of the Jamaica Agricultural Society]
Date17 April 1917
DescriptionSays the Committee has tried the sweet potatoes that Barclay sent and agreed they would be an acceptable foodstuff -- but notes the tendency of the sweet potatoe to go rotten and their high water content, which would require tonnage that would be better used for wheat. Says he holds out hopes for the banana chips, which have not yet arrived.
Extent2pp
FormatCarbon copy
AccessStatusOpen
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