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THE CUBA REVIEW/ 



Cost of a Box of Oranges. — The cost 

 of producing a box of oranges in Cali- 

 fornia, as gathered from a large number 

 of growers and packers, exclusive of in- 

 terest, is $1.05 per box. This is appor- 

 tioned as follows: Cost of labor, 59c.; 

 material used in growing and packing, 

 46c.; cost of transportation to eastern 

 markets, including 10c. for ice, is 93c. a 

 box, making the total cost of a box 

 of oranges delivered to the eastern mar- 

 ket for $1.98. Fifty-eight per cent, of 

 orange shipments are under refrigera- 

 tion. Th cost of producing a box of 

 oranges in Italy is 65c.; transpor ation 

 to New York, 2Sc.; duty, 72c., making 

 the total cost delivered of $1.62, or an 

 advantage in favor of the Italian orange 

 of 36c. — California Fruit Grower. 



life of bacteria there. Put in plenty of phos- 

 phorus. Sow good seed, with a little inoculated 

 soil. Lime brings alfalfa. Alfalfa brings corn. 

 Corn brings money, homes, pianos and education 

 for farm boys. 



When all the interests in Cuba become 

 organized and a stable government is in- 

 sured, growers there are going to ship 

 strawberries and vegetables to Baltimore, 

 Philadelphia, New York, and all the North 

 Atlantic coast cities from three to six 

 months in the year. — The Manufacturers' 

 Record, Baltimore, Md. 



Bermuda Potatoes and Parsley. — The first 

 arrivals of the 1908 crop Bermuda potatoes 

 and parsley arrived here this week ; the price 

 was around $8 per barrel. The parsley sold 

 out at $1 to $1.25 per box. — New York 

 Report 



Alfalfa Easy to Grow. — It does not make 

 any difference where you live, says Gleanings 

 in Bee Culture, alfalfa can be made to grow 

 all the way from jNIaine to Florida. Here 

 are the directions boiled down, from the 

 Ohio Farmer, written by Willis O. Wing, 

 the great authority on the subject of alfalfa : 



Please do not make a mystery of alfalfa-grow- 

 ing any longer. It is such a simple matter that 

 one can write all the rules needed in small space. 

 Here they are: Drain the water out; let the air 

 into the soil; fill the land with lime if nature 

 did not do it ; get humus into it — stable manure 

 or some vegetable matter to rot and promote the 



Orange Cultivation in Cuba. 



Consul R. E. Holaday, of Santiago de 

 Cuba, reports that the orange crop of Cuba 

 this year will be the largest in the history 

 of the island and will reach 500,000 boxes. 

 Until the last .three years large quantities 

 of oranges were annually imported into 

 Cuba from Florida and California, but it is 

 believed that in another year the industry 

 will supply local demand. The business of 

 orange culture in Cuba is almost entirely in 

 the hands of Americans. — Daily U. S. Con- 

 sular Trade Report, Nov. 24, 1908. 



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Most of the hogs exported to Cuba 

 from the United States go to Havana, 

 where the demand is usually active. 

 Gulf coast shippers report that American 

 hogs are more than holding their own 

 in the island, and when placed in com- 



petition with those of other countries 

 they seem to command preference. The 

 Cuban hog exporting trade is recognized 

 as a splendid asset, and is steadily grow- 

 ing between the gulf ports and Cuba. — 

 New Orlaan.s Pu.ayune. 



