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El haberse senibrado mas cana y el buen tiempo que ha reinado recientemente, 

 son indicios de que la proxima zafra en Cuba sea mucho mayor. 



Las siembras de cana y de remolacha en los Estados Unidos estan desarrollandose 

 muy bien, siendo todas las indicaciones de que la produccion de ambos frutos sera 

 mayor. La cosecha de remolacha en California es muy abundante, habiendose co- 

 menzado ya el recolecta en la parte sur. 



El consume so hace en una escala lo bastante grande para absorber el azucar segiin 

 se vaya produciendo, y el aspecto general de la situacion azucarera es muy satis- 

 factorio. 



Nueva York, 4 de Agosto de 1909. 



Sugar Cane Enemies. 



Among the pests attacking the sugar cane 

 in Cuba is the borer, which is responsible 

 for most of the damage done to the plant. 

 The borer, says E. T. Ferro in The Denie- 

 ter, of the Louisiana State University, "at- 

 tacks the white cane more than the other 

 varieties, such varieties as the crystallina 

 and red striped, which have a thick rind 

 and are not frequently found attacked by it. 



"The borer always tries to get to the 

 sweetest part of the cane, therefore very few 

 are found in the tops of the cane ; most of 

 them are found in the butts and middles 

 where most of the sugar is accumulated. 

 Some lands upon which cane has been in 

 cultivation for more than twenty years, 

 without systematic rotation or resting of the 

 land are greatly infested with this pest. 

 This happens to the entire province of Ma- 

 tanzas, where cane alone has been grown 

 since it was in existence. 



"This pest is partially checked by the sys- 

 tem of planting. Lifected cane when cut in 

 pieces for seed, one to one and a half feet 

 long, will show a red stripe running through 

 the center of the stalk, and in this way 

 they are easily sorted without much trouble 

 and expense. On the other hand, if the 

 trash is not burned every year, the borer 

 will make its home again in that trash and 

 multiply itself, thus increasing and spread- 



ing out from year to year. Trash burning 

 is not practiced in Cuba because well spread 

 between the rows it serves as a mulch, pre- 

 serving the soil moisture during the long 

 droughts which some times last five or six 

 months; second, when burned a great 

 amount of heat is given ofif, which will 

 retard the growth and weaken the stubble 

 stand, especially during the dry season. 

 Therefore the only means to check the in- 

 fection is by the selection of sound cane for 

 seed and by using only the more resistant 

 varieties, such as the crystallina and red 

 striped." 



Better Transportation Facilities. 



An auxiliary schooner, the Arazoza, is 

 now on semi-weekly service between 

 Cabaiias and Havana. The trip takes 

 about six hours. Arrangements have 

 been made for the transportation of the 

 products of the settlers at San Claudio 

 direct to Havana. 



A fast line of high-class automobiles 

 was also inaugurated August 1 between 

 Guanajay and Cabanas, making the run, 

 which heretofore has taken about three 

 hours in a guagua, in something like one 

 hour. Colonists in San Claudio can now 

 visit Havana and return home the same 

 day. 



SAN CLAUDIO 



Onl?^ thirty-six miles from Havariia, oix tHe splendid 

 deep-^vater Harbor of Cabanas £^ jS/ jS^ ^ 



Deep, fertile soil, high, healthful and well watered. Land all cleared, 

 ready for the plow. Government stone highway direct to Havana. Regular 

 Freight Service direct from San Claudio Wharf by boat to northbound steam- 

 ers in Havana harbor; low freight rates, no re-handling. Fine American 

 Hotel, General Store, School, American neighbors, daily mail, boating, 

 hunting, iishing, three sugar mills near by. Farms on easy terms. 



For full particulars and Illustrated Book on Cuba and Tropical Agri- 

 culture, write 



FRED C. BECKER, Manager, ^"^i^P^^Si^^ 



