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THE CUBA REVIEW 



INNER COURT — Grounds and Offices. Government Station. SantiaK'^ de las Vegas. 



Grove of Rubber Trees, Government Station, Santiago de las Vegas 



Recently ten plots of 150 sq. meters of cane were planted at the station for irrigation, and 

 an equal area was planted to be grown without irrigation. It was late for planting cane and in 

 the dry season. As a m.atter of fact the unirrigated cane did not germinate, whereas the irrigated 

 cane germinated and grew well. The unirrigated cane was replanted and both fields were cut. 

 The irrigated cane yielded at the rate of 95.826 arrobas per caballeria, whereas the tmirrigated 

 yielded but 28.122. In other words, the irrigated yielded three times as much as the unirrigated. 

 The soil conditions were the same in each instance. 



The following facts argue for irrigation in Cuba : 



The rainfall in Cuba is too small, even in the years of greatest pre- 

 cipitation, for the full development of sugar cane. 



