104 



wJo e T. iddle ? f ! 8hallow trench about one an <* a half metres 



thp ni,«f v ii" US distributed evenly between and around 

 i,kn£l £' Needless to say, the stronger the suckers are when 

 planted the more quickly is the plantation established. 



the middle of April. 



mi 



the i \Z«hZ e °I a Ji tefora P lanta tion the main point is to see 



ffrolml hi \ Alth0U l h there are some excelle ^ Plantations 

 ?ecoVer g i n 1V1 nt f enor Wlth ™t shelter, and the plants quickly 



ne^- rtL le\ s W g K! r °^ ?S ^^ received ^ the winter, it is 

 oThe w he " Z f ^ ^ *l™ ge ™? be as ^ight a * P^sible ; 



sit at ton I I la If * , h ^f^ is S reatl y diminished If the 

 I la t Z 1L& W^Tf I sheltered, this is easily remedied by 

 naming wind-breaks of the eomm™ o.r.,,.,.^ f A ..,.-. _x^7^.\ 



quisetifolia) 



as a further ni^KVT -ue waves over the heart of the plant 

 occu/ irD^emWand JanTar^ ^ ^ vhicb S ° mimeS 



eqnallv^dft lelll'n 6 ^V* KOt P arfcicular > but ««™ 



drained and cuhivatod P °* WaCk loam ' Provided it is well 

 specially prepare .1 h* L Ex P® nment8 made in growing bananas in 



desert havTnThlttto Z^IT^ ^^ * ^ ^ ° f the 



to^^^t^c^^?^ T ie8 ' <* -urse, according 

 rate of wages paid to h! f T™ has to be transported, and the 

 the rate of 4 * 8 of ° the Z^T If we reck <m Is. per day as 



per day for thfbov/ whS c^v The ' ** ^ ™ k ' and V 

 on] tat about £12 15,. per fSn tS^^ SU 1 ° kerS ' &C '' tt W ° rkS 

 Ubonr, including plomtoW \u i» V? made Up as follows :_ 

 manure, £i . cos t F f 3T9 ?£*£ l J? K §* ' cost and transport of 

 Plants multiply rapkllv the if f 8 . &t D * each ' £7 ^ **. ^s the 

 for the ta'^FSrt/ snek™ « ltem ? ay %ure on the estimates 

 taken from that firskfZL Sf subse( l ue nt plantations bein* 

 reduced to about £G inchuW + 1 C0St ot ' establishment is then 

 Coring the fi m su'tnnier ami ! e ? Pen8e of di ^ in g the suckers, 

 ^yater me lon 8 , French W? J ^ catc h-crop S of cucumbers, 

 he rows, the returns &C t W 1°*?' &C '' are ^^ between 

 ! n ; fl f expenditure and Eo ?!ff S Dg 8uffi eient to cover the 

 into bearing. I n plaiitationTl* U , pkee £ until the bananas come 

 first , in ehes are cut i Decemi^ 111 Februar y and March the 

 •>re however not readv for euWnf ; kI T^? of tbe buncbes 

 During the second and SfiSL 11 * 1 the foll ™mg February, 

 frmnig stems each plan ^Th./T 8 " is usual *° leave four 



8a me tim< 



'l'iie cultivation f i v , 



SSl^S ' n ra,ive - So 'l7u 6 ti': fi* Pt i 3 ■» ,he P'-«nt time 



' h :...'"— vise 



per year 



1 P"ce is Riff n ^ \ s » ' r; UCI1 £«*«"» 



inches at f,1 ' ? °, ke - Putting the 



clum ^ l : kes ' I*™ bunches to the 



Zl ddan ' a 8hort calculation 



* One oke = 21b 3 .i2oa. 



