Spineless Cactus in 
the Patch 
This direct color 
photograph print will 
give a good idea of the 
density which a field of 
Mr. Burbank’s cactus at- 
tains. All of the cactus 
shown here is under four 
years old, some of it less 
than three. Each plant was 
started simply by planting 
a single slab in the hard 
adobe soil—a soil on which 
few useful plants will 
grow. On the acre on 
which this picture was 
taken there is still a growth 
of cactus, in spite of all 
that has been cut off, 
weighing more than one 
million pounds. The rapid- 
ity of cactus growth is 
illustrated by the fact that 
a single hot day in June 
will add a ton in 
weight to this acre 
cactus patch. 
