Agricultural Cuba 30 



THE CULTURE OF CITRUS FRUIT 



Cuba is a natural citrus fruit country, since 

 the sour and bitter orange trees are found wild 

 in almost every forest of the Island. 



The lime, growing in its natural state, is found 

 in abundance scattered over the rocky hillsides. 

 Almost everywhere in Cuba are found a few 

 cultivated orange trees, the fruit of which are 

 used for home consumption, but only since 

 American industry took hold in Cuba has citrus 

 fruit been undertaken as a commercial possibility. 



Within a comparatively small radius of Havana 

 are many beautiful groves producing excellent 

 revenues. 



In the local markets, home grown oranges 

 bring from $6.00 to ^15.00 per thousand. 



The gradually increasing demand for this fruit 

 in the United States should prove an incentive 

 to any one interested in this class of horticulture. 



There are more than 20,000 acres already 

 planted in citrus fruit in Cuba. The total value 

 of estates in this enterprise is about 

 $15,000,000.00. 



