Some of the best varieties produced very 

 much above this average. 



Though planted much too closely for 

 permanent field culture, yet these notes 

 are of interest on a subject of which little 

 has been known. 



These Opuntias are always expected to 

 and do produce nearly or quite double as 



much feed the third and succeeding years 

 as they do the second season of planting. 

 Yet, I would not expect one-fourth the 

 above yield on desert soil without irriga- 

 tion but would expect nearly or quite 

 twice as much as the yield mentioned 

 above in a very warm climate with one or 

 two light irrigations each season. 



The Spineless Cactus 



