158 Coco-nuts The Consols of the East 



but because he is the earliest enemy the 

 young plant has to contend against. The 

 white apt comes next." Those raising hogs for 

 market, however, not only must keep them 

 fenced or hurdled in to avoid damage to young 

 trees, but also because they would otherwise 

 tend to stray and be lost, and more especially 



LEAN PIGS ON A MEXICAN ESTATE. 



(Probably belonging to Obispo Company. Note the "live" 

 hedge on the left). 



because a roaming pig yields but a poor meal. 

 You want to fatten up and dispose of the 

 animals as speedily as possible, so they must be 

 penned up about the estate between the fully 

 grown palms and moved on as often as possible 

 to manure the soil, and to have clean ground 



