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it seems that this is dependent on the per- 

 centage of fat in the flesh of the fruit. 

 Lastly, the seed 'in avocados for export 

 should fit tightly in its cavity, in order to 

 prevent it from being shaken against the 

 flesh and thus hastening the deterioration 

 of the fruit; the seed should also be small, 

 and it is hoped that in time the avail- 

 ability of a seedless variety will render the 

 succe'ssful transportation of the fruit feas- 

 ible over much longer distances than are 

 l)Ossible at present. — Agricultural Ncivs. 



Professor Patricio Cardin, of the gov- 

 ernment experimental station at Santiago 

 de las Vegas, knows all about the insect 

 pest which is attacking the aguacate trees 

 in western Cuba, and says that its destruc- 

 tion is easy. It is destroyed by sprinkling 

 the trees with a solution of ammonia of 

 lead mixed with water, in the proportion of 

 two ounces to each gallon. 



\'ALUABLE LIVE STOCK 



Among the recent purchases of the Cuban 

 government from the United States was 

 $35,000 worth of live stock, consisting of 

 twelve fine Kentucky saddle horses, four 

 jacks from Missouri farms, eight bulls, 

 twenty-six Jersey cows, and from six to 

 twenty each of pigs, sheep, geese, chickens, 

 ducks, etc. Cuba will utilize them in 

 breeding and grading up the live stock of 

 the country and to educate the people of 

 Cuba in stock raising and culture. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTATION 



In the fiscal year ending June 30, 19U, 

 Havana exported to the United States 

 fruits and vegetables to the following 

 extent : 



Pineapples 989,83?, crates 



Tomatoes, peppers, etc :.'39,511 



Oranges, grapefruit, etc 19,501 



Aguacates, mangoes, sapotes. 



mameys, etc 5,183 



CAMAGUEY S FAIR 



The proposed agricultural, horticultural 

 and live stock show which is being arranged 

 for Camaguey this winter will be the first 

 exhibition of the products of the various 

 products of the island ever given in the 

 interior, at least on the extensive scale 

 which is intended for this exposition. 



Thomas R. Towns, the president of the 

 horticultural society, has joined forces 

 with the people of Camaguey, and besides 

 doing his share as the president of the 

 society, will also provide substantial prizes 

 on his own account. The city council of 

 Camaguey and the provincial council will 

 ofi^er more excellent prizes. 



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AN ALL-AROUND VALUABLE PLANT 



I'Vom experiments conducted in many 

 agricultural stations, the i^eanut would 

 seem to deserve extensive planting in Cuba, 

 combining, as it does, the desirable qualities 

 of several important farm crops. The 

 portion above the ground makes a supe- 

 rior hay for horses, cattle and sheep, 

 while the underground portion yields the 

 nuts, which, acre for acre, is said to be 

 more nutritious than the best corn or root 

 crop that could be grown on the same type 

 of land. The crop may be pastured, cured 

 as fodder, or harvested with a view to dis- 

 Iiosing of the nuts as a money crop. Be- 

 ing a leguminous plant, it builds up the 

 land through its power to utilize atmos- 

 oheric nitrogen. ' Its roots are nearly al- 

 ways well supplied with the nitrifying 

 l^acteria nodules, an indication that the 

 plant is performing this valuable function. 

 Eor this reason and because it is a tilled 

 crop, which leaves the soil mellow, it is 

 well adapted for rotation with other crops. 

 Furthermore, the crop grows with a less 

 amount of moisture and on lands too sandy 

 for corn and some other of the more com- 

 mon forage crops. 



The United States exported to Cuba in 

 the fiscal year 1911 perfumery, cosmetics 

 and toilet articles to the amount of S31.(i24. 



