THE CUBA REVIEW 



method was practiced for some time, but 

 it was found that there was already in 

 the soil more or less available plant food. 

 It was then suggested that soil analysis 

 should form tlie basis of determining the 

 needs of the soil for different crops, but 

 this failed to produce satisfactory results. 

 The formulas at present used by many 

 have been based, in part upon the com- 

 position of the plant, and in part upon 

 actual field tests. 



Information as to the fertilizers best 

 suited to special conditions of soil or to 

 special crops, can be obtained from manu- 

 facturers of commercial fertilizers, who 

 have compiled a fund of information on 

 the subject from the results obtained at 

 experiment stations and from other sources. 



MOLASSES AS FUEL 



A letter in the Modern Sugar Planter, 

 New Orleans, La., calls attention to the 

 great feed value of black strap molasses, 

 also to its remarkable cheapness. The let- 

 ter says : "Persons who have made feeding 

 of animals a study claim that the value of 

 black strap molasses and corn are about 

 the same. We have been using molasses 

 for several years, and it is ideal feed, 

 keeps the animal in splendid condition, and 

 when used in conjunction with ground 

 grain almost entirely eHminates colic. 



"In addition to the above consideration, 

 should the consumption of molasses be 

 greatly increased, there is no doubt that 

 it will help to give an enhanced value to 

 vour cane." 



HONEY IN COOKING 



I do not like sweet things — never touch 

 sugar and do not like honey. I have to 

 live at a small apiary away from home, 

 sometimes three days out of a week, cook- 

 ing on a small oil stove. Little by little 

 I found that adding a little honey to any 

 kind of food, just enough to make it 

 smooth, but not in the least sweet, did not 

 in the least disagree with me, and also made 

 the food more pleasant. An old camp cook 

 (and a camp cook has to be a cook) came 

 to me for some honey. This being an 

 off part of the season I had only some 

 that had been heated, and told him so. 

 He did not care — wanted it for cooking 

 only — never ate honey. Then seeing I 

 knew all about it he told me his experience, 

 hitherto with him a secret. He said he 

 would not boil Dotatoes nor cook a stew 

 nor bake bread, nor even make tea or 

 coffee, without honey, but in quantities so 

 small as not to allow the sweet to come 

 out, as it were. He said that often people 

 asked him what made the food prepared 

 by him taste so smooth and so rich. — 

 Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



CUBA S SEA-ISLAND COTTON 



[From Deputy Consul General Henry P. Starrett, 

 Habana] 



The Artemisa Tobacco Co., at Artemisa, 

 Pinar del Rio Province, has for the past 

 three years been carrying on a series of 

 experiments in the culture of sea-island 

 cotton. The chief desire was to demon- 

 strate whether or not cotton grown in 

 Cuba under certain conditions of culture 

 and planted during the fall months would 

 be troubled with the boll weevil. 



The first crop was planted in September, 

 three years ago, the acreage being very 

 small, and selected sea-island cotton seed 

 from Florida was used. Xo boll weevil 

 appeared and a good crop of cotton was 

 obtained. After the crop was gathered 

 every particle of trash from the plant was 

 burned. The second year produced equally 

 good results : and this, the third year, has 

 so far proved that cotton planted here in 

 September will escape the ravages of the 

 boll weevil, provided that care is taken that 

 the insect is not imported into the field and 

 that all trash is burned directly after the 

 crop is gathered. The writer has seen 

 a sample of this year's production, and it 

 seems to be of high grade and of excep- 

 tional length. 



This matter is of great importance to 

 Cuba, as there are many localities in the 

 island where labor conditions are right, 

 which are very well adapted to the ex- 

 tensive raising of cotton of the long-staple 

 varietv. 



Irrigation as practiced in Florida orange groves. 



GILTNERBROS.,Emineiice,Ky.,U.S.A. 



and breeders of 

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Dealers 

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 and Jacks 



Hereford, Shorthorn, Hol- 



stein and Jersey bulls. Well 



broken mules in car lots for 



5ugar planters. 



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