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THE CUBA REVIEW 



AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION 



DRIED MANGO 



An observer in North Queensland thus 

 describes a method of drying mangoes, 

 that is carried out successfully in that part 

 of Australia. The description appears in 

 the Queensland Agricultural Journal for 

 February, 1912 : 



The mango is picked just before turning 

 color. On being peeled, the flesh is found 

 to be firm and a pale-yellow color. This 

 is cut ofif with a large knife in chips or 

 small slices some 2 inches in length, 1 inch 

 or so wide, and perhaps %-inch thick. 

 These slices are laid in the sun to dry, and 

 become dry enough to store in three or 

 four days. Sheets of galvanized iron 

 (roofing) were used with sheets of paper 

 laid on them. Cloth was not found satis- 

 factory, and the paper could not be dis- 

 pensed with, as the acid juice of the fruit 

 turned the product a dark color if in direct 

 contact with the iron. I observed various 

 stages of drying, but was unable to see any 

 one batch through from peeling and paring 

 to packing. I was, however, informed, 

 that if laid out in full sunlight in the day, 

 and covered at night, it is dry enough _ to 

 pack in three or four days. One turning 

 is required. The fully dried 'chips' are of 

 a very pale-yellow or brownish-white color, 

 and if only cut into similar shapes could 

 hardly be distinguished in appearance from 

 the best dried apples. Sometimes when 

 half-dried the chips are threaded on to 



Tree; 



See the Roots 

 otTaber Trees 



'Right there is the secret of 



the vigor of the Glen Saint 



Mary Grapefruit, Oranges, Plums, 



Peaches, Pecans, Persimmons, Shade 



_ _-ees and Shrub-i. Roots like these mean 



thrift, vigor, early maturity. Plant no others. 



Send for Catalog 



— 1913 edition describes all good kinds for 

 the South and tells just how to grow them. 

 Get a copy now. Free if you write. 



GLEN SAINT MABY NURSERIES COMPANY 



Rambler Avenue Glen Saint Mary, norida 



strings or hemp twine for convenience, as 

 is done with apple chips in some countries 

 and with meat in others, as such strings 

 are more easily exposed to the sun and air, 

 as well as brought under cover again than 

 are trays. I have even seen these strings, 

 5 or 6 yards in length, draped over the 

 clothes lines for final drying. 



These chips when thoroughly dry, are 

 stored in air-tight receptacles, and may be 

 packed quite tightly in them. Large glass 

 jars and wide-mouthed bottles are used, 

 but the best receptacles are the large 

 earthenware jars in which the Chinese im- 

 port liquor, preserves or sauces. Her- 

 metical sealing is very necessary, and is 

 generally done with ordinary beeswax. 



In this manner the mango keeps per- 

 fectly, and apparently indefinitely, without 

 anv preservative whatever. 



When cooked, the dried fruit darkens in 

 color a little, and is not so decided in flavor 

 as is the typical fresh mango — in fact, to 

 one who did not know what it was, it tastes 

 somewhat like a mixture of dried apples 

 and apricots. It makes excellent tarts and 

 pies, and could equally be used for jams 

 and chutneys. — Agricultural News. 



Nassau planters have sent a vessel to 

 Cuba for pineapple plants to be grown in 

 their island. They think a thriving industry 

 can be built up because of cheap labor and 

 nearness to Xew York. 



That the cream of the Cuban tobacco 

 crop has now all been disposed of, all of 

 the best vegas having been sold and little 

 OT no first-class wrappers left on the mar- 

 ket, is the opinion of A. W. Arnold, man- 

 ager of the F"erdinand Hirsch Company 

 factory. Fillers of the Vuelta Abajo va- 

 riety are sky high in price. 



GILTNER BROS., Eininence,Ky,U.S.A. 



Dealers and breeders of 

 Kentucky Stallions, Mares 

 and Jacks. 



Hereford, Shorthorn, Hol- 

 stein and Jersey Ijulls. 

 Well broken mules in car 

 ots for sugar planters. 

 Export Trade a Specialty 

 Prices named on animals 

 delivered anywhere in the 

 i world. 'W'rifeiis your wants. 



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