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Polled Angus Cattle 
an average yield of sugar from the cane of 11 per cent of the weight of the latter, it is seen 
that about 36,360,000 long tons of cane are required for the making of this quantity of 
sugar. This is equivalent to about 79,992,000,000 pounds. The average cart load of 
cane in Cuba can be assumed to be about 400 arrobas or 10,000 pounds, so that to harvest 
the crop it can be calculated that roughly 7,999,200 cart loads of cane have to be hauled 
from the field. It thus becomes evident that the number of cattle required for this 
hauling is quite large, and that there is opportunity for the raising of special breeds or 
strains of cattle for this purpose. Among the favorites adopted by the Cubans almost 
from their first introduction has been a strain from Porto Rico, consisting of heavy, 
chunky animals of excellent disposition, easily trained and yielding themselves readily to 
the work. Certain types also of Colombian and Venezuelan cattle have been found to be 
well adapted for use with carts. Cattle with a certain amount of Zebu blood have also 
