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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Felling 100 acres at $6.25 ])v,r aero $625. 00 



Buniiiig and fire traces, $1.50 per acre 150. 00 



Stacking and burning logs, $5.00 per acre 500. 00 



Preparing pickets, $1.00 per acre 100. 00 



Lining out with pickets, $2.25 per acre 225. 00 



l're])aring planting holes, $6.00 per acre 600. 00 



Sowing, $2.00 per acre 200, 00 



Nursery for supjilies 600. 00 



Total first year $3,000.00 



Second year cleaning and sui)plying 1,000. 00 



Third year, cleaning and supplying 900. 00 



Fourth year cleaning and supplying 700. 00 



Fifth year cleaning and sup])lying ■ 500. 00 



Sixth year cleaning and supi)lying 353. 00 



Seventh year cleaning and supi)lyiug 300. 000 



Eighth, 9th, 10th years (leaning at $1.50 per acre 450. 00 



Total second and tenth year $4,200. 00 



Eleventh to 60th year's maintenance at 48 cts. per acre per annum $2,400.00 



(}rand Total $9,600. 00 



Receipts : 



Sale of thinnings in 30th to 40th yc-ar 8,000 trees at $2.00 jjer tree $16,000. 00 



Final crop in 60th year, 10,000 trees at $5.00 per tree 50,000. 00 



$36,000.00 

 Profit $56,000. 00 



It nuist be borne in mind that the final crop of 10,000 trees is worth more than $50,000. 

 This calculation is based on the present rate of stumpage that the Colonial government receives 

 for trees cut on Crown land. This stumpage price amounts to aproximately 5 cents per cubic 

 foot for all the cedar that is cut and exported. The market value of the squared logs at the 

 point of shipment varies from 40 to 65 cents per cubic foot. The private owner of a plantation 

 of merchantable cedar trees should be able to realize at least $25 for every tree yielding a log 

 suitable for the export trade. At this rate the final crop of a 100-acre plantation of cedar 

 would have a value of $250,000. 



MEXICAN MARKET FOR YUCCA 



^ An inciuiry has been received from Mexico 

 asking for information in regard to the im- 

 porting of yucca, and it is believed that there 

 is a good market for it in Mexico. Cuba 

 grows an edible variety of yucca, which is the 

 root used for obtaining cassava. 



CUBA'S TRADE WITH BRAZIL 



Total hnyjorted from Cuba: 



1912 1913 1914 



$50,012 $30,937 $25,857 



Leaf tobacco from Cuba. . . $16,012 $12,388 



MATANZAS STREET CARS 



The Company which has the concession for 

 the construction of this liiie has received per- 

 mission from the Cuban Government to have 

 the time for completing the contract extended 

 for one year. Consequently the new service 

 should ])e completed m. August, 1916. 



CUBA'S TRADE WITH SANTO DOMINGO 



1913 1914 



Imported from Cuba $7,352 $12,438 



Exported to Cuba 27,536 7,029 



CUBA'S TRADE WITH PERU 



1912 1913 



Imported from Cuba $112,985 $158,990 



