THE CUBA REVIEW. 



I raised some fine strawberries, but it 

 took my plants two years to become ac- 

 climated before they bore any. It is six 

 years since I started work on my grove. 

 I have now lo acres , o:f as fine a property 

 as can be seen on the island of Cuba. 

 All my orange trees and cocoanut palms 

 are in bearing and the place is like a 

 botanical garden — a little of everything. 



I did all the work myself, unaided. Of 

 course, all this work was done under high 

 pressure, and it even surprises me to see 

 what I accomplished. It shows what one 

 man can do if he puts his ambition, energy 

 and perseverance into his work. The 

 trouble here with people who arrive is that 

 they get easily discouraged when they see 

 what work they have ahead of them- in or- 

 der to make a home. There is some draw- 

 back everywhere, no matter where you go. 



The climate of Cuba, I believe, is the 



best in the world and also the healthiest, if 

 a person only takes a little care of him- 

 self. I speak from experience, as during 

 the six years I worked as hard as it is 

 possible for a man to work and never 

 was sick except a few times from over- 

 eating. It is only a matter of time when 

 Cuba will become a fruit-growers' para- 

 dise. I feel sure that we can raise better 

 citrus fruits than California or Florida. 



Transportation facilities are growing 

 better here every year, and quick trans- 

 portation will be an accomplished fact in 

 a few years. I don't advise a person to. 

 come here without money; it takes quite 

 a little to get a start here, besides hard 

 work. We want people who will come and 

 stay and not get discouraged over the lit- 

 tle hardships they will have to encounter. 

 Yours truly, 



Frank Merrick. 



MR. MERRiICK'S GARDEN AS IT IS TO-DAY. 

 Orange and grape-fruit trees, cocoanut palms and bananas grow and yield abundantly. 



The best thing I have ever 



Bees Need tried is a tub, or half-barrel. 



Water. with cork-chips or cork 



dust thrown on the water, 



says a correspondent in "Gleanings in Bee 



Culture." Put in all the cork chips you 



can without getting in so many that the 



bees cannot reach the water. The bees are 



just as safe walking over it as on the 



ground; so far as I can see it's perfect. 



It has been in use all summer with the 



same cork chips. It was filled with water 



whenever it was convenient, or whenever 



I thought of it ; and if that was not for 

 'days no harm wias done. 



It is not generally known 



Bees-Wa.x that any one attending to bees 



for Bee may escape many stings by 



Stings. first thoroughly washing their 



hands, and then rubbing them 



all over with a little pure bees-wax. This 



pi events any odor from the hands being 



noticed by the bees. The scent from bees- 



v/ax attracts a bee's attention very strongly, 



and seems to deprive it of any hostility or 



bad temper. — Natal Agricultural Journal. 



