THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



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AGRICULTURE AND LABOR 



GRAPE-FRUIT MARMALADE AND JELLY IN 

 DEMAND. 



A woman has discovered that grape-fruit 

 makes a good marmalade. This sells in 

 New York City for 35 cents a jar, as does 

 the grape-fruit jelly. Both are beautiful in 

 coloring, being a delicate pale yellow.— 

 New York Times. 



CUBAN BANANAS BRING HIGH PRICES. 



Red bananas are double the price of the 

 yellow, which is now a staple all-the-year- 

 round fruit. The reds are considerd 

 finer than the yellow and are more difficult 

 to obtain. They do not yield as well, and 

 come from Cuba on sailing vessels, which 

 make them more difficult to find. The sup- 

 ply was affected by the war in Cuba, and 

 is only beginning to recover. It is prac- 

 tically impossible at times to find a red 

 banana in the market. — Nezi.^ York Times. 



JAPANESE PEANUT CROP. 



In 1905 the exports were 3,147,422 kin, 

 valued at $129,869, of which the United 

 States took $98,470 worth and Canada 

 $13,341 worth, Hong Kong almost dropping 

 out of the market. 



The true papaw of the tropics. Carica 

 Papaya, is not in any way related to the 

 cultivated and wild species of the United 

 States. It is called in the United States 

 "melon papaw' for the sake of distinction. 

 ^-Agricultural Nezvs, Barbados. 



A HINT FOR GROWERS IN CUBA. 



Jamaica^ oranges have a free run in the 

 United States markets from August till 

 November. The high duty, ic. per lb., has 

 virtually killed the market for Jamaicas, 

 except during the three months mentioned. 

 The only hope for Jamaica is so to work 

 the orange trees that the fruit will come 

 in early. Then, in spite of the high duty, 

 oranges will pay. — Journal of the Jamaica 

 Agricultural Societv. 



(For another article on Fruits and Vegetables see Page 23) 



The True Paw Paw of the Tropics. Carica Papaya Grown on the Plantation of Mr. Kydd at Ceballos 



