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THE CUBA REVIEW 



AGRICULTURAL MATTERS 



TROPICAL MANURING 



The following table is from a very in- 

 teresting article on fertilizers by Mr J. C. 

 Briinnich in the Queensland Agricultural 

 Journal, October, 1910: 



Approximate Manurial Requirements of 

 A'arigus Crops in lb. per Acre : 



Nitro- Phosphoric Pot- 

 Cro]}. gen. acid. ash. Lime. 



Bananas 30— 60 50—80 30—160 56 



Beans 0— 27 20—56 75—130 70 



Citrus Fruit 40— 80 30—40 40— 80 40 



Corn 20—80 20—53 50—110 30 



Cotton 20— 30 30—60 15— 30 70 



Lucerne or Alfalfa 0—10 40—70 65—100 140 



Onions 60— 81 20—36 50— 80 56 



Peas 0— 13 20—56 56—100 70 



Pineapples 50— 75 50—75 100—150 70 



Potatoes 20— S3 20—50 67—100 30 



Rape 50-70 40—70 60—80 80 



Sisal Hemp 10— 20 20—40 50— 70 50 



Sorghum 30—100 30—60 70—150 30 



Sugar-cane 30— 80 20—60 50—100 . 50 



Tobacco 50—140 50—90 80—150 70 



Tomatoes 30— SO 15—20 50— 80 30 



Turnips 90—112 20—33 100— ISO 80 



URUGUAYAN WHITEWASH 



When traveling through the rural dis- 

 tricts of Uruguay, says a consular report, 

 one's attention is attracted to the fine white 

 color of the farm buildings, even during 

 the wet season. To obtain this neat efifect 

 a whitewash is used which is made with the 

 sliced leaves of the common cactus, 

 macerated in water for 24 hours, produc- 

 ing a solution of creamy consistence ; to 

 this lime is added and well mixed. When 

 applied to any surface, be it of wood, brick, 

 iron, or other material, a beautiful pearly 

 white appearance is produced which will 

 endure through storms and frosts for 

 manjf years. 



As cactus plants grow in all parts of 

 Cuba the whitewash can' be easily made. 



DIVINING RODS OF NO VALUE 



Much interest is often aroused in the 

 claims of persons called "dowsers" or 

 water finders, to be able to discover under- 

 ground sources of water by the use of 

 divining rods of different kinds. The 



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THE LUE GIM GONG ORANGE 



hangs on the trees after ripening — even for two or three 

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Lue Gim Gong Oranges are excellent shippers. The 

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