A Rival of Alfalfa 



The Commercial Possibilities of Cactus 

 As Cattle Food 



THE right of introduction of certain of the 

 first of my spineless cactus productions in 

 the southern hemisphere was sold to Mr. 

 John M. Rutland, of Australia. 



Mr. Rutland had come to Santa Rosa to observe 

 my experiments, and desired to take back with 

 him the Spineless Cactus along with certain other 

 of my new products, including the first of the 

 Plumcots. 



He very gladly paid one thousand dollars for a 

 single slab of the most important of the new 

 Opuntias, named the "Santa Rosa," and somewhat 

 smaller sums for slabs of several other varieties, 

 including the "Sonoma", "California", "Fresno", 

 and "Chico". He purchased the privilege also of 

 introducing the new plants throughout the south- 

 ern hemisphere. 



This was the first financial return for the work 



[Volume VIII— Chapter VII] 



