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of trees he obtained on land lie puiohased. A few years ago his firsB crop 

 was sold for 3/, the following year he had 6 barrels and in the two subse- 

 qnent years 1 i and 62 barrels respectively. 



The trees are very unequally distributed ; in many places from 20 to 60 

 may be counted on an acre — occupying but a small portion thereof. Com- 

 monly from 6 to 12 of these dwarf trees are crowded in a space equal to 

 that allotted to a single tree in Florida. 



The Manchester -oranges are excellent in point of quality. They are 

 sold at 2/ per barrel of about 400 fruits. If they were carefully handled, 

 sized, etc., and packed in boxes the value would be greatly enhanced. 



It is interesting to note that several gentlemen in this parish are initia- 

 ting the cultivation of budded trees with very promising results. I strong- 

 ly recommend medium-sized wild trees as the best stock for budding pur- 

 poses. This. can be done on a large scale. 



The cultivation of Coffee in Manchester is a large industry among the 

 small-settlers. The profit realizable can hardly exceed £2 per acre. If 

 the same cultural attention were paid to the cultivation of oranges the re- 

 turns would be surprising. Instead of an acre, containing irregular groups 

 of desolate orange trees aggregating some 30 to 60, from which 20 barrels 

 may be obtained, 150 of these small trees could be established per acre by 

 the simple process of transplantation. £y higher cultivation than that 

 applied to Coffee 300 barrels of oranges would be assured per acre. On 

 the lines I have propounded orange cultivation is capable of becoming one 

 of the great industries of the Island. 



There are numerous dacayed or worn out trees that should be destroyed 

 and replaced by healthy medium-sized trees. Batter to cat the transplanted 

 trees well back to induce new and vigorous growth. 



in the delightful climate of the Port Eoyal Mountains this tree yields 

 the very best possible fruit. Thousands of acres could be cultivated in 

 lieu of thousands of trees as at present. The moderate application of fer- 

 tilizers would ensure splended returns where the soil is not sufficiently 

 rich, this applies to all parts of the Island. All the conditions referred to 

 emphasize our pre-eminent orange growing capabilities, capabilities suoh as 

 throw into the shade all Florida that culminated with returns valued at 15 

 millita dollars. Our illimitable resources await enterprising Englishmen 

 to embark in orange growing. 



Limes grow with perfect success, double the size of those that grow on 

 the keys of Florida. On rocky land hundreds of thousands of lime trees 

 oould bie established at a trifling cost. 



Cassava Cultivation. 

 It is an interesting fact that Orlando (in Florida) the home of the pine- 

 apple shed system of cultivation, is indebted to Jamaica for an important 

 industry. About three years ago an American tourist in Jamaica, Mr. 

 Perkins, was struck with the value of cassav* as a starch-yielding plant. 

 On his return to Florida he organized a company and erected a great fac- 

 tory at Lake Mary, 18 miles from Orlando, for the manufacture of cassava 

 starch. I visited the factory at the end of June and was kindly permitted 

 to see through it, the managers taking a great interest in Jamaica. One 

 thousand acres of cassava are cultivated in the vicinity, hundreds of acres 

 of which by gentlemen connected with the factory. There are fields of 

 one hundred acres each which I had the pleasure of inspecting. Within 

 60 miles of the factory the managers purchase the tubers delivered at rail- 

 way stations at $6 per ton, and the culture is extending rapidly. This 

 factory crushes 40 to 50 tons ol tubers daily during the cropping season of 

 4 months. The average crop per acre is 9 tons. This plant grows re- 



