. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Mai/2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of 371 blossoming, as the plant then withers ; while others state that because this indicates old age and the end of the usefulness of the plant, there is no advantage in attempting to save its life further. From the experience of Bahamian planters, not only does the cutting of the leaves retard the period of poling, but it also lessens the size and productiveness of tlie pole. In Yucatan the period of usefulness lasts from six to eight years—sometimes
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Mai/2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of 371 blossoming, as the plant then withers ; while others state that because this indicates old age and the end of the usefulness of the plant, there is no advantage in attempting to save its life further. From the experience of Bahamian planters, not only does the cutting of the leaves retard the period of poling, but it also lessens the size and productiveness of tlie pole. In Yucatan the period of usefulness lasts from six to eight years—sometimes from fifteen to twenty years—a plant fifteen years old presenting the appearance of growing at the top of a long foot-stalk several feet from the ground. Yield per Acre. A plant set out when IS inches higli will produce leaves fit for cutting in three years. The lower leaves, naturally, are the most mature, and cut first ; these should be at least 3 feet long. Mr. Clenunson informs me that the average length of the leaf from four-old plants, as grown in Florida, is H feet 3 inches when cut, and for three years afterwards 6 inches longer eacli year. He also states that thrifty plants at seven years will produce leaves 5 feet in length ; and if the fiowering stalk is cut when it first makes it appearance the plant will continue to grow to profit for twenty-five years. Mr, Ranson, of Titusviile (the Indian River region), set out plants in 1887 that were 6 to 8 inches high. At two years the leaves of the large jjlants were 2 feet 8 inches long, and at three j^ears the leaves were 3 feet 2 inches long, and were fit to commence cutting. The result of one plant here of two and one-half years' gi'owth is an average of seventeen young plants and ten leaves sufficiently long to harvest. And he states that in the fourth year such a plant will give a still larger result, increasing in usefulness each year until it fiowers, in its eleventh to tliirteenth year, which ends tlie life of t
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