. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 23 AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Cattle Business Growing. Cuban cattlemen are importing fine cat- tle from Jamaica for breeding" purposes. With the scientific methods in which the Cuban cattle business is now conducted, in- dications are that the Republic will soon be in a position to supply all the needs of the home market. In the lasi few years the. cattle ranches in Cuba have grown until they are approach- ing the point where they can export cattle, perhaps not to the American market which is already well supplied by its own cattle, but to those of Central and
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 23 AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Cattle Business Growing. Cuban cattlemen are importing fine cat- tle from Jamaica for breeding" purposes. With the scientific methods in which the Cuban cattle business is now conducted, in- dications are that the Republic will soon be in a position to supply all the needs of the home market. In the lasi few years the. cattle ranches in Cuba have grown until they are approach- ing the point where they can export cattle, perhaps not to the American market which is already well supplied by its own cattle, but to those of Central and South America. Cattle breeders and owners of pasture lands were greatly pleased with the Govern- or's decree increasing the duty on imported beef 2Y\ cents per kilo. Governor Magoon only consented to the increase after many consultations wi'.h the political parties and representative men of tne island. All favored the increase which will greatly benefit the cattle industry. The following is the important part of the decree: "Paragraph 184—Bovine cattle of any size and from wherever imported, excepting such as are imported for breeding purposes re- ferre to under the corresponding paragraph in the free list of the tariff, G. W., 100 kilos, $ "The following provisions in reference to cattle exempt from duty and which formerly appeared as part of paragraph 184, consti- tute a new paragraph added to the free list of the tariff as follows : "Paragraph 346—Bovine cattle under six years of age, imported for breeding pur- poses belongingto the breeds of shorthorn, Durham, Beresford, Aberdeen, Angus, Red- Poiled, Galloway, Devon, Brown Swiss. Holstein, Friesian, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayr- shire, Zebu, Mysore, Brahmin and cattle un- der said age imported for breeding pur- poses from Porto Rico or Argentine Re- public, provided that the importer shall dulj^ prove their ; Castor Oil Plant. "Castor oil," says the Barbados Agri- cultural News, "
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