. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13. Iron Water Gates, Guines. IRRIGATION IN SUGAR PRODUCTION IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA By H. 0. Neville For many years the advantages of irrigation in cane production in Cuba liave been demonstrated by the results obtained in the section immediately surrounding the town of Giiines in the southern portion of Havana Province. Here many years ago a combination of capitalists and land owners established an irrigation system which at the present time furnishes water to thousands of acres in this section. Natural conditions were taken advantage of in the installation o
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13. Iron Water Gates, Guines. IRRIGATION IN SUGAR PRODUCTION IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA By H. 0. Neville For many years the advantages of irrigation in cane production in Cuba liave been demonstrated by the results obtained in the section immediately surrounding the town of Giiines in the southern portion of Havana Province. Here many years ago a combination of capitalists and land owners established an irrigation system which at the present time furnishes water to thousands of acres in this section. Natural conditions were taken advantage of in the installation of this practically the only gravity irrigation system in the Island. It so happened that in the hills lying to the north and northeast of Giiines were situated very large springs, at such an elevation as would permit with a minimum amount of engineering work the water therefrom to be conveyed over large areas of comparatively flat lands lying to the south, southwest and southeast of the location of the springs. The building of only one or two containing dams and the construction of the proper system of ditches, water gates, etc., was all that was necessary to furnish to this quite large district a sup- ply of water which we believe at no time has proved to be deficient. As a result we find this section at the present time that most largely devoted to the production in Cuba of winter vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, cabbages, onions, etc., and also we find it the seat of a very large and permanent cane production, which is ground by Centrals "Providencia," "Nombre de Dios," "Amistad," "Gomez Mena," etc. As we have indicated, the water through gravity is conveyed from the spring to the various series of ditches contributory thereto, and from these main ditches is conducted by auxiliary ditches to the many small holdings in which cane is planted by the colonos of these various mills. The result of this supply of water is seen in the ste
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