. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 25 It was found that the best time to pick the fruit for shipping was when it began to show the faintest color of ap- pioaching- maturity. Fruit packed at this stage arrived at its destination in ex- cellent condition and developed a flavor and quality approaching that found in the fiu't ripened on the tree. Experiments were also made with the mango iruit for other purposes. At cer- tain siages of maturity the fruit was found to make excellent jellies, butters, and sauces, and it is probable that it may be canned. More work is to be done along these lines in
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 25 It was found that the best time to pick the fruit for shipping was when it began to show the faintest color of ap- pioaching- maturity. Fruit packed at this stage arrived at its destination in ex- cellent condition and developed a flavor and quality approaching that found in the fiu't ripened on the tree. Experiments were also made with the mango iruit for other purposes. At cer- tain siages of maturity the fruit was found to make excellent jellies, butters, and sauces, and it is probable that it may be canned. More work is to be done along these lines in the coming year. The first shipment of Manila mangoes from Mexico arrived at the New Orleans market on July 7 in fine condition. After Three Years in Cuba. "If a man is willing to work hard, he can make a success, but there is no soft snap for anvone. Most of the time in the past three years I have worked from 5 in the morning to 10 and 12 at night, and all day Sunday. Alany a time I have rolled out of my ihammock when in camp and gone on my mule to see if my men along the line were up and at their work. Older people I certainly would not advise to go to Cuba. In the first place the ways of living are different. There are no stoves, and everything is fried or boiled, on little charcoal braziers. Everything to eat is filled wiith grease. We have coffee early in the morning, and my cook used six pounds of coffee a day. Prices are high. Rent for an ordinary bouse is $50 a month. The only thing one can get cheaply in Cuba, perhaps, are the beautiful linens and hand embroideries of the ;—James D. Adams, in the Everett (Miass.) Herald. Havana Pineapple Exportations. The following table shows exportations of Cuban pineapples throiig*b Havana for the first six months of 1906, 1907 and 1908. The figures indicate the growth of this in- dustry. 1906. 1907. 1908. January 2,037 3,909 16,785 February 5,456 6,269 16,379 March 11,176 11,656 17,171 April 128,562 65,201 169,
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