. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. X". THE AGRIC1 LT1 RAL NEWS 237. ALCOHOL AS FUEL IN CUBA. Possibly as the result of Mr. Noel Deerr's reporl on the Cuban sugar industrj (i d -I in bhe West i,, Bulletin, Vol. XIV I) practical trials have recent!) been made in Cuba to run engines on alcohol madi from exhausted m lasses. Readers will remember that we published an editorial on the subject in the last issue but one of this journal, and stronglj advocated the carrying out of such demonstrations in the British Wesl [ndies. The followin
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. X". THE AGRIC1 LT1 RAL NEWS 237. ALCOHOL AS FUEL IN CUBA. Possibly as the result of Mr. Noel Deerr's reporl on the Cuban sugar industrj (i d -I in bhe West i,, Bulletin, Vol. XIV I) practical trials have recent!) been made in Cuba to run engines on alcohol madi from exhausted m lasses. Readers will remember that we published an editorial on the subject in the last issue but one of this journal, and stronglj advocated the carrying out of such demonstrations in the British Wesl [ndies. The following information is taken from the Louisiana Planter for Ma\ 29:— Expensive experiments are being carried on by Messrs. Levy of Havana and Matanzas, looking toward the utilization of alcohol here in place of gasoline to upprj the motive power utomobiles, tractor ploughs i > engines that are now gasoline driven. Thus far these trials have been eminently if til, for nol only have th ded in < . such internal conl ngines by niear of alcohol, butaredoing so at much less cost than with gasoline. Besides the satis- factory experiments they have made with Ford automobiles (which are to a ! at replacing the time-honoured cocfies thatan afeati i of every Spanish-A meri prominent isgenio owner between here and Matanzas, since changing gasoline to alcohol, reports that be is saving mere than $10 a day in the cost ol big tractor that he The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a very useful and instructive Farmers' Bulleti No. 638, describing laboratory exerc les in farm mechanics. These re intended for agricultural high schools and are verj practical and, in man) c . original. In each exercise the equipment needed i u ; b n instructions are given as to how to pr :d Etopew irk figures as : are, including the tieing i knots and the employment of cope in the | animals. Other exercises concern the naming ol parts in various implements. Si drainage, irrigation, and building c
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