. The Cuba review. 36 THE CUBA REVIEW. Irrigation for a Plantation. Mr. H. .\. \':m Hcnnami, inaiiager of a large plantation near Havana, has es- tablished a large irrigation plant on the property in an endeavor to demonstrate what irrigation will accomplish in the way of intense cultivation. An excellent well, .^oo feet decj). has been bored, from which there is an in- exhaustible flow of water. The pumping apparatus is on the system of com- pressed air, the water being raised by a siphon method, and pumped into a large reservoir. This reservoir has a capacity of gallons of water. T
. The Cuba review. 36 THE CUBA REVIEW. Irrigation for a Plantation. Mr. H. .\. \':m Hcnnami, inaiiager of a large plantation near Havana, has es- tablished a large irrigation plant on the property in an endeavor to demonstrate what irrigation will accomplish in the way of intense cultivation. An excellent well, .^oo feet decj). has been bored, from which there is an in- exhaustible flow of water. The pumping apparatus is on the system of com- pressed air, the water being raised by a siphon method, and pumped into a large reservoir. This reservoir has a capacity of gallons of water. The water from this reservoir is distributed over the land by means of a centrifugal i)ump, and the entire contents in one day if neces- sary. .\n alcohol engine of twenty-four horse-power capacity is utilized for power. Mr. \'an Hermann, who was for some time connected with the Cuban Agri- cultural Experiment Station at Santiago de las \'egas, has been experimenting with improved grades of mangoes, aguacates, and other tropical fruits, and a large acreage will be set out in these kinds of frui;. jOJTCT'O/^AZ,. SUSINI CORK TIP CIGARETTES Pectoral Paper Rice Paper PRICE, 10 CENTS The best Cigarette manufactured in Cuba Depot: Zulueta 10 and Prado 118 HAVANA, CUBA Of the principal countries exporting tobacco, Cuba is second, exporting about 31 ?i million dollars worth, according to the figures compiled by the U. S. De- partment of Commerce and Labor. In the of manufactured tobacco, Cuba is at the head with a total of $ 0()(\ or about 45 per cent. Germany and the United States arc the world's leading markets for tobacco. HENRY E. BROWN Pharmacist Shipping and Export Chemist and Drug- gist, Ships' Medicine Chests Furnished and Replenished. Prescriptions Compounded by a Graduate in Pharmacy. Trusses, Surgical Appliances, etc. * ffice and laboratory. Room 36. 116 BROAD NEW YORK Buy of a "Square-Deal" Nursery a>r: Wouldn't you like to buy Fruit or
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