. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA RE VI E W 29. An American home at La Atalaya, Nuevitas Harbor, Cuba. Vista de una morada americana en La Atalaya, dando {rente a la habia de Nuevitas, en Cuba. Esta colonia se ha establecido en lo que era antes de la guerra un gran ingenio de azucar. El nombre La Atalaya significa torre del vijia, y cerca de esta casa se hallaron los cimientos del edificio primitive, desde el cual se espiaba la proximidad de los piratas. increased. Large quantities of stable ma- nure are also used. "The trees are pruned in such a man- ner that a short, bush
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA RE VI E W 29. An American home at La Atalaya, Nuevitas Harbor, Cuba. Vista de una morada americana en La Atalaya, dando {rente a la habia de Nuevitas, en Cuba. Esta colonia se ha establecido en lo que era antes de la guerra un gran ingenio de azucar. El nombre La Atalaya significa torre del vijia, y cerca de esta casa se hallaron los cimientos del edificio primitive, desde el cual se espiaba la proximidad de los piratas. increased. Large quantities of stable ma- nure are also used. "The trees are pruned in such a man- ner that a short, bushy growh is formed. The bottom branches are kept clear of the ground, as this prevents infection from the deadly 'brown rot' fungus, which is further prevented by the use of a cover crop, sown between the trees, since the fungus grows in the soil. It is further guarded against by using cop- per sulphate or potassium permanga- nate in the water in which the fruit is washed. "In picking the fruit a ring 2 5-16 in- ches is used. All fruit which will pass through the ring is cut from the tree with shears and put into a canvas bag with which each picker is suppled. Smaller fruit which has ripened is also picked, together with the larger _ fruits which will not pass through the ring. "The fruit is then cleaned from dust and 'black mold' by passing it between two cylindrical brushes in a tank full of water. It then comes on to a canvas or moving belt table, where it is sorted by hand into three grades, dark-green or unripe, silver, green or partially ma- ture, and yellow or tree-ripened. Great care is exercised in handling the fruit. Tree-ripened lemons are shipped at once but the others are packed carefully in standard boxes and stored in special cur- ing houses. Here the degree of mois- ture and temperature is most carefully regulated by covering the boxes with tents that can be lowered or raised in such a way that there is as little change as possible. Great care and judgm
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