. The Cuba review. 2S THE CUBA REVIEW Concrete I'ence Posts (From Farmers' Bulletin, No. 402, issued by the L'nited States Department of Agriculture) It says tliat as a material for the coii- slructitiii of fence posts concrete has all the advantages and few of the disadvan- tages of wooden posts, and in some re- spects is superior to timber. After three years wooden posts have lost almost one- half of their original strength, while con- crete grows stronger with age and needs no repairs, for neither weather nor fire in- jures it. They can be made uniform in size and color and under ordinary c
. The Cuba review. 2S THE CUBA REVIEW Concrete I'ence Posts (From Farmers' Bulletin, No. 402, issued by the L'nited States Department of Agriculture) It says tliat as a material for the coii- slructitiii of fence posts concrete has all the advantages and few of the disadvan- tages of wooden posts, and in some re- spects is superior to timber. After three years wooden posts have lost almost one- half of their original strength, while con- crete grows stronger with age and needs no repairs, for neither weather nor fire in- jures it. They can be made uniform in size and color and under ordinary circum- ^^tances last forever. There are steel and wooden moulds re- quired for making the posts, but steel is reconnnended as it is lighter, easier han- dled and gives the post a neater tinish. .Xcighhors should club together in order to l)uy steel moulds and save expense. A \ery loose soil requires a post with larger ends and wider sides or a greater length for deeper setting. As concrete has a tendencj- to stick, a coating of oil should be given the inside of the mould, soft soap or crude oil, used sparingly, will do. Too much will destroy the setting qualities of the cement and give a rough surface Reinforcement i)y means of steel bars, rods or wire is recommended as an additional security. The past season has demonstrated beyond a doubt that at present, and probably for many years to come, the best market for t"ul)an oranges is, and will be, Cuba itself. During this year practically all of the growers here have sold their fruit at the grove to buyers from Camaguey and Cai- barien at from :50 to 70 cents per hundred, —/.(/ Gloria Cuban-American. IHghlaiid Irrigation in Ctiba (I'rom J. K. Elwell, Santiago dc Cuba) It is not generally known that irrigation is i)eing tested in Cuba and is giving re- markable results. Up to this time it has been confmed to lowlands where the water could be drawn from a stream and easily distributed over the sugar cane lands. The tirst att
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