Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . fortune was easily tobe made out of it in ten years. The simplefact is that the man who has the means to buysuitable ground, to plant and tend and fertilizeit properly, and maintain himself until thegrove
Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . fortune was easily tobe made out of it in ten years. The simplefact is that the man who has the means to buysuitable ground, to plant and tend and fertilizeit properly, and maintain himself until thegrove yields, may depend upon a satisfactoryreturn from his investment. At present themargin is small, owing mainly to the expensesincurred in marketing the product, but there isevery reason to believe that this burden will beconsiderably lightened in the next few years. Many growers have abandoned their orangegroves in Cuba. Others have turned to grapefruit, which appears to promise a greater pros-pect of profit, although there is some dangerof over-production injuring the business. InCuba the grape fruit grows to perfection. Thecost of its production and shipment is nogreater than that of the orange, and it standscarriage a great deal better. The prices atpresent obtained for it leave a considerablyhigher margin than can be secured fromoranges. Though by no means great as yet, the market. BREADFRUIT. Latent Agricultural Wealth 229 for what may be called fancy fruits, such asthe mango, guava, and alligator pear, — whichperhaps would more properly be classed as avegetable, — is constantly expanding in theUnited States. Cuba produces a number ofdelicious fruits which are quite unknown toAmericans at home, but which they soon learnto enjoy when resident in the Island. It isaltogether probable that a persistent effort tointroduce some of these to the United Statesmarket would result in a permanent demandat profitable prices. There is a large class ofNew York consumers of delicacies
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