. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 31 Molasses a Valuable Fertilizer. Molasses has for a long time been looked upon in Mauritius as a valuable fertilizer for sugar cane lands. An anal- ysis shows that this molasses, which is not muscovado but that resulting from the vacuum process of sugar making, contains from to lbs. of nitrogen, from to lbs. of potash, and "pVERY Railway Manager, Engineer, -Lj Wharf Owner, Sugar Planter, Con- tractor or other intellij^ent Citizen, knows that WOOD if unpreserved, ROTS, especially in tropi::al climates, and that the Teredo Navalis
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 31 Molasses a Valuable Fertilizer. Molasses has for a long time been looked upon in Mauritius as a valuable fertilizer for sugar cane lands. An anal- ysis shows that this molasses, which is not muscovado but that resulting from the vacuum process of sugar making, contains from to lbs. of nitrogen, from to lbs. of potash, and "pVERY Railway Manager, Engineer, -Lj Wharf Owner, Sugar Planter, Con- tractor or other intellij^ent Citizen, knows that WOOD if unpreserved, ROTS, especially in tropi::al climates, and that the Teredo Navalis and the Limnoria will honeycomb piles in salt water in two years. The only remedy is thorough CREOSOTING The Bureau of Forestry says: "Well Creosoted Wood Will Last ; WE FURNISH THE FOLLOWING Railroad and Street Railway Ties, Bridge Pilingr and Timbers, Derriclc and Cane Hoist Timbers, Telephone and Tele- graph Poles and Cross Arms, Posts of All Kinds. Timbers Framed io Blue Print All of the above preserved against rot, and the attack of the Teredo and Limnoria. We Solicit Export to Any Port We Ship by Steamer or Schooner, Large or Small Orders SHIPPING PORTS, MOBILE, 6ULFP0RT, OR NEW ORLEANS Capacity 2,000,000 ft. b. m. per month A LARGE, NEW, MODERN PLANT Oulfport Creosoting- CO. GUI^KI», Bliss. from to lb. of phosphoric acid per 100 gallons. The report further states: "All the planters who use mo- lasses as manure are satisfied! with the results obtained, and it is astonishing that the practice is not more ; The method of applying molasses va- ries. In some cases about a litre is poured into each cane hole where the cuttings are to be planted two or three months later. A second method is to apply it on the surface between the cane rows, which are about 5 feet apart. A third method is to make a mixture com- posed of scum cake from the filter presses, ashes from the megass furnaces, and molasses; about half a kilo, i
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