. The Cuba review. THE CUBA R E \' 1 !•: \V COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN ORIENTE J-'roni data gathered bj- tlie provincial guvernnient, the chamber of commerce of Santiago and tlie miinicipahties in Oriente Province, it has been ascertained that there are in the province 1,()97 coffee plantations, having 1,14S caballerias* under cultivation, which yield annually 191,600 quintals of coffee beans. The yield is divided into mu- nicipalities as follows: Quintales Alto Songo 87,000 Baracoa 13,500 Caney 12,800 Cobre 8,100 Guantanamo 10,700 Holguin 300 Jiguani 1,000 Palma Soriano 50,000 Sagua de Tanamo 1,30
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA R E \' 1 !•: \V COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN ORIENTE J-'roni data gathered bj- tlie provincial guvernnient, the chamber of commerce of Santiago and tlie miinicipahties in Oriente Province, it has been ascertained that there are in the province 1,()97 coffee plantations, having 1,14S caballerias* under cultivation, which yield annually 191,600 quintals of coffee beans. The yield is divided into mu- nicipalities as follows: Quintales Alto Songo 87,000 Baracoa 13,500 Caney 12,800 Cobre 8,100 Guantanamo 10,700 Holguin 300 Jiguani 1,000 Palma Soriano 50,000 Sagua de Tanamo 1,300 San Luis 700 Total 191,600 No data is available regarding the amount of capital invested in coffee grow- ing, or the value of the lands in the prov- ince, but it is believed to be large. The in- vestor traveling through this rich section will see many plantations. TO BREED FINE DOGS Captain X. G. Mullikin of Louisville, Ky., is in Cuba and expects to be there possibly from three to six months. He is in the em- ploy of wealthy Cubans, who, having heard of him as a breeder of fine dogs, wish him to make some experiments with a cro>s be- tween the bloodhound and the foxhound, which Captain Mullikin has developed as a hunting dog. Captain MulHkin believes it probable that the cross, which will have the keener scent of the bloodhound and the speed of the foxhound, will make an ideal hunting dog, especiallj'- in jungle cov- erts like those in tropical countries. Beri-beri, in epidemic form, has broken out among the prisoners at the Santa Clara city jail, said the Nezv York Herald, ^March 17th. Two deaths from the disease have already been reported. A caballeria is ?>o\ acres. The government purposes to reduce con- siderably the telegraph tolls throughout the island when the grinding season is over. The new rates will be made public at once. In order that the government maj- ahvays have a source of supply of operators, a bill has been drafted providing for schools of telegra
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