. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 21 i i 1^ -- m m -"^ - fl m DK :. J Hereford Cattle in Pasture. Polled AiiiTUs Cattle an average yield of sugar from the cane of 11 per cent of the weight of the latter, it is seen that about 36,360,000 long tons of cane are required for the making of this quantity of sugar. This is equivalent to about 79,992,000,000 pounds. The average cart load of cane in Cuba can be assumed to be about 400 arrobas or 10,000 pounds, so that to harvest the crop it can be calculated that roughly 7,999,200 cart loads of cane have to be hauled from the field. It thus becom
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 21 i i 1^ -- m m -"^ - fl m DK :. J Hereford Cattle in Pasture. Polled AiiiTUs Cattle an average yield of sugar from the cane of 11 per cent of the weight of the latter, it is seen that about 36,360,000 long tons of cane are required for the making of this quantity of sugar. This is equivalent to about 79,992,000,000 pounds. The average cart load of cane in Cuba can be assumed to be about 400 arrobas or 10,000 pounds, so that to harvest the crop it can be calculated that roughly 7,999,200 cart loads of cane have to be hauled from the field. It thus becomes evident that the number of cattle required for this hauling is quite large, and that there is opportunity for the raising of special breeds or strains of cattle for this purpose. Among the favorites adopted by the Cubans almost from their first introduction has been a strain from Porto Rico, consisting of hea\T, chunky animals of excellent disposition, easily trained and yielding themselves readily to the work. Certain types also of Colombian and Venezuelan cattle have been found to be well adapted for use with carts. Cattle with a certain amount of Zebu blood have also. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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