. The Cuba review. THE CUBA RE V I E W 17. Showing Brazilian Rubber Trees, Shading Cacao, Oriente Province Cacao Culture in Cuba By Alvin Fox, , , Agricultural Botanist. Cacao is of course grown on flat land best, and when the conditions are favorable it has many advantages. There have been, however, many mistakes made in selecting locations on the plains, and it may be well to call attention to the folly of starting on a worn out (sugar cane) land, or on poor sandy soil, or on hard clay soil, or on a wind swept plain where it would be difficult to furnish adequate wind protection. It
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA RE V I E W 17. Showing Brazilian Rubber Trees, Shading Cacao, Oriente Province Cacao Culture in Cuba By Alvin Fox, , , Agricultural Botanist. Cacao is of course grown on flat land best, and when the conditions are favorable it has many advantages. There have been, however, many mistakes made in selecting locations on the plains, and it may be well to call attention to the folly of starting on a worn out (sugar cane) land, or on poor sandy soil, or on hard clay soil, or on a wind swept plain where it would be difficult to furnish adequate wind protection. It is true that such lands can be improved and made to produce cacao, or any other crop, but it should certainly not be planted until such improvements have been made according to the conditions of the soil and other requirements necessary to make it a paying proposition. Cacao is at home in Cuba, especially the Oriente Province of Cuba, where there are moist wind sheltered valleys with a day temperature of 80° and a night temperature of 65° to 70°. Trees are often found in the mountains where the temperature is much lower than this, but the lower altitude and higher temperature are well known to be most favorable. The amount of rain needed depends on the distribution, the physical conditions of the soil, and on cioltural methods. On flat land with friable soil on which the capillary action is maintained by mulch or cultivation, two inches per month might be quite sufficient, while on a steep hillside, not cultivated, the trees might suffer from drought with twice or three times that amount. Generally the rainfall should be from 60 to 100 inches per year. The soil moisture is not depleted so rapidly and the trees. 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 Steam
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