New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11

dmarella yellow farlnal when resembles PAL
TALLY ground Indian corn, and Jd'1""a
branca, or white farina, which Is used
by the wealthy class, ana is far more nutritious
than the other as il contains higher proportion OF
gluten. The mandioca VIII produce han wear
after planting without further cultivation, III n's
thirty varieties in Brazil and thriyes IN all parts of
the country, preferrng. however, dry and sandy
soil. In a space OF 2, 400 square feet 4O,OOO man
diOCa pants will flourish at ease, ana thor painting
and harvesting demand the services OF one man
FOR not more than a month. As NAV be understood
from the going tapiOca Is very easily prepared
and its value, were this 20 decrease Dy Ohe-hah,
would still repay the care of the producer with
good margin. According 10 experiments made 9y
skllful agriCuturist, which wholly confirmed by
official reports from the more CIVILIZED PROV
inces of Brazil, 10000 mandlOca plants. though
happening to have been raised on inferior Sol, gave
a. average of $4,000 pounds OF taploca liking
the price OF the latter at the minimum ngure o. >
cents the raiser receives a net profit OF SZ,3OO
This result is superior to any attanable from the
cultivation OF coffee sugtI-cane, cocoa or cOtJou
and has the additional advantages OF being lnheuI-
ate and requiring outlay OF capital tor machinery
and ether AGRICULTURAL implements. Ia 1860 49,
$50 pounds of taplOca were exported from Gaia 10
the United states but since that date the eNpofta-
tiOn has rather diminished, under the influence
doubtless OF the absorbing lndi1-rnbDer industry
VARIOUS PROFITABLE CROPS.
The culture OF sugsr-c1ne coffee, cocoa, rice and
cotton likewise presents strong inducements TO those
willing % engage in highly remuneratiye busi-
ness. Rice will grow almost anywhere on the ANA
zon. The Rev. Mr.. Huntington, one Of the old
Southern colOuists who settled IN the neighbor-
hood Of Santarem in 1863 assured me that rice VIII
Weld in q ratio Of 900 10 l. His average Gro? per
acre Is from sixty-fye 10 seyoHty-dye bushels clear
While from thirty-slx acres of good land in Texas
or Louisiana the average cotton yield Is 1'sOO
pounds the less fertile soil the southern aiuents
Of the lower Amazon has been proved to pro-
duce 1900 pounds, that of average fer
tility $500, and thirty-siX acres Of the su-
perior land yield not less than 10000 pounds
The producyeness Of hectare of soil Of the lowest
quality containing about 900 coffee plants is 1850
pounds: that OF like extent Of the second quality
is $500, and OF the best 1000 pounds. An indus
trous former without fatigue Will attend to four
hectares Of plantation, and selling at the minimum
Price of 10 cents a pound, would realize net proht
Of $40, 81 900 or 81, G00 according to the quality
Of the land. And these figures represent COM
Portable living on the Amazon. The results arising
from farming sugar-cane are noteworthy. Here
and there along the giant river are small planta-
tons, sixteen and eighteen years in exist
encc. which still yield respectable crops.
In tbe Province Of Matto-Grosso IT becomes
innprave to prune the sugar-clne in order to pre-
vent too eXuberant growth. In the same
locality are plantations about forty wears old,
which stu retain vICOr enough TO repay, inc
planters care This department OF agriculture
paws even with highly sicious soil; If the plant
thrives 10 a lesser degree, it gives richer syrup
On a recently cleared hectare OF ground as many
as 200 coo pounds Of sugar-cane have been cleared
AT tho end of fifteen months A careful husband
man can give all the necessary attention TO-
plantation OF two hectares, and utilize even the
furlGws between The lines of plants for growing
VEGETABLES. Even by selling his SugaT-cqne at ~
per 900 pounds the lowest rate, he could realize
an income of 81 600. The expenses If pro-
ductOn in the province Of RIO de Janeiro,
where the wages are highest are calculated
to he only $50 for each hectare including an inter
est of per cent on the capital invested The to-
hacco of the TapaiOz and the Madeira is undoubt-
eGlv equal 10 the best Bahia. In 1869 only $1,000
worth of tobacco was imported into Para from the
whole district OF the Amazon. This industry also
is declining. In 1877 the steamers OF the Amazon
Navigation Company shipped over 100000 pounds
of tobacco from Para TO the Amazon. The Prov
ince of Bahia alone exports each year to foreign
cOuntrie, 100000 pounds, representing a value
of about c3,2UO,OOO.
There is certainly no need Of being a master
economist 10 perceive that the work a woll-organ-
lied American colony could accomplish III any OF
fine foregoing ines of trade would be simply I'M
mense in point of extent aud profits
Nv conclusion is open to objections, apparently
serious. It might be replied that French and
American colonies as well as some OF other nation
aljtes have failed to prosper in Brazil. In another
p9per will answer tins objection, 1t Will then be
shown that however true this assertion, IL Is no
proof of ANYTHING save the want of organization OF
the colonies which up to this date have migrated TO
the region of the Amazon. MAURICE MArRls.
Aeic- ok, Aug. 8, 1879.