The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-28

--AAauAN u1lfL ginger. "calcle." or
&N~nS~ chewing gum; sar-
saparilla. ialap. lie
orlce, canaigre and
tamle. says the London Standard.
These. together with the plants dealt
with in a previous report. form the
principal products which may be profit
ably cultivated. together or singly,
either on a large or small scale. by
persons possessed OF some small capt.
lal and DESTROYS OF obtaining satisfae-
tory returns therefrom by investing In
land In this republic. The fault gen
srally committed by Mexican planters.
says Sir Henry. is the conhning OF
their attention 10 one kind Of culiiva-
ton on their land n several different
crops we're taken on alternately. as IN a
system OF rotation. or grown In diner
ent parts OF the land where soil and
climate prove suitable. the planter
would hnd himself in even better
financial position than he generally
does now. There is scarcely a spot on
any estate. whether large or small. In
Mexico. that IL not capable Of giving
remuneratlve returns from some plant
or another" In addition 10 govern
ment lands there are innumerable
tracts held throughout the country by
private individuals. which Il IL prob
able could be purchased al eompara-
lively low prices. iuasmuch o. they eaa
never be utilized by their present own
ers. and contracts might be made with
the government by which immigrants
settling on such lant8 might receive
the same exceptional treatment accord
ed TO those settling on government
lands.
Sir Henry Doering states that yuca
Is 10 the peon In the tropical section
Of the republic what potatoes are TO
the poor and working people OF Ire
land. Yucca IL native OF the country
and liz rise dates back before the con-
quest by Herman cortes. and Il has al
ways formed a great portion Of the
food Of the ancient and present Mexi-
cans. especially those living In Vera
Cruz. Oaxaca. Chiapas. Tabasco and
Yucaian. The returns Of yuca eulti-
walton are immense: the yield OF an
acre contains more nutritlve matter
than six times the same area under
wheat The writer planted las, Jan
uary In Allan. Puehla. two rows $50
feet long and vas told BY an old Guilt
vator that there was enough food IN
that plot 10 feed more than 100 people
for six months The Toliecs and Az
tees knew how 20 cultivate the pine
apple. and when the SpaiDaTds con-
quered Mexico they found the fruit IN
the markets OF the towns on their way
from Vera Cruz TO the great Tenoch-
titan. From time immemorlal. the
pineapple has been cultivated In Amat-
Ian. a town two leagues south o. Cor
doha. from where the ancient Mexlcans
used 10 get their main supply. No. Il
Il grown In tropical Hidalgo. Puebla.
Vera Cruz. Tahasco. Chlapas. 0axaca.
Morelos. Guerrero. Michoacan. Collma.
Jallsoo and Topic Besides the fruit
being very delicious and wholesome.
Sir Henry Deering says a fine wine
and vinegar are made % the Juice. The
leaf furnishes a hber OF extraordinary
strength and hneness. making d even
more valuable than the fruit. The hher
IL made into ropes. cables. binding
twine. thread. mats. bagging. ham
mocks and paper.
A pineapple rope three and a half
inches thick can support nearly three
ions A textile fabric as fne and beau
tiiul AZ sir Is made OF this fber. too.
Il Is believed that the hne cloth OF va
rious colors used by the upper classes
among the Aztecs was made OF the
pineapple aber The modern Mexicans
DO not manufacture Il much nov, ex-
ccpt In the isthmus. whore the Zapo,ec
Indians siill make a cloth from Il and
from Wild silk. one cause for lts
disuse Is the slow and wasteful manner
In which Il IL separated Ginger Is
found growing Wild In various parts
OF Mexico. The returns from an acre
Of land vary considerably. but when
cultivated under favorable conditions
the crops ought 10 be 1000 pounds and
upward, A man having a ten-acre
patch would have an annual income
Of 5000 to $1,000. Though Tor YEAR,
canaiEre has been used By the Mexi-
cans. both for medical aud tanning pur-
poses. Il has but recently attracted the
attention OF the outside commercial
world az a valuable source OF fannie
acid. The result, OF investigations has
been 10 eerate a great demand Tor can
aigre In the tanning business Of Eu-
ropean countries. and more recently
In the loathermaking ccuters OF the
United States The only supply now
to be obtained Of this plant Is from
the Wild growth along the rivers and
valleys Of western Texas. New Mexico
and this republic. and Sir n. Deerlne
says a fear has been felt for some time
that with the constantly increasing de-.
mand the present sources OF supply
must become exhausted
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