The times., 1899-02-12

continue hasta Ncvienbre. Los buques reciben
su cargaInento de naranja maros de las mu-
! ieres que las cargan en- canastas sobre Ia ca
beza.
mo hay dcrctchos de exportacion. La mayor
parte de las naranjas van a Bucnos Aires Y Mon
tevideo. Durante Ia estacion- de exportar cada
buque lleva por terrnino medic unas 3oO,VoO
naranias cada yiaie.'
FL inforIne del consul sigue alabando Ia ex-
celentc calidad de las naranias paraguayas, emu
merando tres clases: IA ordinaria, Il mandarina
| y Ia ainargI.
De las primeras mando mas sernillas al de-
partamento. para proharlas Florida
Parece probable, dice, que en- Ia parte Sur de
| Ia Florida, que esta en- casi Ia misTna latitud
| relatiya, esta fruta deberia forecer.
Terrnina el nforme hablando del sueio para
guayo en- relaciOn con los divcrs0s tTabajOs agri-
| oolas, dcicndo que esta adaptable no tan solo al
| cultiyO de Ia naranjs, sinO tambien para casi
| toda clase de agricultura que el hombre actIvo
e industrioso quiere dedicarse-
Nos dicen que con motive de Ia publication de
este infoune en- los Estados Unidos, el Consul
Rufin la recibdo vaTias Cartas de concentrates
naranieros en- Florida, preguntando 81 que pro-
| duce en- el Paraguay una clase de narInIa que
podra aguantar las heladas que caen en- Florida.
Direm0s a este rcspecto que las naranjas del
| Paraguay son meiores Y mas dulces cuaEte mas
abundantes son las heiadas-
The article which The Times distin-
| guished correspondent asserts has created
such a sensation in Paraguay, appeared in
The Evening Times OF October %, 1898, in
the form of a report from the American
Consul at Asuncion, Mr. John n. Ruftin,
reading as follows:
Oranges in Paraguay.
Oranges are of prolific growth in Paraguay,
being found everywhere, many growing Wild.
They arc cultivated, however. on farms. The
seed viii bear five years after being planted
The orange fourishes all the year, except in
January February, and March. a seycn-year-
old tree bears about / 900 oranges.
The orange Is one Of the most generally used
| articles Of food in Paraguay, forming staple
eaiabie for the poor. particularly ~ the coun-
try. Hogs are fattened on them, and Oraugc-ted
| pork is very good.
Tie expectation commences about the end OF
| NAY and lasts until November. Tie boats are
| loaded ail along the river, women with Fat bas-
| kets on their heads carrying them on hoard
| There is no export duty. Most Of the oranges
| are sent 10 Bucnos AyTcS and M0nteviedo; during
| the season, an average of 31JrO1 oranges are eI-
ported.
The orange is usually about three inches in
| diameter and il very sweet There are three
| Glasses which might be mcntioued-the ordinary
| P4rag1Isysn orange, tine mandarin, aud the bitter
| orange. The first have described and herewith
send few seeds for the purpose ot a-rertaiuins
! II they will germinatc in southern soil.
| The second tmaudarinl Is very small and not
| as sweet as the FIRST. It j. more expensive than
the Orange, its puHsency making it popular.
| There are not great many mandarin plants
| in Paraguay. and tie product goes largely 10
| supply the demand in Buenos Ayres and points
farther south. Tie sale Of this orange is ready,
| and the Isicc j. reInuneratiyc. Ii seems prpha-
| ble that in the southern part OF Florida. which
| is in almost the same latitude north Para
| quay is south, this fTJiit would flourish.
| The third class is The sour or bitter orange,
| from whose skin tnaImalade IS made. There is
| also an extract made from the blossoms. Some
| Frencimcn arc engaged in this business, which
| IS rpIuunerative.
| Allow me to state, for the benefit Of those
| who contemplate entering this country for agTi-
| cultural purposes that the best sites would be
| along the river. accessible TO boats which can
| carry produce TO tie markets Of Buenns Ayres
| and Moutcyidco. There appears to be an OppOT-
| tunity for profitable investment in this line.
| The government OF Paraguay pays passage Of
| immigrants from Buenos Ayrcs 10 the land on
| which it is desired settle; furnishes and
| agricultural implements, the latter to be paid
| for in labor produce. Some agricultural i'm
| plencnis, however, are loaned free Of charge
| by officials of tine colony. This point l hope to
| make clear: What the government furnishes Is
| charged for except the passage from BuenOs
| AyTes The land Is good and fertile, and rec
ommcnds itself to the favorable consideration Of
| all
Whether President Aceval owns lands
adjoining the river along whose banks the
| Paraguayan orange fiourishes is not indi-
Gated in any of the correspondence that
| has reached The Times office. Ii is appar-
| ent however, thas His Excellency does
not intend that the Paraguayan light shall
| be hidden under bushel during the Ace
| val administration and il is presumed that
| the country will flourish during his term
as it has never dnue before.