The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-30
abundant In the region ef Juacos, ere
ctierS3a producing as much as Is 4taniats.
Remarks OF Correxpondents.

abundant In thu region vt JustCps, enc
caerSsa producing as much as IS atsanials.
Remarks Of Correspondents.
Sat@na -tsransle~-ssr DO Jose II. Fern
ar.sie2: I'm the district of Seasaa THERE
are only two kinds of crops nlaasea agr-
ING the year via: Corn and teesagco. No
others are planted on account II the
seeTSity OF rainfall during tho mouths of
August, Seatenstsnr and ueroboF.'
Moroyis~-Sr. Don fe1ertco GsAiaf: The
crep OF sAisar cane IN ms Was %Ss i5-iSs
qAnta-s per ctssseia. TIE csasass alseut yield
In Sugar WAS s.S quintals Gr fsg cent
Compared with the yiead OF TrTost94s years
this is very sfnaa. Snce prrvausS4s. Tor
average seasons. the cane Yielded ~ g6s,.-
Tails aof sugar yses cVierda. The pasi to-
bstseo crop Was abundant In this district.
some planters reckoning rs much a. live
a1ansais p~v oiierdsa, The low price at
atch II WAS quoted ou accoant Of tho
war and the fear af nos obtaining re-
naanefatiyo prices prevented many frosi
planting u In the same quantity as Cast
year, The merchants who elsec Hate on
these farmers bleed them without Pity
ana cause our agriculture, the Source uf
their wealth. 10 anguish, and prevent its
prospsriug. In THIS district there Is bat
atsle coffee, According u the reports
which l have obtained frona one district
tortss. they reckon the mean Yield OF
GIG qssantals per cseIda The berry is very
aromatic AID ssspeEi9r To that Of ali other
districts. The yield has hs,gn small ard
the harvest Is already approaching its
end. The small nronietors Of this yalaa-
chant Vito exploits them according to his
Vain by lowering the price of the berry
and By the exchange, making thereby
enormous rrultS. believe, with good
reason. that the hour has come tor the
regeneration and prosperity of fhls coun-
try worthy OF better fate"
Caguas- Sr Don NJ Jmeues Cruz; '~rhe
INSECT ariaoialpa scommen erasSaapsegi
the dreaded enemy OF the planter, accord
ing To the climatic conditions OF the year.
has done considerable damage this week
extensive rssowiegs which increase the
expenses OF planting. Ii manure could Ia
obtained Mt low price AMI II IL we're easy
To apply IL scientifically this would be A
favorable means Of repairing the damage,
The farmer and the merchant who stas-
tatns his credit. are discouraged for want
or established markets which would regu~
late the price OF ieaf tobacco
fabucoa-Sr. Prof Don Miguel T. CHI
gstis: The cultivation OF sugar cane 10
the only branch of agriculture carried en-
IN THIS region since. according 10 Official
reports. only 81 cssortiaa are devoted TO
coffee. "a To tobacco. 40 TO minor frlittA
1899 to pastures. and about 3hp TO cane
Noie-Tsc cuerda of Puerto klcs, Is sad
TO he the ares of a field that IL Is SPAN
lsf varas in breadth ma length. Jaie
popular vaga of ali the ella spanish col-
onies IL said 10 bc 33& Eng.ish inches.
and field OF rs varas square contains
*3oS1.t5 square feet. As the English aero
contains $3.50 square feet IL IN evident
thaf rtIersta Is the same aa AN aero
10 within the TWO thou~sndth Part az IL
self. In general. therefore. ole uuaus ~
per euerda VIII be the cams az Ial q
H"inds avoitstupoas per acre.