The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-14
SMALL FARMS IN CUBA.
Opportunities offered In the Dis
trict OF Guines.
VALUE OF IRRIGATION SHOWN.


II is one OF the common mistakes that
Cuba is good to raise only sugar aud
tobacco. says the New York Tubuue's
correspondent. writing from Guincs.
leaving ouf thc culturcof fruits, which
is going to take front rank in its agri.
cultural industry Zoe the near future.
thcrr is 500 % further variation ln pro-
dnciiou Guuc. ls tho district OF small
farms aud smal farming. They raise
crops not only Tor local consumption
but Tor export to thc United States. 80
section of thc island gives a better
chance 10 study The prospects aud the
conditions of small farming
Hcrorr The insurrcctiou brought such
great destruction tbc Guincs district
was one of the most prosperous parts
Of the island u hus been coming mp
rather slowly because. with so large
proportion or tmall farms destroyed
aud with their ovurrs dead or heavily
IN debt speedy wcupcratiou was not
possible The foreclosure OF mortgages
which has begun sull bears heavily ou
some unfortunate landowners. but This
IL one uf the Inevitable results uf the
war which mo- authority OF government
could entirely relieve. Nevertheless, IN
spite of the grip Of the Spanish money
lender. many uf the original owners NJ
The small farms or their heirs seem to
BE- keeping their property or part of
H. Their burdens are heavy yet en-
courugcmcui ls given that with good
season or two thrsc will hc lIghtcncd
Tho CuIuCs district ls not given over
entirely f. -mull farming. fur hllf The
country j. covered with 'anchclds. aud
there arc several largo Dcutnlcs, pr
sugar mills. which did not have io hp
rebuilt All of these have raised fair
crops his year which have brought an
Rycrrc price aud thus the gradual re-.
vivnl of thc sueW Industry hl. helped
other agricultural pursuits. THE cane
planted Iu.urcs crop 900 least once
fourth larger most season. and th- viii
be an additional uid toward rncupcra
tion.
The Culncs eli tfirt differs from other
parts of tho island boo that % docs not
depend ou nature alone for its fertility
Irrigation cnahlcd 10 20 become the
mnrhct garden of Havana aud 10 ex-
port considerable surplus crop ~
onions. potatoes anG other vegetables
10 the United states. II is claimed that
good part of the Bermuda onIous. in
stead Of coming from bermuda. come
from Guiucs. iiN means of irrigation
the district is enabled In market two
crops OF both poiniocs aud onions an
nually In addition to other products
which are iaiscd for the ISLAND con
sumption.
The irrigatins bitches have not been
restored 10 their former condition hut
enough Is seen Of the system Co dem
onstrate its value In country where
the rainy season Of four or five mouths
Is supposed 10 furnish sufficient mois-
ture for the rest Of the year. Guincs,
by means Of irrigation. has had the ad-
vantage over the other parts OF the is-
land In that II could alternate the crops
with greater regularity aud was not ar
fected 10y the occasional druughts
which occur often enough 10 demon
stratc that the rains In Cuba are not
perennial or perpetual. The soil is both
OF the rich black loan and Of the red
earth which is sometimes called mulat-
10 lahd. II Is good Tor sugar as wen ns
Tor fruits ana vegetables, nut u does
moi produce me tobacco leat OF the
umnilty or quantity sulhclent TO make
thls ,utlNallon proulabl"'
IN the days before the war and insur-
reetloh the possession OF cahalleria ot
hnd' win Few oxen anywhere IN the
eulhes territory constituted what would
be called 'n the United States wen To
40 FARMER cahallcra is ''3 ~ acres.