New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-03
BOTTOM GROWING IN Gu BA.
PROFITS FROM PRODUCTION OF
81 ga ISLAND VARIETY,

LIS .. C'peciaD--The subject o.
Isl g il Cuba has become Of vide
a-.ges, here. and It has been gentra4Iy
.n.zzc 5, of the greatest importance 10
Island IN view OF the prezent low price which
commanded by the TWO principal products
The island namely. sugar and tobacco. me
-r-e417eiy small returns from these two PROD
= which the CutaEs had come to te!ieVe were
he only things that could be grown o. their
'ertile land, have caused them TO seek other
7rays Of gaining a nvel. hood. and one way has
been found in cotton raising.
Now that this product has come under
sa-eful study the people rho investigating
y possibilities are astCnishcd at the promise
which Is he'd forth The Sea Island variety can
be groYn here better, ard in almost double Lhe
1uantiUy TO the acre. than in any other place
Z which there is any record Il seems incredl-
tie. but, 10 begin with. it can be safely stated
TAI Oh 2 farm of a caballeria (thirry-tl-eT
and one-tfird acres) the sum Of S. 031 g. clea"
profit can be made over and above all expenses.
These figures are not theoretical, but have
been proved by experiment, Sea Island cotton
minimum production IN Cuba is 800 pounds o.
seed cotton to the acre, and the maximum Is
1000 pounds ard the latter IS not al al lnfTv-
cuert = caballeria, then. calculating at me
minimum production. VIII produce 10000 p0'lT'Cs
IF seed cotton This seed cotton will give one
fourth Of its weight in lint cotton. or l-,o'TJ
rounas At the latest report from Liverpoo!
This Gotten brought y cents pound, which
would mean S3-3Io-
Ont OF the IS 3I5 for which the cotton can be
sold IN Liverpool the cost Of production Of the
rotton must be deducted. The price OF land and
all will be included in this estimate One ca
ta!leria viii cost the small sum Of S533- IN the
South one plough hand and one hoe hand are
employed 70 cultivate forty acres. IN cuba one
plough hand and TWO hoe hands VIII be needed.
These people four SIX months VIII cost me
farmer, including wages and rations, $500 The
seed to plant the caballeria viii cost -" 90.
To pick the cotton will cost $50. and, estr1a ing
that the seed will pay for the ginning, which II
r-5ll more than do the total cost q CULTIVATION
picking, etc, amounts TO 1858 30 Deduct this
amount from the previous figures and there re-
mains the net proft Of S3.021.65.
The reason for this immense profit IN Cunan
cotton is that Cuba produces more cotton TO
the acre, and Of a longer staple. than that pro
duced in any other part of the world. CUBAN
rorton is full three and half inch staple and
upward and. according 10 good authority. no
oTher country has produced z three inch staple
except IN exceptional instances. The reasons IcI
IN. Greater production and excessive length OF
the staple are the length Of the season ana the
humidity Of the climate, which permits II 10
grow 10 full maturity
The question has become one Of national IN
terest and also international interest, because
American capital is investing IN cotton lands
and investments are rapidly being made The
Cuban Congress has a bill before il when
Will undoubtedly PASS. This bill provides for
the free admission through the Cuban custom
houses OF all cotton machinery nd the encour-
sgement Of the Industry in every possible way