The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-03-07
AsAcA NEEDS GOOD SOIL.


valuable Fiber Piant which Fie~s-
fske~ fa Philippines.
The Philippine islands have at prss
ent a monopoly OF the production Of
abaca, more commonly known as Ma
nils hemp. which is In many particu
lars the best vegetable fiber known
to commerce. says the Manila Bulletin
The provinces which produce this val
liable commodity In considerable guam
tiu are the most prosperous provinces
In the islands Unfortunately. however.
the cultivation OF abaca cannot DO "
definitely extended. The plant need
for Its satisfactory development a rich
and wsildrained soil aud a heavy rain
fall quite uniformly distributed
throughout the year.
In many Of the provinces these CON
difioas DO not exist. while IN others.
like Alndoro aud Palawan. where soil
aud climate are ideal. scarcity OF la
Dor renders the production OF soaca
upon a large scale lmpraetieable.
Furthermore. abaea plants are serio-
ousiy damaged. or even killed. By long
Continued drought and are likely 70 Do
uprooted during severe yphoons The
Inhabitants OF Aibay. sorsOgen and
Northern sanar were brought TO dire
straits b. the great typhOon OF Sept
ri. 1905. while most OF the hemp grow
Ing provinces have suffered seriously
within the past two OF three years
from drought.
A conditions now stand many
absea growing provinces have practical
y no other resources than those derived
from this valuable plant. - that II
ths abaea crop during any year Is
failure lsborers are lefr without work
and small growers ind themselves Ia
financial dinieuify.
The fact IL gradually fauninx upoa
Tho Inhabitants OF th- Philippians 10
lands that the oonfltious above out
in~d may. 10 large eItrng be rem-
sfi~d By the cultivation u msgney.
rhis valuable pant from el-~r~at va
'i~tie- % which arr derived CONNER.
fal naers vario,i~ly knern - msguey.
,anneguln and s.sai. 10 asfiFe % dec
~ r~gions. aud = h-n Dnr~ Established
, Dot lnlurrd b tho s~srf~~g drsuxhts
yer e1gsrisuesd - ,he rai'.a.slns 10
aads the eniy eYref u .aea .onx roo
inn~d PERIODS u dry ~~4.s~r az &C.
ar h~rr bling q f.-r-s~ fA@ per-
rstssr u nisF whiea the l~~rss GOA
ala.
Marcy has further sdtsus4sr OVER
bses Ia that II cannot b. b,oru dowa
: uprootrd ~ violent -infa n has
known insect en~ni~. Of lnspprssnrs.
! very exceptional lnstxac~~ planfs
ny D. observed uifh sona~ Of their
avs- perforated b tie sr~~f bessis
hieh 40 often attacks tho trunks and
sses o. growing eocoasut frve~. bus
. plants are ~ rarely ATTACKED By
IL Insect that the damage caused 10
insignificant, llnportanc~
Another great advantage ineifens 70
a<uey culture u that Il mar b. rro~n
zoo soll 40 sandy and poor that n
absolutely worthless for the prosiuc.
70 Of any other known rsiuahie crop
70 plants grow well sven tn Gestures
bare liuestone rock. sad ths deal
'xury coll i iixht iosm rosnpo@sd
leaf mold and deeomposcd limestone
fragments % und~compos~d limo
90 are present IN sbunfsnes. 20
'es the better. have s~~p .plendld.
Developed msEusy plants growing In
10 beach and on the coasts Of Min
70 ard Tsblss
The cultivation OF The soii before
ntins u With maxu~y 10 not nsc~--
II ssficss 10 clear Away the
oh and grass with the bolo. and an
planting 10 repeat this or-rnfsoa
or three times a rear.