Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-12-30

odiht Taul lrOplcal development
company This is the objective end
OF the journey and here we spent
several days in examination Of the
same and the adjoining plantations
'ElRosaro's rs fairly level tract
of land containing 9,340 acres. The
timber growth is very heavy and
consists of many yarities of both soft
and hard woods, the most valuable
OF which are the mahoganies. Some
what more than 900 acres of this
land have already been cleared and
the same planted to rubber, cacao
and tame grasses A few acres Of
pine apples and bananas have been
planted near the village houses.
Everywhere the growth of these
proves the adaptability OF the soil
and the climate to their successful
culture. The soil is mostly vege-
table mold from seven to twenty
feet in depth and capable of grow.
ing anything.
At the present there are about
$50 labarers on the plantation.
Some OF these are making roads,
some building houses for the lab.
orers, some cutting the vine growth
from the fields Of Young rubber.
orhers are working at the saw mill |
or in the timber. All are busy and
all are very happy in their wcrk. |,
They are allowed Fiesta or special !
celebration upon the occasion of the /.
plantation visitors. The music for !
the occasion was furnished by the
band from Mapastepec, the same
consisting OF one piece, the Mirimba
and the players numbered four.
This instrument is combination Of
piano and whole band and il
made most entirely of wood Upon
a level spot on the green, the people
gathered in the evening, and old and
young alike enjoyed themselves in
tripping the light fantastic. Even
the children of elk and seven years
of age Joining in the dance and
keeping as perfect movements as
their elders.
At Zacualpa, we saw the largest
rubber plantation in the world At
this place man can ride for thirty
miles in straight away through
rubber young and old, nine years
the oldest. This plantation has
been the kindergarten for other
rubber plantations. Their exper
fences have already saved hundreds
of dollars to the plantations Of later
development. They deserve the
great success which they now enjoy.
Their four, five, six, seven, eight and
nine year old trees are Low being
tapped daily. The latex therefrom
is speedily washed, coagulated,
| pressed, dried and boxed for market.
All of VIII Oh is shipped to London,
England.
The demand for crude rubber is
constantly increasing, new uses there
fore are being found and much bust
ness depends upon rubber for its
success. These things all contri-
butte to the prodp' of more
of the crude article with il all the
demand is increasing much faster
than the supply.
While we could continue to say
interesting things about this country
we shall have to content ourselves
with few general observations con-
corning the country and then close,
hoping that the same may prove Of
interest.
The absence of modern agricul-
tural machinery is almost every
where noticeable in Mexico. Crude
wooden plows, and brush harrows
can not prepare the soil as does the |
modern pillow and pulverizer, The !
modern machine not only does bet
ter work but it multiplies the work
done per man and thus permits more
of the man energy to be put into his
thinking. 1t is the thought that
makes the man, and the number Of
thinking men that determines the
greatness Of the nation. Mexico is
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