The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-19

Wons cot H. Montana 20 seems that
almost 600 Tropical %Dounttitt claim
tho ffuIt Dol. indigenous
ON fhs American continents hu-
nsnHe urD au.oessfull. Etowu through
su dtHrsr. 81 latitude from Tam
p|.o NeAiOu 3s degrees north tu|
Asuu.iuu ItfaEuBy. 80 desrosf south
Cultlt1tiHn oft fhc uIIf b. practically
restricted fu the eastern luust lime
fur tht banana M ONE ul DEE thirst
lr-t ul plants sad cannot hc expected
tu produce bon. WnXuIum m districts
where There 1rr less then 100 Inches
of aurua rainfall.
Tho banana has H prodisal method
uf propagation. fur before the parent
stalk 100 fruIt have muturcd new
mes sprinE up These aro onfhaotH
that grow lruW tht tuut cot The orig
Inal plant rcsywhlIuE thU sprouts
from the ''tcs ui % potato. and
such boo turn becomes a. parent stalk
With its uuli tt follows Thai unless
most OF the ,uustau tlN H%uptuIIug new
plants are rut uUf (Which i- tho ufHv-
ucot, the first stalk lu % few wears
viii become the center cot % small
jungle" The pluuts grow to ga hsirht
ut from D. Geo s.. feet, zpi,adlug Doe
ul directions until the suIl l- over
burdrucd with "a mass cot stalk and
leaf growth aud stuuted fruit boz proc
duDcd
if NIHNN VIII NNnM Win MNNNNN"
lul tHpidItV under favorable slrcuW-
stances within % period OF six or
seven weeks the two or thrts.Ioot
plant VIII more than duunie iu size.
% 20 month ur su lHttt the leaves
cease Goo unfold and e. spike appears
"ut ot D. center ui Che crown. This
81 The Future stalls oft he bunch and
Carries @ huge red blossom at the end
li develops rapidly. bending more
u more until o. hats completely
turned upon itself. su that the |hautnn.
grow end up, or 100 u position tho
reverse ot thut 100 WhI,b theS are
seen when hung up Tor sale From
seven Co twelve months after the
blossom appears the uuii rs ready
iut the gathtGer
in cultivation four suckers. or
shoots. are usIHlly allowed GO grow
iH min. and their graduation b.
tu arranged tnut white inc oldest ls
bearing ttuit the ueNt is n blossom,
the third BIZ half grown aud The Inst ia
just coming up from the ground. The
plantation Yields % hnr-
vest FOR years without rrpianuug. IA
planting Tor h market about POO
Mills are allowed to tho acre. SOME
times the uumbc is Increased tu zss.
having 800 stalks, yielding ABOUT 500
MAJ kctablu punches u ycat. IL is said
mat the c,fst ot production ut bunch
ts tuut sen for 80 cents is about from
no Co ]" cents. the average profit per
acre being aouut $50 annualty.
ln 1899 lunauu trading was organ
Yea uu modern commercial lines.
over 100 vessels have since been
huilt for this trade ~ are plying be-
tween American lur,s % the trop-
ical fruit belt Wireless telegraph
stations along the Central American
cuust keep iu touch with the banana
fleet that Is moving ln "a steady pro-
IEHMNnF Hf. and Its..Hs a.. sa...HHl...
Nhfu Cd ~tDdmvr starts from o. United
States port 90 secure its cargo "a cable
is sent uotlfNmg the ruWcf To- pre-
pHrc tor thr cutting ot tne crop.
About 30 hours before The expected
arrival ui the vessel order are sent
90 the plantations. notifying them 40
cut fruit Tor delivery ON the specified
daic. The day before the steamer Is
duc trains are made up "a the fruit
ports ana sent out a. PICK AN the
iIuit, these trains being $40 timed TINT
steamers viii not ue delayed waiting
Tor cargo. ON the morning of tho
cutting the l.rst uut uu .he plunta-
lions are the cutters" who 20 up and
down the long venue al hnuuna
plants armed with long palm poles
nuNlng broad steel blades az the ends.
with which the plant Be- nlli severed
az about eight feet from the ground
The weight OF the nun bends the
NHN REhN " ~ ~ NNHNN
the bunch is cut from the stem by il
machcte. Following the cutters come
IN" ~plckIug-up gHuEs who deliver the
iruti az tho receiving platforms along
the railroad tacaa. an Inspector
counts and grades the punches. re-
jecting those hat show signs Of ripeu.
ing 90 are understood ur bruised. A.
soon as tho Train is loaded it Is rushed
to the port where steam c%unNcyors
reach trum the open hHtchWuys OF
the vessel to the doors uf the cars.
and % cargo uf 20. 1uu punches can be-
loaded ana slowed IN less than ten
hours. ON the voyage 10 nnul dcatl-
nation the uuit b. constantly CLOSELY
inspected, win sails aud NentilatinR
FANS being used Go maintain the
proper temperature.
when the vessel arrives ai an
American fruit wharf the work ot dis
charging the cargo 90 tho ventilated
cars commence Every bunch b. rc-
counted. regarded ana rcinspcctcd
Fruit that SHOWS sigHs of Opening is
sent to nearby markets. bully ripe
irrlt .s sold to dealers and peddiers
10 the city. In "a few hours inc ship
uteut has been discharged ana cleaned
up and The vessel Is ready Tor the
return trip.