Acquaintance with the Plant—The Famous Fields of the Vuelta Abajo—Immense Productivity—Methods of Culture and Harvesting—Various Regions of Tobacco Culture—Insect Pests—Wholesale Use of Cheesecloth Canopies—Monetary Importance of the Industry.

  Chapter XVII. Henequen 190   The Henequen Industry—The Source of Binding Twine for the Wheat Fields—Cuban Plantations Now Surpassing Those of Yucatan—Methods of Growth and Manufacture—Magnitude of the Industry and Possibilities of Further Extension.   Chapter XVIII. Coffee 197   The Coffee Industry—Early Plantations Which Were Neglected and Abandoned—An Attractive Industry—Methods of Culture—Harvesting and Marketing the Crop—Government Encouragement Being Given for Extension of the Industry. Chapter XIX. The Mango 203   The Mango—The King of Oriental Fruits—Two Distinct Types in Cuba—All Varieties Prolific—The Trees and the Fruits—Some of the Favorite Varieties—Marketing and Use.   Chapter XX. Citrus Fruits 211   Citrus Fruits—American Introduction of the Commercial Industry—Varieties of Oranges—Comparison with Florida and California Fruit—Grape Fruit in the Isle of Pines—Limes and Wild Oranges.   Chapter XXI. Bananas, Pineapples and Other Fruits 219   Antiquity and Universality of the Banana—Its Many Uses—Commercial Cultivation in Cuba—Methods of Culture—Varieties—Pineapple Culture in Cuba—One of the Staple Crops—Difficulty of Marketing—The Canning Industry—The Fruit of the Anon—The Zapote or Sapodilla—The Tamarind—The Mamey—The Guava—The Mamoncillo—Figs of All Varieties—The Aguacate.   Chapter XXII. Grapes, Cacao, and Vanilla 232   Grape Culture Discouraged by Spain—Recent Development of the Industry—Much Wine Drinking but Little Drunkenness—Food and Drink in the Cacao—The Chocolate Industry—Culture and Manufacture of Cacao—The Vanilla Bean—Methods of Gathering and Preparing the Crop.   Chapter XXIII. Vegetable Growing 240   Vegetable Growing in Cuba—Regions Most Suitable for the Industry—Seed Brought from the United States—Winter Crops of Potatoes—Green Peppers a Profitable Crop—Cultivation of Tomatoes and Egg Plants—Okra—Lima Beans and String Beans—Squashes and Pumpkins—Desirability of the Canning Industry—Utility of Irrigation—Prospects of Profit in Truck Farming.   Chapter XXIV. Standard Grains and Forage 248   Indian Corn Indigenous—Improvements in Culture Desirable—Millet or Kaffir Corn—Neglect of Wheat Growing—Culture of Upland Rice—Possibilities of Swamp Rice Culture—Profusion of Meadow and Pasture Grasses—Experiments with Alfalfa—Cultivation of Cow Peas and Beans—Peanut Plantations.   Chapter XXV. Animals 257   Paucity of Native Fauna—Deer, Caprimys and Ant Eaters—The Sand Hill Crane—Guinea Fowls, Turkeys and Quails—Buzzards, Sparrow Hawks, Mocking Birds and Wild Pigeons—Varieties of Parrots—The Oriole—The Tody—The Lizard Cuckoo—The Trogon—Water Birds.   Chapter XXVI. Stock Raising 263   Introduction of Horses and Cattle by the Spaniards—Improvement in the Quality of Stock—A Favorable Land for Cattle Ranges—Importation of Blooded Stock from the United States and Europe—Introduction of the Zebu—Great Profits in Hog Raising—Forage, Nuts and Root Crops for Stock Food—Sheep and Goat Raising for Wool, Meat and Hides—Value of the Angora Goat.   Chapter XXVII. Poultry: Bees: Sponges public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@41267@[email protected]#page_278" class="pginternal"