Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1916 — ALL CLIMATES AT ONCE. [ARTICLE]

ALL CLIMATES AT ONCE.

The supply department of the Panama canal organization has been endeavoring to develop a supply of fresh vegetables that would not have to be shipped in cold storage, a? is necessary with those sent from the United States. A colony of Spanish-Americans has recently taken up the cultivation of vegetables on the slopes of the volcano Irazu. The gardens begin at an elevation of 5.000 feet, where tropical fruits are raised and end at an elevation of about 7,000 feet, where the more delicate fruits of the temperate zone are raised. The soil is a porous loam of volcanic ash, 15 feet in depth and very rich. Shipments have already been begun by a weefcry- steamer, and if more satisfactory transportation can be arranged, these gardens will be able to supply the Canal Zone with a large quantity of fresh vegetables and fruits. —Christian Herald. • - ’ • / '