The Spineless Cactus Revolution
Luther Burbank states that one hundred and ninety-eight thousand pounds of cactus fruit can be raised from an acre of ground, and he believes that the spineless cactus will go beyond anything that he has developed. It can be used by man and beast; has a delicious flavor, combining the taste of the orange, banana and cantaloupe all in one, and the removal of the spines has had the effect of increasing the crop rather than diminishing. He referred to the Burbank potato, six million bushels of which were grown in California alone in 1908, while fourteen million bushels were grown last year in the country; but the further development of the cactus will produce a far greater revolution of horticulture than the potato. This certainly will be a wonderful boon to those who live in arid regions to which the cactus is especially adapted.