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Show Aid to Develop Porto Rican Crops Government Offers Encouragement to Scientific Extension of Her Agricultural Agri-cultural Resources. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Gov. Wln-throp Wln-throp of Porto Rico today conferred with Secretary' of Agriculture Wilson regarding regard-ing tho development of the agricultural resources of that Island. Secretary Wilson Wil-son assured him of the earnest co-operation of tho Department of Agriculture in furnishing scientific assistance to tho Porto Rlcans. Ho pointed out the number num-ber of crops for which large sums aro paid annually to foreign countries, and which should be grown. In tho nowly-nc-qtlred tropical possessions of this country, coun-try, and told of tho efforts of tho department depart-ment toward ultimately effecting this result. re-sult. Socrotary Wilson cited the coffee crop Importations into UiIb country, for which, he said, the American peoplo pay In thu neighborhood of $70,000,000 annually to foreign for-eign countries. He said he hoped, by giving giv-ing scientific encouragemont to tho Porto TiiAono in fnnlilf them to nroduce finer arletles of coffee in common with tho greatest yielding varieties , . , Secretary Wilson Bald that tnc American Ameri-can people pay foreign countries approximately approxi-mately $30,000,000 for rubber Importations. S50 000 000 for rtber, and large autna for drug plants, sub-tropical fruits, spices, etc. |