Show SEEK INFORMATION ON DATE CULTIVATION WASHINGTON Oct 9 Believing D.-Believing that the dato date industry can bo be made profitable in this country the tho southwest south south- west being adapted to the tho growth of the tho fruit Secretary Houston has instructed instructed in in- Walter T. T Swingle of the bureau burean of plant industry lo to proceed t to Africa to study huly dato date growing there Some Sonic investigation of tho the question already already al al- al ready has been mado b by tho the depart meat ment but the tho secretary is anxious to discover what arc are the tho best nest possible varieties va notice of dates for the tho United States |