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mainder of the Sugar-Canes after the juice is {queezed out for the 
making of Sugar, but now of late tis kept in heaps, that fo after 
their new clear'd Land has by Tilling been worn out, they may 
ic with this. 
Te clear ground, likely to be ufeful, by felling the Trees 
as near the Root as they can, the Timber if near their Work, they 
cut into fmaller pieces, {plic it, and ule it in the Stokeholes as 
Fire-wood to boil up the Sugars, if not they gather the Branches, 
put them in heaps, and fire them here and there in the Field, wherby 
the Field is not only clear’d, but made rich with the Afhes, The 
moft part of Fields are not ftub’d up, but the Roots of the Trees, 
with about three, four, or five Foot of the Truncs ftand in the 
Field, and fometimes the fallen Body of the Tree lies along till 
jt decays and rots. A Field being fo clear’d, Negros with Hoes, 
make {maller or deeper holes, at nearer or farther diftances accord- 
ing to the thing to be planted, and another coming atter throws 
in che Seed, or plants the Root, and covers it with Earth, and fo 
if a good Seafon has preceded it feldom mifles to thrive, and is 
kept clear of Weeds till ic be able of its felf to choak them. 
Fields which have before been planted feveral times are before 
Rain is expected clear’d of the Stalks and Roots of any Plants may 
have grown there, and they being gatherd in heaps, are burnt ; 
and fo the Fields are planted after a Seafon, or let grow in Grafs 
for Pafture, as occafion requires. 
There is no places after Rain more fruitful than the Savannas. 
Where the Roots of Trees do not hinder, trial has been made of 
the Plow, and it has done well for Sugar-Canes, ec. to be planted 
in. 
The Inhabitants of Jamaica are for the molt part Europeans, fome 
Creolians, born and bred in the Lland Barbados, the Windward 
Hands, or Surinam, who are the Mafters, and Indians, Negros, Mu- 
latos, Alcatrazes, Meftifes, Quarterons, &c. who are the Slaves. | 
The Indians are not the Natives of the Ifland, they being all de- 
flroy’d by the Spaniards, of which Ihave {aid fomething before, but 
are ufually brought by furprize from the Mu/quitos or Florida, or 
{uch as were Slaves to the Spaniards, and taken from them by the 
Englifh. ‘They are very often very much checquered in their Skin, 
by Cupping with Calabafhes, are of an Olive colour, have lon 
black lank Hair, and are very good Hunters, Fifhers, or Fowlers, 
but are nought at working in the Fields or flavifh Work, and if 
checkt or drub’d are good for nothing. theref. 
ati so wap 9 g, therefore are very Su) 
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