Coffee Planting. 



adze, only of course much stronger as being in- 

 tended for much rougher work. 



A few grass-hooks or sickles, some pick-axes, the 

 same as used in England, a cross-ciit saw, a grind- 

 stone, and perhaps a few other articles will complete 

 the list of what is required to start with. 



Having got the coolies together and provided 

 the necessary appliances, operations may be at once 

 begun. The first undertaking will be the erection 

 of dwellings for the planter and his people ; and, 

 for this purpose, a small piece of land should be 

 specially cleared in the first instance. This spot 

 should be chosen with the greatest care and delibe- 

 ration. It should be in a dry, healthful, and 

 tolerably elevated situation, be provided with a 

 good supply of pure, wholesome water, and be con- 

 veniently placed with regard to the future estate 

 and the nearest public road. 



To make the clearing a party of men or boys, 

 provided with bill-hooks, should be first sent in to 

 cut down all the underwood and saplings, these 

 being followed the day after by men with axes to 

 fell the heavy timber. In felling trees, it should 

 never be forgotten that though two or three men 

 with axes can, in a few hours, bring down a monarch 

 of the forest, the growth of many centuries, the act, 

 should it afterwards prove to have been ill-advised, 

 though it may be regretted, can never be remedied 



