PREFACE 



Though in the following pages I do not pre- 

 tend to teach my planter reader how to plant 

 his coffee or how to manage his estate, nor do 

 I pursue the wish of a profitable literary 

 composition or elegant rhetorics, I hope never- 

 theless to have brought to light some vital 

 points in connection with the preparation of 

 coffee for the market by giving in an intelligible 

 manner first of all how to avert losses, and 

 secondly how to handle the curing outfit to its 

 full advantage. 



If any slips are to be found, pray do not 

 believe that it is due to negligence on my part, 

 but simply to the fact that this is my first 

 attempt in writing publicly in a language that 

 differs from my own, both in origin and race. 

 Please forgive my bold attempt. 



By taking these remarks into account, the 

 planter will, I hope, appreciate my desire of 

 compiling the following pages in his interest. 



