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it may be mentioned that it is no uncommon 

 sight to find within the radius of a stone's 

 throw on some small properties coffee, bananas, 

 oranges, and other fruits which a planter can 

 easily cultivate. 



There are still thousands of acres in this 

 desirable British Colony only waiting for 

 agricultural hands and capital, and when a 

 planter is given every encouragement for 

 instance, land on deferred payment, it is indeed 

 a great inducement to an intending settler. 



To-day about 24,700 acres are estimated to 

 be under coffee alone, and the " Blue Moun- 

 tain " coffee of Jamaica, which is cultivated at 

 an altitude of between 3,000 feet and 4,000 

 feet, is the most noted of all, always fetching 

 the highest price in the market, and the price 

 is not affected by the market fluctuation. 

 There are great possibilities, should any 

 syndicate be formed to take over a large track 

 of this land and cultivate it with " Blue 

 Mountain " coffee, its cultivation being limited 

 at the present time to about 400 tons annually. 



Both Liberian and Arabian coffee are being 

 cultivated in this island, the former not to such 

 an extent as the latter ; and I believe that even 

 Kobusta can be planted with success. 



And now that I am referring to Jamaica 

 some of the readers may be interested in the 



