CHAPTER II. 



FIGURES SHOWING AT A GLANCE THE 

 WORTHINESS OF COFFEE PLANTING. 



THE following is the result of observations 

 as to the cost and returns of a plantation in 

 Mexico. 



Cost of one plant ... 12 cents. 



Annual gross yield . . 15 cents. 



Annual nett yield ... 9 cents. 



Annual nett yield in weight . 1 Ib. 

 Annual cost of cultivating one 



plant .... 5 cents. 

 Annual gross profit on capital 



invested . . . . 150 % 

 Annual nett profit on capital 



invested . . . . 90 % 



The annual yield of one plant is given at 

 1 Ib. of coffee to be perfectly safe in calculating, 

 but 2 Ibs. per tree after the fifth year would be 

 the average, judging from the yield of well- 

 established and properly managed plantations. 

 Naturally the cost of a plantation varies 

 somewhat, according to the locality, but 

 unquestionably coffee planting is a safe and 

 profitable investment, even when conducted on 



