80 The Cultivation and Preparation of Coffee 



The loss in weight experienced in the pre- 

 paration of this species for the market is very 

 great. Of 50 pounds of ripe cherry coffee, only 

 4J pounds of dried, shelled beans are obtained, 

 which is an equivalent to 91 per cent, loss in 

 weight. However, 85 per cent, may be 

 reckoned as being the average loss. 



In Java and Sumatra the trees are usually 

 planted at the following distances : 7 ft. by 

 8 ft., 8 ft. by 8 ft., 9 ft. by 9 ft., and 10 ft. by 

 10ft. 



Planting at 7 ft. by 8 ft., 778 trees will go 

 to the acre. 



Planting at 8 ft. by 8 ft., 681 trees will go 

 to the acre. 



Planting at 9 ft. by 9 ft., 538 trees will go 

 to the acre. 



Planting at 10 ft. by 10 ft., 435 trees will 

 go to the acre.* 



In the Federated Malay States the usual 

 practice is to plant at 12 ft. by 12 ft., when 302 

 trees will go to the acre. 



* This is the distance more usually adopted. 



