48 THE NATURE AND CULTIVATION OF COFFEE. 



Brought forward 

 Also of buildings 

 Superintendence 

 Medicine, stationery, extras 

 Contingencies 



Making the cost of planting the first year 12 10s. 

 per acre. 



The annual cultivation expenses on the same data 

 will be as follows : 



Weeding 



Nurseries and filling vacancies 



Pruning and handling 



Manuring 



Postages, stationery, medicines, etc. 



Repair and wear of tools 



Superintendence 



Ordinary repair of buildings 



Contingencies 



Bringing the annual cost of cultivation to 7 10s. 

 per acre. 



To this should be added the cost of coffee store, 

 pulping house, pulpers, barbacues, etc., which for an 

 estate of about 200 acres, would average 4 per acre, 

 making the cost of an estate of above-named extent 

 39 per acre at the end of the third year, by which 

 time a sufficient crop to pay further expenses may be 



