Coffee. 



§ 1. Kind of soil. 



The coffee-tree flourishes in tlie isle of Java at any 

 height under 4000 feet, although the elevation, best suitable 

 for it, varies between 1500 to 3000 feet. This regards the 

 ordinary Java coffee-tree, the Liberia coffee-tree, on the 

 contrary, grows best in level grounds. 



Too heavy clay-grounds are not at all suited for 

 the coffee-culture, neither is sandy soil generally; however, 

 very fine plantations are found on the sand-grounds of 

 the Kloet. Mixed grounds, not too firm, of a dark colour 

 and full of vegetable-mould are the best. Stony ground 

 must not always be rejected and certainly not when the 

 stones are so mixed with the ground as to form a natural 

 drainage, which generally assures good vegetation. 



§ 2. Reclaiming and arranging the plantations. 

 The reclaiming of the grounds takes place in the 

 beginning of the dry season and is done in several ways. 



