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and sorted, either by the hand or by means of a cylinder 

 provided of wire gauze with meshes of different sizes. 



The method, known as the West Indian, consists of 

 husking the fruit directly after harvest. To this end, cy- 

 linders are used propelled by steam or water. Next the 

 grain, thus discharged from the pulp, is washed in order 

 to remove the slimy matter, and is then dried in a drying 

 apparatus or thrashed and fanned to remove the last 

 husk. 



The ordinary Java-coffee can be prepared in both 

 ways. The latter makes the bean shiny and ensures higher 

 prices on the European markets. For the Liberia-coffee the 

 last-named method is the only good one; without this the 

 coffee would have a bitter and disagreeable taste. 



§ 8. Sorts of Co fee. 



Several sorts of coffee are cultivated in the isle of 

 Java, such as : ordinaiy Java, Liberia, Mocca, Margogype 

 and for .3 or 4 years past Robusta. The last 3 sorts are 

 only found in some small plantations : ordinary Java-coffee 

 is best represented. However, of late years, Liberia is 

 planted more and more as it is stronger and can resist 

 disease better than the ordinary Java which has been so 

 popular here for a long time. 



It has been tried to graft the Java-coffee on the 

 ^Liberia", up till now however there is but one plantation 

 where this operation is carried out on a large scale. 



