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which is marked on the outside of each case. 

 A sample of each quality is sent to the broker 

 and a similar sample retained by the planter. 



Now, although on a well-managed cacao 

 plantation, provided with modern machinery, 

 there can never be such great differences in 

 the quality of the produce as occur in the case 

 of indigo and tea, far more attention should 

 still be paid to this point when shipping the 

 cacao than is done at present. To-day the 

 demand is for large parcels of uniform quality, 

 so that all shipments should be as large as 

 possible. It is not, therefore, advisable to put 

 each day's produce up into separate bags for 

 shipment, but to bulk the total output. The 

 cacao can be kept in separate heaps, if nearly 

 of the same quality, until the next shipment 

 has to be made, but when this takes place, it 

 must then be carefully bulked before being 

 bagged, so that the quality will be even 

 throughout. 



Samples should be forwarded of each separate 

 shipment, and, if there are different qualities 

 in that shipment, then send samples of each 

 quality to the head offices, consecutive num- 

 bers being used ; duplicate samples are then 

 kept at the plantation, so that should some 

 particular lot find special appreciation in the 

 market, or should some complaint be made 

 about any lot, it will be easy for the head 

 office to refer the matter back to the estate. 

 The planter could then taste his duplicate 



