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to result in the awakening of all the dormant buds 

 in the tree, causing a denser growth than ever. 

 The vast amount of labour pruning requires 

 renders it impracticable where a large area is in 

 cultivation, for this work will be found to absorb 

 more labour than the weeding and picking opera- 

 tions. There is also the fact to be considered that 

 the pruners must be skilled men. This will prove 

 an enormous difficulty with our labour, which is 

 unskilled, and casual. 



All things considered, we believe it will pay best 

 not to prune the Coffee, excepting, of course, 

 " Bourbon," which, as we have said, must be 

 pruned. In dealing with " Nyassa " it appears 

 best to cultivate the crop well, and having got out 

 of it as much as possible, to be prepared to uproot 

 it after it becomes unremunerative, which 

 generally occurs from about the eighth to the 

 twelfth year according to the soil. Land is plenti- 

 ful in Uganda, and by planting up other areas 

 each year the output can easily be maintained. 

 Young trees will be found more certain in crop and 

 less likely to attacks from pests, than old trees 

 artificially maintained. If, in the meantime, 

 Para has been interplanted, as we have recom- 



