72 PLANTING IN UGANDA 



be lessened. The Cocoa tree is slow in growth 

 during its early years, and as it crops at five years 

 old the intermediate trees will have given good 

 returns before they need be cut out, and the per- 

 manent trees will not be in any way injured. 



Interplanting . In the case of Para Rubber 

 interplanting with Coffee will be found of 

 immense advantage. 



If Coffee is thus used as a ' ' catch " crop, it is 

 best to plant the Rubber 24' x 24', as this will 

 allow of the Coffee being retained for a longer 

 time without any undue interference with the 

 Rubber. The Rubber will be thus 75 trees to the 

 acre, and the Coffee 825 per acre. The Coffee 

 nearest the Rubber would have to be cut out after 

 the fifth year, and the whole removed after the 

 seventh year. The following diagram shows this 

 method of planting, and the plants which should 

 be first cut out. 



Para Tree. 

 ;+... + . + . Coffee. 



+ Coffee to first 

 ! + . + + . + cut out. 



6 ft. 



