208 



COCOA 



science and experience can suggest, I am firmly con- 

 vinced that Trinidad will advance its world-wide reputa- 

 tion as a cacao-producing country. The proprietors, 

 large and small, are imbued with the spirit of progressive 

 methods, and this is proved by the fact that they now 

 contribute to a special tax for agricultural purposes. 



TABLE A. YIELD IN PODS PER TREE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS 



ENDING AUGUST, I9II, AND AUC.UST, IQI2. AGE 25 TO 30 YEARS. 



SUMMARIZED AS IN TABLE C. 



YEAR 



1911 

 Pods per tree Per cent. 



Over loo ... ... 17 



50 to loo ... ... 32 



25 to 50 ... ... 26 



Under 25 ... ... 25 



1913 

 Per cent. 



21 

 39 

 25 

 15 



