48 THE NATURE AND CULTIVATION OF COFFEE. 



S. d. 



Brought forward . 7 10 



Also of buildings . .200 



Superintendence . .200 



Medicine, stationery, extras . 10 



Contingencies . . . 10 



12 10 



Making the cost of planting the first year 12 10s. 

 per acre. 



The annual cultivation expenses on the same data 

 will be as follows : 



s. d. 



Weeding . . .280 



Nurseries and filling vacancies .060 



Pruning and handling . .0120 



Manuring . . .140 



Postages, stationery, medicines, etc. . 10 

 Repair and wear of tools . .050 



Superintendence . . 1 10 



Ordinary repair of buildings . 10 



Contingencies . . .050 



Bringing the annual cost of cultivation to 7 10s. 

 per acre. 



To this should be added the cost of coffee store, 

 pulping house, pulpers, barbacues, etc., which for an 

 estate of about 200 acres, would average 4 per acre, 

 making the cost of an estate of above-named extent 

 39 per acre at the end of the third year, by which 

 time a sufficient crop to pay further expenses may be 



