310 SPICES 



ESTIMATED EXPENSE AND PRODUCE continued. 



CHAP. 



MALAKOFF ESTATE, 

 PROVINCE WELLESLET, 19th November 1883. 



II. MY DEAR MAJOR 



At my request one of the head pepper 

 planters of Arra Kudah came here this morning to answer my 

 inquiries regarding their mode of cultivation, etc. He says that 

 pepper should always be planted on land sufficiently high to be 

 easily drained, but may be flat. Eich light soil is preferred, 

 although it succeeds well on stiff soil, where the vine produces 

 fruit for a longer period than on light soils, but is, of course, more 

 expensive to cultivate. 



On rich soil, they plant at the same distance apart as Mr. 

 Dobree recommends, viz. 7 ft. by 7 ft., otherwise they plant 

 closer, as the vines do not grow so large on inferior soils, 

 requiring less room. At Arra Kudah they plant 6 ft. apart 

 each way. 



At Arra Kudah they first plant a nursery with cuttings, 



