vi COCOA 



Generalising is one of the most dangerous things in 

 agriculture. I therefore considered it instructive to 

 devote a special chapter to the description of the 

 culture of cocoa in the different countries separately. 



During the writing of this book I have been favoured 

 by the cordial help of many friends who assisted me by 

 giving information and photographs of the cocoa- 

 industry in their countries. I need not mention them 

 all, but I cannot omit rendering my sincere thanks to 

 Mr. van Overzee (Amsterdam) who completed and cor- 

 rected Chapter X., Mr. M. E. Seminario (Guayaquil), 

 Mr. Monteiro de Mendonga (Lisbon), the Agricultural 

 Society of Trinidad and its Secretary, Mr. Edgar Tripp, 

 Mr. Jacobson (Trinidad), Mr. van Beek (Surinam), 

 and Dr. Roepke (Salatiga). For the correction of a 

 part of the manuscript I am indebted to my friend 

 Frank Evans, late Assistant-Superintendent of Agri- 

 culture in Southern Nigeria. 



Finally, I must mention especially the great help 

 afforded to me by Sir Daniel Morris, who kindly 

 assisted me with the correction of the proof sheets. 



C. J. J. VAN HALL. 



BUITENZORG, 



February 19, 1914. 



