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V. GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, AND THE OTHER 

 FRENCH COLONIES 



The total amount of cocoa exported by the French 

 Colonies was as follows : 



Kilog. Kilog. 



1906 . . . 1,262,000 



1907 . . . 1,387.000 



1908 . . . 1,421,000 



1909 . . . 1,372,000 



1910 . . . 1,575,000 



1911 . . . 1,364,000 



1912 . . . 1,500,000 



Guadeloupe J 



From Martinique the cocoa plant was brought to 

 Guadeloupe. 



Up to the middle of last century a small area was 

 cultivated with cocoa in the north-eastern part of the 

 island (Grande Terre) ; the exports amounted at that 

 time to about 30,000 kilograms. At the present 

 time, however, no cocoa is cultivated at Grande 

 Terre ; but the decline of the industry in that part of 

 the island has been accompanied by a rise of cocoa 

 culture in the south-western part, called Basse Terre or 

 Guadeloupe in the strict sense. This industry has 

 gradually increased ; the exports amounted in 1874 to 

 85,000 kilograms, in 1891 to 331,300, in 1897 to 

 400,900, in 1907 to 781,500, which amount has not 

 yet been surpassed. In the years 1906 to 1910 the 

 exports were as follows : 2 



Kilog. 



1906 . . . 675,300 



1907 . . . 781,500 



1908 . . . 744,000 



Kilog. 



1909 . . . 594,300 



1910 . . . 778,900 



It is not to be expected that the industry will show 

 a much greater development, as the area suitable for 

 cocoa - growing seems not to be very large, the soil 

 of many parts being unsuitable for this crop. 



The types of cocoa cultivated belong mostly to the 

 Amelonado variety ; the most common one is called 

 " Cacao Creole." All the other types are designated by 



1 Guerin, Culture du cacaoyer (1896). 2 Gordian. 



