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especially by fermenting more carefully. It may, 

 however, be considered questionable whether finer 

 varieties (Criollo or Criollo-like Forastero) would thrive 

 in this rainy country. A good fermentation will probably 

 bring the " Victoria" up to the height of " Kamerun," 

 but obtaining a still higher quality is not to be 

 expected. 



Kamerun exported : 



1907 

 1908 



Kilog. 



1,797,600 

 2,447,200 



1909 

 1910 



Kilog. 



3,322,800 

 3,431,000 



Togo cocoa, as yet, is unimportant. The cultivation 

 is almost entirely confined to the Misahohe district 

 and in the hands of the natives. Only one small 

 plantation is a European undertaking. It exported in 

 1910, 137,045 kilograms. 



Samoa. 1 In Samoa the cocoa industry is only to 

 a small extent in the hands of European Companies. 

 Except five or six plantations of an area of some 300 

 to 500 acres each, the fields belong to small proprietors, 

 who are in possession of small areas of 10 to 100 

 acres. 



The export amounted in 1904 to 19,500 kilograms, 

 in 1905 to 27,500 kilograms, in 1906 to 92,200, in 

 1907 to 116,500, in 1908 to 204,500, in 1909 to 

 386,800, in 1910 to 504,600. 



The variety mostly cultivated is Criollo ; the type 

 is identical with the Java Criollo and the Ceylon Old 

 Red. The produce has much resemblance to Java and 

 Ceylon produce. 



Also Forastero varieties are planted. The Forastero 

 was introduced some twelve years ago from Ceylon. 



The labour question in Samoa is a difficult one ; the 

 Samoa native is not fit for steady labour. In 1908, 

 1000 Chinese coolies were imported for plantation 

 work. 



1 Preuss, Uber Cacaobau und andere Plantagenculturen auf Samoa (Beihefte 

 Tropenpflanzer, 7. Marz 1907). 



