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usually placed against a rock face or dug-away 

 embankment, which brings their roof nearly flush 

 with the upper surface of the ground, and mate- 

 rially lightens the labour of bringing in crop. 



Of course, with a complete service of iron 

 delivery spouting, the top floor entry is not so 

 essential ; but even then it is as well to have it 



"DISC '' PULPER. 



in case anything goes wrong with your alternate 

 method, and you have to fall back upon coolie 

 carriage. From the cherry floor the ripe berries 

 just picked go down into the " pulper," where a 

 man is stationed to regulate the quantity admitted. 

 The pulper is just a gigantic revolving nutmeg 

 grater. The principle of the machine is that the 

 pulp of the Coffee is partly torn and partly pressed 



