Contents* 



V. Coffee Cultivation Continued 



b. Time during which the Coffee-Tree Continues 



Bearing Fruit ...... . 342 



c. Blossoming and Fructification of the Coffee-Tree . 343 



d. Gathering the Crop . . * '* . . 343 

 B. Gathering the Crop in Ceylon . \ '.'""' 344 



9. Preparation of the Coffee for the Market . * . . 344 



A. Preparation of Coffee in Soconusco . . . 345 



a. Pulping . . . '.<":: '';;. . > . 345 



b. Washing > . . < . . * . . 346 



c. Separating the Good Coffee from the Bad . . 346 



d. Exposure to the Sun . ;:.v ,, ~*' i . 346 



e. Shelling . . ... 347 



f. Dyeing . . . . ;" . . . . 347 



g. Winnowing . . . , S> . . 347 

 h. Sorting the Coffee . . . . v . . -. . 347 



B. Improvement in the Preparation of Coffee in So- 



conusco . . . . .. < * . * 348 



C. Preparation of Coffee in Ceylon . . .- , . . 348 



VI. Profits of Coffee Culture ....... 350 



i. Cost, Productiveness, and Net Profits of Coffee in So- 



conusco . . . * . . * -. -. 350 



A. Cost of a Plantation in Soconusco . . . .351 



a. Value of the Ground . . . . * . 351 



b. Expenses of the First Year . ... . .351 



Preparation of the Ground . - . . .351 



Seed ...... . " . 35 1 



Transportation, Planting, and Weeding . .351 



Other Expenses . . . | . . . 351 



c. Expenses of the Second Year ^ . .352 



Preparing the Ground . . . . . 352 



Staking . . ... ; ; . . 352 



Drilling Holes . .... 4 * . 35 2 



Transplanting . . . ... 35 2 



Weeding . . . . . . ... 352 



Other Expenses . . . . . . .352 



d. Expenses for the Third Year . .: . ." * 352 



Weedings . . . ... . . .352 



Threshing Floors . , . * . .352 



Pulper . . . >, .352 



Retrilla . . . . * ." ' . v ' < 35 2 



Fanner . : . < . * * 352 



Oxen . . . . . . . v . 35 2 



Picking the Fruit \\ . . * . / 35 2 



