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c. Expenses of the Second Year. In the second year the young 

 trees are permanently planted, and the following expenses will be in- 

 curred : 



Preparing the Ground. Clearing of 1200 cuerdas, as in order to plant 1000 

 cuerdas, it will be necessary to prepare 1200, to allow for what is 

 lost in roads, houses, and other uses, at 50 cents per cuerda for stubbing 



and hewing $ 600 oo 



Staking. Planting 104,000 stakes, to plant the same number of coffee 



trees in 1000 cuerdas of ground, at the rate of 750 stakes for 25 cents. 34 67 



Drilling Holes. Drilling 104,000 holes, at 250 holes for 25 cents 104 oo 



Transplanting. Planting 104,000 trees, at 50 trees for 25 cents 520 oo 



Weeding. Two weedings, the second year, of 1000 cuerdas, at 25 cents 



per cuerda. Each weeding will cost $250 oo 



and the two weedings will cost 500 oo 



Other Expenses. Repairing and construction of houses, superintendent's 

 salary, purchase of implements, nursery, payment of taxes, roads, 

 laborer's debts, lost debts of runaway laborers, etc 650 oo 



Total expenses for the second year $2,408 67 



d. Expenses for the Third Year. In the third year the expenses of 

 the plantation will be the following : 



Weedings. Four weedings of 1000 cuerdas, at $250 each weeding, will 



amount in the year to $1,000 oo 



Threshing fioors. Construction of 500 square yards of drying floor, at 



$1.25 the square yard 625 oo 



Pulper. A pulping machine, cost of transportation and of a building in 



which to set it up 400 oo 



Retrilla. Construction of a retrilla and building for it 250 oo 



Fanner. Purchase of a fanner 80 oo 



Oxen. Two yoke of oxen to work the retrilla, at $50 each 100 oo 



Picking the Fruit. Picking the fruit of the first, or trial crop 300 oo 



Other Expenses. Construction and repairing of houses, superintendent's 

 salary, purchase of implements, nurseries, taxes, roads, debts of labor- 

 ers in service, bad debts of runaway laborers, etc., etc 650 oo 



Total expenses for the third year $3,405 oo 



e. Expenses for the Fourth Year. The expenses for the fourth year 

 will be : 



Weedings. Four weedings, at $250 each $1,000 oo 



Threshing fioors. 1500 square yards of drying floor, at $1.25 per yard. .. 1,875 



Machinery. Fixing the machinery and construction of other buildings. . . 300 oo 



Picking the Fruit. Expenses of gathering the fruit of the second crop. . . 800 oo 

 Other Expenses. Expenses for employes, roads, implements, nursery, 



taxes, debts of laborers in service, bad debts of runaway laborers, etc. 750 oo 



Total expenses for the fourth year $4,725 oo 



/. Resume 1 of Expenses. The total amount of the expenses incurred 

 in a plantation of 1000 cuerdas in four years is, then, the following : 



