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COCOA : ALL ABOUT IT. 



"The average mean temperature of the plains and valleys of 

 Trinidad are naturally higher than similar localities in Jamaica, 

 but if we would compare the temperature of Jamaica with that of 

 the plains and valleys on the coasts of Guatemala and Mexico it 

 would be found that our temperature is quite high enough for the 

 successful cultivation of the Cacao plant. 



"As regards elevation, with the exception of some mountain 

 ranges in the North, rising into sharp peaks of about 3>ooo feet, 

 the surface of Trinidad is in general flat, or gently undulating. 



" The highest cultivated lands seldom exceed 200 feet or 300 

 feet, and no parts are inhabited above 500 feet. In Arima and 



Curing House in (jrenada 



