470 



CACAO 



on poor steep soil 10 by 10 ft. will be sufficient. In the West 

 Indies, catch crops, such as Bananas, Tapioca, etc., are usually 

 grown between the rows for the hrst year or two, both for the 

 purpose of yielding an interim return and affording temporary 



AMELOXADO CACAO TREE. 



shade to the young Cacao plants. Clean weeding is essential ; very 

 little pruning is necessary beyond removing superfluous suckers 

 and dead or barren branches. Excessive pruning or thinning out 

 is injurious, and exposes the fruits to the attacks of the insect 



