THE lAND 



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the pertinent facts in explanation are (a) that in 

 these sections there are more Indian houses than 

 in any others, and (6) the Indians favor coffee 

 around the house site because children and 

 animals damage gardens close by. In terms of the 

 second statement, the explanation might be that 

 truck, the crop of the group dominant in the 

 ownership of E2, E3, and E4, influences the crop of 

 other owners in the same direction (as in the case, 

 above, of section W5). This explanation could 



not cover W4, however, where Ladinos own almost 

 70 percent of the land. Nor would such a rule be 

 applicable in the contrary direction, since it is not 

 true that the largest proportions of Indian coffee 

 are in sections most dominated by Ladinos. 



(4) Two dominant patterns may be identified. 

 In one, comprising sections Wl, W2, W3, W4, El, 

 and E5, the Ladinos own the great bulk of the land 

 and have it largely in coffee, while the Indian 

 land, smaller in extent, is largely in truck. Section 



Chart 3. — Coffee vs. truck acreage. 



a, Ea.st side and West, crop distribution much alike; 6, Ladinos grow coffee, Indians 

 grow truck. 



