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shrewd calculators, gave such a preference to the cul- 
ture of coffee; the coffee of Demerary being known in 
Europe by the name of Dutch coffee bears a very high 
price in the market, considerably beyond that of the 
W, I. Islands, and only exceeded by the Turkish, from 
which it differs very little in quality. It blossoms in 
February, March and April, the fruit of which blossoms 
is ripe in August, September and November; a second 
blossoming in July, August, or September, makes what 
they call a first crop, which is picked in March, April, or 
May. When picked it is passed between a board and a 
wooden cylinder with perforated copper nailed round it, 
called a Pulping Mill. This separates the outward 
pulp of the coffee from the yellow husk which is after- 
wards washed in a cistern and spread upon an elevated 
pavement or droghery to dry. When dried perfeétly 
hard and crisp, it is put into the stamping mill, which 
consists of a heavy wooden roller that is turned round in 
a circular trough of the nature of a Cyder Mill. This 
breaks off the dry husk of the berry, which is afterwards 
winnowed, sifted, and sorted into the different qualities 
of pearl first quality, second quality, and broken coffee; 
and is then fit for the market. 
Coffee should be planted during the first four months 
_of the year, in a young plantain walk, sufficiently ad- 
vanced to shade the young trees. At 3 or 4 years 
growth the leading sprout should be broken off, so as to 
leave the tree 44 or 5 feet high, when it is low enough 
for the negro to pick over hand without breaking the 
branches. The green upright shoots that spring from 
the sides of the main stem should be stripped off with 
the hand. The trees should be kept clear of weeds and 
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