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old and neglected estates, the yield was less than one bag per acre. 
As rege - a cost per bag s producing cacao during the last 
three yea: the returns owed considerable variation, 
Prap on ntie quality of = find the rate of wages, difficulty 
of transport, and — causes. The lowest cost was returned by 
an estate -i 311 acres, producin g 947 bags. This was 1/. 6s. 3d. per 
bag. The highest, on estate of 927 rt, producing only 100 bags 
of cacao, was returned at ol. per bag. e average cost for the 
whole of the 15 estates was at the rate of 17. 15s. 10d. per bag, 
or 1/. e ee ee ewt. ten oe of the large estate producing 
1,500 b e average “sold in the London market” 
was Assie at 11 dollars Or. be “Td, j—or 17. 11s, 14d. per cwt. 
150. With care in regularly supplying new trees, and constant 
attention to the cultivation of cacao, Mr. Gannes is of opinion that 
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his family had an estate a hundred years ‘old, still in pe order, 
and yielding large crops. 
151. In notes on herria of commercial cacao, Mr. J. H. Hart, 
the superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, has drawn 
attention of the Agr ieulinal Society to the cons sidera ble variation 
in quality which recta n the cacao shipped from rinidad, and 
states that “the higher alesis are ina decided minority.” The 
samples exhibited before art society ‘ st gp to show that there 
“had been little endeavou to se elect and grow upon 
scientific lines the best and high priced: forms.” Mr. Hart states, 
“ according to o my observations, the quality = Trinidad cacao, taken 
‘asa whole, h ring the pastiten years 
sf wand if the ne ar on it nin certainly ýe a matter of very 
“ serious the near futur if then,” . he 
conti ~ “ Trinidad ¢ cacao is esta declining i in quality, a and if 
“it is true that, owing to the prominence of the bitter flavour, 
manufacturers are not able to use so much of it as formerly, it 
the Sates of the cacao industry is us s also 
another point connected i dn ad. iow ‘Wh to the 
on. Mr. Leotaud, there are over 18,000 small peasant proprietors 
coffee, fruit, and vegetables. There are besides about 500 people 
with oldi ngs from 20 to 100 acres. In all the small holdings the 
people © make vey ordin line cacao, ‘selling in the Lon on 
30,0007. Similar systematic 
instruction might also be given in regard to the cultivation of 
coffee, fruit, and other subjects. 
Ben AR 
