Dr. A. Schulte im Hofe 125 
which is marked on the outside of each case. 
A sample of each quality is sent to the broker 
and a similar sample retained by the planter. 
Now, although on a well-managed cacao 
plantation, provided with modern machinery, 
there can never be such great differences in 
the quality of the produce as occur in the case 
of indigo and tea, far more attention should 
still be paid to this point when shipping the 
cacao than is done at present. To-day the 
demand is for large parcels of uniform quality, 
so that all shipments should be as large as 
possible. It is not, therefore, advisable to put 
each day’s produce up into separate bags for 
shipment, but to bulk the total output. The 
cacao can be kept in separate heaps, if nearly 
of the same quality, until the next shipment 
has to be made, but when this takes place, it 
must then be carefully bulked before being 
bagged, so that the quality will be even 
throughout. 
Samples should be forwarded of each separate 
shipment, and, if there are different qualities 
in that shipment, then send samples of each 
quality to the head offices, consecutive num- 
bers being used; duplicate samples are then 
kept at the plantation, so that should some 
particular lot find special appreciation in the 
market, or should some complaint be made 
about any lot, it will be easy for the. head 
office to refer the matter back to the estate. 
The planter could then taste his duplicate 
