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COFFEE. 



to Europeans and 6,Y18 to natives." At present there are some 

 35,000 acres under cultivation, on which $5,000,000 has been ex- 

 pended by British capitalists. The unemployed area in Wynaad fit 

 for coffee growiug is placed at 200,000 acres. The shipping ports 

 of this promising district are Madras, TeUicherry, and Calicut. 



At the Yienna Exhibition the first prize for coffee was secured 

 by coffee grown in the hiU tracts of the Chittagong district, Ben- 

 gal, where from 1,000 to 1,350 pounds of coffee are secured per 

 acre. Active work on these plantations is carried on from Octo- 

 ber to February. 



The similarity of the seasons and the general physical charac- 

 ter of Southern India, give rise to the same routine of cultivation 

 as in Ceylon. The abundant supply of labor offers, however, 

 peculiar advantages in India. 



The exports, accordiag to the " Government Statistical Ee- 

 porter," were as follows, and they exhibit the great progress made 

 during tlie period from 1856 to 1872. The severe drought of 1876, 

 together with leaf disease and the ravages of the borer, reduced 

 subsequent crops. 



Enyportsfrom British India, 1856-57 to 1878-79. 



The home consumption is quite large in Southern India, it 

 being estimated at from 16,000,000 to 18,000,000 pounds. About 

 one-half the quantity exported goes to the United Kingdom ; one- 

 third to France ; the balance is distributed to Turkey, Arabia, and 

 Mediterranean ports, scarcely any reaching the United States. 



