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less than two feet square and 18 inches to 2 feet deep. The 
top soil from the area surrounding the hole should be filled 
back in and left to settle for two to three weeks before 
planting. 
Whether the ground should be plowed or not will depend 
on the conditions. Forest land, even if fairly well cleared, 
will be difficult to plow and of course on hillsides it may 
be impossible to do so, On level land the soil should be 
well prepared bef re planting as it is a great saving later 
on, 
PLANTING 
The preparation of the land, including digging holes, 
is necessary whether seeds are planted or nursery trees. 
But the subsequent work will differ according to the lo- 
cation. On hilly forest land where the rainfall is fairly 
regular and where the land is well sheltered by mountains 
or by wind-belts left when clearing the forest, the cacao 
can be planted in the holes previously prepared, and any 
small crop such as corn, casava, pidgeon peas or whatever 
is selected may be planted between the rows. If however, 
the land is without wind protection and subject to periodical 
droughts, the cacao should not be planted until wind-belts 
have been well established and are far enough advanced to 
afford protection. Afterwards bananas and pidgeon peas 
should be planted between the cacao rows and allowed to 
get a good start before the cacao is planted. 
In planting seeds it is customary to plant three close 
to the stake and afterwards pull up the two weakest plants. 
In planting trees from bamboo pots the pot soil should be 
moistened to prevent it from crumbling and the bamboo 
should be split open, leaving a cylindrical ball of earth con- 
taining the plant. This should be set in a hole previously 
