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would appear to be a mandate to the West Indian culti- 

 vators to " keep their house in order," in order to be able 

 to meet the apparently rapidly approaching period of 

 over-production. 



Fia. 59.— The World's Cacao Production. 

 Total 452,000,000 lb. The quantities by ootmtries are given in millions of pounds. 



Grenada shows a small decrease in the same period, and 

 Ceylon a small increase. Jamaica has nearly doubled her 

 output in the records of the seven years, while St. Lucia 

 and Dominica have remained practically stationary. 



Of the world's crop the British possessions afford 

 practically one-fourth, and Trinidad alone (approximately) 

 one-ninth of the supply. 



In an excellent article reproduced in The West India 

 Committee Circular the world's production is ably discussed 

 and charted by Mr. John J. Macfarlane in the Tea and 

 Coffee Journal, which we reproduce in a somewhat con- 

 densed form. 



