FRIDAY, JUNE 26—AFTERNOOK SESSION, 
2.30 P.M. 
Section III.—Cocoa and Tobacco. 
Chairman: Str HuGH C.iirForp, K.C.M.G., Governor of 
the Gold Coast. 
Tue following papers were read :— 
THE QUALITIES IN CACAO DESIRED BY MANUFACTURERS. 
By H. P. Bootu and A. W. Kwapp, 
of Messrs. Cadbury Bros., Ltd. 
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It is by no means easy to make a definite statement which 
is generally applicable, because the various manufacturers look 
for different qualities, and cacaos from certain districts are 
prized for special purposes. There is, further, some danger 
in describing a desirable appearance, for it is not the appear- 
ance that is wanted, but the qualities that are associated 
with it. 
In general, we believe that if the planter only allows ripe 
pods to be gathered, ferments for a reasonable period, cures 
with care, and keeps the beans dry, they will have the right 
appearance, and that he will be producing the best that the 
types of trees on his plantation will produce. It is evident from 
this statement that the value of claying and dancing is called 
in question. 
We understand that unfermented cacao finds purchasers, 
but fermented cacao always obtains the higher price; un- 
fermented beans are more difficult to shell, and they produce 
an inferior cocoa. Partially fermented beans suffer from the 
same defects. With over-fermented beans the shell may 
become so loose as to be fractured in carriage and handling. 
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