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CCCXXVIII.— PULPING LIBERIAN COFFEE. 



world, especially in Java, the Straits Settlements, and the West Coast 

 of Africa. Information respecting this coffee has been given rather 

 fully in the Keic Bulletin (1888, p. 261, and 1890, pp. 107 and 245). 

 In the K,w li»ll, tin for 1892, pp. 277-282, there is given a detailed 

 account, with the actual yield, of several estates in the Malay States, 

 showing that Liberian coffee can be successfully established at elevations 

 much below those suited for Arabian coffee, and further, that crops of 

 9 to 12 cwts. per acre can be obtained from trees after the third or 

 fourth year. In some countries difficulty has been experienced in pre- 

 paring Lihcrian eoll'tv lor the market. I liquiry has often been addressed 

 to Kew on the subject, and it is desirable to place on record such facts 

 as have been obtained after careful inquiry amongst persons possessing 

 the necessary experience. 



