TREATMENT OF LIBERIAN COFFEE, 944 
LAND SUITABLE FOR COFFEE. 
Shortly, it may be stated that as a general rule 
the best zone of latitude for coffee is 150 on each 
side of the Equator ; of altitude from 3,000 to 4,500 
feet. The deeper, freer and richer the soil is the better. 
It should be specially tested for phosphoric acid and 
potash. The latter will be in abundance if large 
forest is felled and burnt grass land must be very 
exceptionally good to grow coffee at all. An eastern 
or south-eastern exposure is good, but not always 
essential, Shelter from tearing wind, however, is of 
the utmost importance, and in windy situations should 
be secured either by leaving belts or planting fast 
growing Australian trees. I have done both on my 
high windy estate. A mean temperature between 65° 
and 70° or 73°, is desirable from 70 to 150 (100 best) 
inches of rain, well distributed, 
RULES FOR THE TREATMENT, OF LIBERIAN 
COFFEE. 
Obtain good fresh seed. 
Build a shed that will admit light and air, but exclude 
sun and rain. 
Prepare a compost, of equal proportions of loam, sand, 
and well rotted cowshed manure, and lay it in beds four 
inches deep in the shed, smooth the surface and lay the 
seed down, two to three inches apart, and cover with 
coir dust, or well rotted cinnamon scrapings, or, in the 
absence of either, with fine sand, ia no case putting 
more of the covering matter than is necessary to exclude 
light from the seed. 
4, 
Put into a tub, holding from twenty to twenty-five 
gallons of water, one quart of quicklime, and a wine- 
glass of kerosine oil; stir the mixture, well and give the 
beds, through a watering-pan with a fine rose, just as 
much as will settle them, and repeat the operation as 
often ag may be necessary to keep the suriace moist. 
With this treatment of fresh and sound seed, the plants 
will begin to appear about the twentyfifth day. 
5 
As goon as alithe plants in a bed have thrown off the 
parchment husk, and fairly expanded the seed leaves, 
they may be transplanted into bambu baskets, nine 
inches deep, and six inches wide at the top (which I get 
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