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of the Agricultural Colleges either of England or America. It has been objected that such a person 

 would know nothing of tropical agriculture, and therefore could not teach. llutthe principles of agricul- 

 ture are the same in all climates, and the first essential is a sound foundation with capability of adai tion 

 to differing circumstances. While the theory is the same, the practice is different, but a thorough know- 

 ledge of English Agriculture combined with a scientific training appears to afford a better promise of suc- 

 cess than any preparation at present a vailable in tiopical countries. 



Wallace in I ml inn Agriculture recommends for similar work in India : "Young farmers with a good 

 general education, and who have been trained from their youth in those details of agricultural practice 

 which can only be acquired by early association with the farm and its pui-tenances, have within recent 

 years been induced to undertake scientific study and research, in many instances with the object of be- 

 coming land-agents, and in other cases so that they might be more able to contend with the mcreasing 

 complications of the times, which have often proved too much for the old-fashioned farmers working ac- 

 cording to old lights." 



The apprentices, Leigh and Dawadu, sent to Hope Gardens by the Government of Lagos, have con- 

 tinued to do well, and leave for Kevv Gardens in April to complete their training before being placed in 

 charge of Botanical Stations in their iiaiive country. 



CoFtKK. 



A letter fi-om Mr. Morris calls attention to the Report for 1892 fi'om the British (Jonsul in Guatemala 

 in which he states that the coffee crop in 1892 was 74,652,985]bs., as compared with 52,197,8531bs. in 

 1891, or an increase of nearly 50 per cent. 



The Consul also states that " a small number of Coolies have been brought from Jamaica by an Ameri- 

 can firm of Coffee Planters, and are found to do extremely well." 



I append tables of exports of coffee from the Island from 1774 to 1892, which show the increase up 

 to the maximum in 1814 A. D., and the fall in 18 3 i after the passing of the Emancipation Act. 



A tabtdiir Rtturn of Coffee exported from Jamaica. 



1 ear wnen nixpui icu. 



Ijbs. of Coffee. 



Remarks. 



1 77d 

 1 / < t 



739 039 





1775 



493,981 





1788 



1,035,368 





1789 



1,492,282 





1790 







1,783,740 





1791 



2,299,874 





1793 



3,938,576 



August. Destruction of St. Domingo. 



1794 



4,901,549 



1795 



6,318,812 





1796 



7,263,539 





1797 



7,869,133 





1798 



7,894,306 



Largest Ginger Crop. 



1799 



11,745,425 





1800 



11,116,474 



Bourbon Cane introduced. 



1801 



13,401,468 





1802 



17,961,923 





1803 



15,866,291 





1804 



22,063,980 





1805 



24,137,393 





1806 



29,298,036 





1807 



26,761,188 





1808 



25,225,738 



March 25. Abolition of Slave Trade. 



1809 



25,258,668 





1810 



25,828,565 





1811 



17,460,068 





1812 



18,481,986 





1813 



24,628,572 



Storm in October. 



1814 



34,045,585 





1815 



27,362,742 



« 



1816 



17,289,393 





1817 



14,793,706 



Storm in October, 1815, which ravaged Surrey. 



1818 



25,329,456 





1819 



14,901,983 



Storm in October which ravaged Cornwall. 



1820 



22,127,444 





1821 



16,819,761 





1822 



19,773,912 



Extreme drought this year. 



C Mr. Canning's Resolutions relative to Slaverj 



1823 



20,326,445 



1824 



27,677,239 



1825 



21,254,656 



in the West Indies. 



1826 



20,352,886 



Severe drought in 1824. 



