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This peeler possesses the advantage, that it can be worked equally 

 well at any power up to its maximum, the quantity of Coffee cleaned 

 being in proportion to the power applied. It works without noise and 

 without creating dust and it is the only machine that does not break a 

 single grain of coffee. We venture to say, that it is also the cheapest 

 Peeler in the world, as no other machine at the same price can pro- 

 duce an equal amount of work. 



" We can supply it either with or without the Exhaust Fan, as shewn 

 by the above illustrations. By means of the Fan the Coffee is delivered 

 quite clean and fit to be passed at once to the Separator. This arrange- 

 ment is a very valuable improvement, as it saves not only the time oc- 

 cupied, but also the labour required to carry the coffee to a separate 

 Fan for the purpose of removing the dust and chaff. The Exhaust Fan 

 will be sent to blow in the direction shown in the sketch, unless spe- 

 cially ordered to blow in the opposite direction. 



" When more than one machine is required, two or more can be cou- 

 pled together and driven by one band. This machine can be divided 

 for mule carriage when desired." 



The following account of an experiment in planting Liberian Coffee 

 appeared in the Madras Mail of 10th May, 1890 and was republished 

 in the Kew Bulletin for November, 1890 : — 



Some 15 years ago I received a couple of Liberian plants from a number 

 presented to a Planters' Association by Government. These had come out 

 to the country, I believe, from Kew direct, in a Wardian case. Planted in 

 a back garden and almost unnoticed and uncared for, they grew broad and 

 high till now they are about 26 feet and have apparently no intention of 

 stopping. In the evil report soon after prevailing regarding Liberian 

 Coffee, I supposed there was nothing in it till at length 1 began to notice 

 that the trees were bearing very well, and that there was no trace of leaf 

 disease. Then I planted out 200 or 300 seedlings, in a new clearing along 

 with Arabica, and these, now seven or eight years old and in a more shel- 

 tered position than their parents, have done even better. Planted 10 by 10 

 over Arabica they have now ran up to 16 or 18 feet, all exactly of one 

 type, and are bearing exceedingly well ; the crop on them for this season 

 cannot well be taken at less than three pounds of clean coffee per tree. 

 The Arabica underneath them has suffered frightfully from fungus regularly 

 every year, yet I challenge any one to find a sign of it on them, A few of 

 the old leaves, turn yellow and tumble off. as was the natural way of our 

 old staple before the days of leaf disease, as I well remember before 1868. 

 We know that Liberian Coffee will grow at the sea-level ; the ones 

 above referred to are at 2,500 feet in sheltered bamboo land : whether they 

 will do well at higher elevations remains t > be seen, but as far as I can 

 see I am satisfied, and only regret that I did not do eight years ago what I 

 am doing now, viz., plant Liberian all over my clearing with the Arabica 

 and let the best win. To sum up, the points of difference between Liberian 

 and Arabica I find as advantages : — 



1 . That it does not get fungus, or only in such a way that the health 



of the trees is in no way affected. 



2. That it is a tree, not a bush, running up to 30 feet in height before 



15 years old, and in consequence is not injured by drought. 



3. That judging by the trees in evidence, and the way they go on 



growing, and by the fact that they do not come into bearing till 

 four or five years old, this variety may be taken as much longer 

 lived. 



