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The rainfall should be from 100 to 200 inches per year. 



Forest land in Dominica can be readily cleared and prepared for 

 planting at a very low cost. The timber is felled, and the branches 

 lopped and burnt in heaps. Logs that are too large for burning may be 

 left to decay in suitable places where they will not interfere with the 

 planting of the grove. 



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Planting Out and General Cultivation. 



Citrus trees should be ready to transplant into the grove in from six 

 to nine months after budding. They would then be from fifteen to 

 eighteen months old. They should not, however, be transplanted until 

 two good strong shoots have been made, and a few days previous to 

 removal the heads should be cut back. They should not be trans - 



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