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terminated, the shed must be thoroughly cleaned and 
aired. It is advisable to fan the cocoa with a winnow- 
ing mill, before packing. 
As the principal part of the crop is gathered in the 
rainy season, drying is often difficult ; carrying in when 
it is cloudy, and carrying out when it clears, is expen- 
sive, and much time is lost. It would be therefore 
better if a platfrom, some feet from the ground, with 
a movable roof, could be used, as is usual on large 
plantations in Trinidad and Caracas, where things are 
done on a large scale. Now that glass roofs are so in- 
expensive, I understand that drying sheds with glass 
roofs are being extensively used to relieve the planter 
of the principal difficulty in preparing his crop. 
Estimated Cost of Cocoa Cultivation. 
A COCOA PLANTATION TAKEN PROM THE FOREST, 100 ROODS FACADE 
BY 750 ROODS DEPTH, 250 ACRES. 
Purchase of land and expenditure on making public 
roads and two bridges .. . ... ... $ 1,000 
Underbushing, cutting, clearing and burning, at 
S13 50 per acre ... ... ... 3,375 
EMPOLDERING AND CANALS. 
Two side lines (one navigable) each 7 50 rods = 1,500 
rods, at SI 50 ... ... ...» 2,250 
Back dam, 100 rods at S4... ... ... 400 
Front dam, 100 rods at 84 • •• — 400 
Sluice ... ... ... - 1.000 
DiggiDg 250 drains at S8 per drain ... ... 2,000 
Digging 750 rods tracker at 50 cents... ... 375 
6,425 
Carried forward ... ... ... $10,800 
