The Cultivation of Cocoa. 21 
Brought forward ... ... ..J 2,987 25 
Supplying with cocoa plants, 100 men, at 32 
cents, twice... ... ... ... 64 
Cleaning trenches ... ... ... 60 
3,111 25 
Digging side line trenches, 1,500 rods, at 40 cents.® 600 
Digging drains, 250, at $2 per drain... ... 500 
Digging trackers, 750 rods, at 4 cents per rod ... 30 
Eight watchmen, at $84 per year 
Salary of manager 
„ of overseer 
Incidental expenses 
$ 672 
2,000 
600 
1,130 



3,272 
250 
V 7,763 25 
ESTIMATED RETURN. 
Sale of 105,875 bunches of plantains, at 16 cents 
each- ... ... ... ... S 16,940 
Fourth Year. 
Cutting and transporting 36,000 bunches of plan- 
tains ... ... ... ...jjj 
Cutting plantain trees and moulding 
Weeding cocoa at 28 cents per acre, 4 times 
Weeding the field at %\ 52 per acre, 3 times ... 
Cleaning and training cocoa trees, at 24 cents per 
acre, 3 times 
Supplying with cocoa plants, 100 men, at 32 cents, 
twice 
Cleaning trenches 
144 

72 

280 

1,520 

180 

64 

60 

Eight watchmen, at $84 per year ... ...$ 672 
Salary of manager ... ... ... 2,000 
„ of overseer ... ... ... 600 
2,320 
3,272 n 
Incidental expenses ... ... ... 250 
5,842 
ESTIMATED RETURN. 
Sale of 36,000 bunches of plantains, at 10 cents 
each= ... ... ... ... $ 3,600 
