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On the delivery of the Coffee at the Mill-house, 
it should be measured in a common sized Beef-bar¬ 
rel, every thirty-five* of which, when it has passed 
through the subsequent processes, ought to yield a 
thousand weight. That is, thirty-five barrels of 
Cherry Coffee will give you fourteen when dried 
in parchment, which quantity, when pounded, 
winnowed, sifted, and picked, will yield you 1000 
pounds weight for market. 
The advantage of having good roads through 
your Coffee-pieces, here particularly occurs. In 
climbing up a steep hill, a Negro may fall, and 
overset his or her basket ; in their endeavours to 
gather it up (which will not be without the waste 
and loss of some of it) they may mix therewith 
gravel or small stones : the consequence of which 
is, they will get into your mill, and spoil your gra¬ 
ter, which will cause a delay till you can make a 
new one ; and, should you not be provided with 
spare 
* Or the proportion between the Cherry and Parchment Coffee 
I am not certain that I am perfectly correct, having never 
exactly ascertained it; I shall, however, do it during the present 
crop, as the experiment can be easily tried. For although I have 
consulted several experienced Planters, it is a point on which I 
have scarce met with two who agree. I have admitted the pro¬ 
portion between the Coffee in the two Stages at two fifths. Thus 
the fifth of 35 is 7, which doubled is 14 :—which is the fafe side 
of measuring to count upon a thousand weight. 
This, however, is variable : Coffee from old land is generally of 
smaller grains, packs clofer, and weighs moie ; of this kind 
13 barrels will produce a thousand weight. 
