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soil, no manure may be required for years ; but where the soil is poor, then 
manure is necessary, and all that can be saved from either horse or cow should 
be applied. I once passed the place of a farmer who kept a good many cows. 
He had taken the trouble to cart out the manure from the stockyard and place 
it round the stems of the trees near the buildings to kill them, and it had done 
so, while he had about half-an-acre of sorghum in seed and about 8 feet high 
as yellow as a duck’s foot. I do not think there are many farmers who would 
act so unwisely, but, still, manure is:often wasted. The ashes from the fireplace, 
if carefully saved, would do much in the course of a year. I have been asked 
several times which is the best kind of coffee to grow. Some have been told 
that the Liberian is the best, and some Mocha. My advice is, Stick to the 
Arabian and let the other sorts go. If these few simple instructions are carried 
out, I do not think there will be much disappointment. 
BL 
