QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JouRNAL. [1 ApRil, 1960. 
Fine consists of grains more or less uniform in size. 
Superior.—In this grade the grain is uniform in size, but hulls and 
extraneous matters are admitted. 
Good.—In this selection, uniformity of grain is not absolutely Tec 
It may contain some discoloured grains, but no stones or other extran@ 
matters are admitted. aad 
Medium contains some defective grains, hulls, pieces of wood, stones; © 
sometimes earth. tion 
Ordinary contains the same substances in a larger or smaller propo’ 
as well as broken grains and those of lowest quality. 
other 
REMARKS ON “COFFEE NOTES.” 
By HOWARD NEWPORT, 
Instructor in Coffee Culture. 
Ba ath ay : : Tens ‘iton ID 
In must be borne in mind in perusing this that it is from a report writtel T 
and by the Government of Brazil. The point of view, therefore, is aoe aint 
and the report as a whole is tended to make the best of things from a stan¢P 
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two-thirds, if not three-fourths, of the world’s supply; but, owing to ae 
js not 
: its 
Rio coffee is of a yellow colour generally, and it is owing to this and if | 
fallen from the tree. In the case of Mocha the climatic conditions ate ally 
natural process of fermentation with excellent beneficial results analy’ 
in Brazilitis not so. Excessive yellowness or brownness—technically ive 
as ‘“foxiness’—is to be as much avoided, if not more so, than exe 
greenness—i.e., a very greenish coloured sample will sell better than ait! 2 
yellow sample. Undue or excessive greenness is undoubtedly not a ail 2 - 
to aim at in curing, but the remark coming from Brazil sayours of 
grapes |” ' low? 
From the point of view of the producers of the large quantity of tes 
quality the market would appear over-stocked, and the consumptio? joss! 
anxiously studied. From the point of view of the producer of the ‘ye 
quantity of high quality, it must be remembered that, even thoug”, je 
quantity of lower grade may affect the prices somewhat, his produce is 2° 
stuff that will remain unsold. 
