The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-08

'onf md reunytsaoia. n latecr aud br,ir
stock of mules eau he produced ,l,an wa, eve,
raised In France OF SPA in.
" We had an opportunity of seein. IN Nh,
month of September las, a very large and hand.
some lack which Was imported Into mi. pl.rt
direct from Malta, and which We undrrsiand
mas since been sent 10 Cafoims County, eastern
shore of Maryland, where he is To stand the nrx,
season, When the farmers in that aud The neigh.
bring counties who wish To substitute the mul.
'or the horse 10 work on their farms will hive
an opportunity of sending their mares 10 hun.
1Ediior Of the kew Engiand Farmer.
Cultivation Of Cocoa in Cuba.-rhe Bo,sni-
cal Garden of HAVANA, for the purpose of in.
producing the cultivation OF cocoa OF an extern,
sive scale ~ the island. has had a portion Of soil
isvofrd 10 a nursery Of Young cocoa plants,
which may be there obtained by the Inhabitants.
The" Anales de Ciencias, - the editor Of which
Is the superintendent Of that earden, gives rs, in
n late number, general rules 10 he observed IN
that branch of tropical agriculture, He rom
plains that hs has sought IN vain for the infor-
nation necessary IN encyclopedias and other
works, and finds that no good account Of the
mode OF culture IS in existence. The dire, tons
he gives are founded on experience ; and for
some ofthem he is indebted To lhe note. of an old
and practical cuitivatoT.
The Cocoa belongs TO the family Of 10th Min
nam Glass, and 9Th order mpnoie Jliia dtran-
drid; and is known 10 hoianistS hy thr name Of
Theohrouma Cocoa. II prefers situations shell
tered from The winds. aud requires a soil rich.
moist, and al least four feet deep. Hard aud
oiayev ground does not permit the roots To pan-
citrate sufficiently. The hest kind of soil Is black
or reddish. with n quarter o. third na,t sand,
aud n portion Of gravel. IN such soils il produ-,
ee' ahundantly from the third year. and many
live for twenty-five or thirty wears. In a strong
and humid soil the tree grows 10 n large size,
bat yields less fruit. The product Of a well
manages cocoa plantation is remarkably great.
The crop is gathered in portions every monIh
in the wear but The nrincipnl month 10 Decem-
her and the next important .'nne. A caballeria
OF land. containing lS6 GA square yaras, will
u's'ain nearly 1000 plants, without including the
trees for shade and consequently n plantation
of 5000 could he easily raised on SIX cnnalle.
rias. The plants are placed NJ n distance of
hs'f a warn and n certain number OF shade
trees are placed in lines, TO furnish necessary
shelter. When the nuts bSgin to ripen, they
are cnt from the branch by negroes. with long
shears, beine gathered up by others. This ope-
ration is repeated as often MS necessary aud
the nuts being collected in heaps, are l"tl for sew
ctaI DAYS, To undergo q sort of fe. meniation.
which produces a change Of color and to brgin
10 ret dry.
The Cocoa is exposed TO the dcpredstions Of
various animals. Rats d.vour it when ripe, the
white and red ant, aud the erasshopptr arres' il
in some ofthe early stages OF its growth. The
details ofthe method of cultivation, as given by
Mr.. Sagra, We have not room for.
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