Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-18

C1Gce Diakers xiii perhaps like TO
read ,:ir lul,~ ~. descriptions ofIhe prncrs,
.iraislns coffee al Irepare:ns II lnr mar
k"i. III Havana. whlrn wr extract irnIr "nr
"f tie curc.iain'nS ".iier"siyphIcs" IN the
Ncw-OrIraa, Pr"yune:
THE 80: - iir.i planted in Il nursery.
ns II wrfr; Wife il Is -proutInc up INTO n
Young tree ar plant, The irli for II, lfaus-
pilu,nu-->nnc inrs covering hundreds Ul
arrc--Is bring welded and pErpirrd.
When The sapl,ugs attain The proper age
aud growth, 'hcy are taken Up and Planleh
l,r prrrInncml purposes IN lie coffee held.
They ar" pu' down III rows nj distances
from each other ui !nnm four 10 six feet
lnu.iludinalI,. uud from six To eiohi la'ilu-
Linaily. Here they remain until they n'e
" wofr out, bearing COLE ~ some soils Tor as
!nn. rs twcn;y years. The he!i hcins
iiu< p!an;c,i. The Who'll: 0I the planters Al
rcn..rn. wear. after year. i, now directed,
i:I>, Ia krrpin. the plantation clean. ani rn-
i:tly free from weeds. lnr this i, In,iI,pen.
,ah!y necessary To- he good aul Wholesome
growth ul the trees; ncN ~ trIlnnIm. The
rtcr,. 80 Il, In prevent them rcdcHing 4
Iii ..,cr Attitude lliln III. coli % can he rlrch.
ed from l:riN by The hand. ur extending
their hr.nrhr, 900 wide. .'hrfchH preventing
the pickrrs from passing loo easily around
them. Secondly IN r!uck,ug or picking
III lie coffee hcrrIcs from Iic tree al Iiie
pr per sra>un: aud thirdly. in preparing II
for market. The wr-duc i done Will
Great cErc-liot III much - u siuslc blade
r.ra-, is To- hc discovered nnnng !ic coffee
Trees, covering entire acres, nnd thus The
whulc power "l the soil. which Is mari
| of /, iirnv, reddish collar. are preserved Tor
,.,,ir unu,iSltacni RuuGii liJ' bounds 0l
,.lrour'l lhrm. there arr walks or avenues,
rhc ,rargin> nf winch are lal.l oul ilh great
taste. und planted with palm, orange aud
other trees. giving il great beauty, INDEED
Il cUilcr plantation seenis IN be nothing
/ more or less than an nrcrgruwn buI vel
rrndcl garden. Ii affords surpassingI,
sweet perfume. aud when The trees ARE II
dover. or hen The hcrrics are red-sumi
still being grccn,-n is picturc.qneb b yon,
| an. thing.
A. t.;r tree does no, scr,l firth all IL
hiu,snrm, simultaneously. portion oi Ili'
brrr,es become ripe hcfnre tie resi-. nn'
hence The process of picking j, repeated n
di,loren, periods. 'Fhc blossom, first shoot,
f.rlh in the latter part ur April ar May
aud next in the ntIer part OF May ur earl.
part of June. The berry Iirs, assumes :
green hue. aud n. il comes more ripe j
cnanse, - deep rcd. Tine pulling i
perfornrdin iugh+' anh September. ih
general process a. preparing 'he collie
rnr market is this: IL is first placed "n
glacier o circular shape aud smoo'hl
pla.lered surface. haih expressly for III
purpose. in suanl " rallrg about 'weT
incne, in depth. rhi, is 'louc for the pun
nose of ro,,iug The shell or Ilusk Of b
: berries. every one of which cousains 'w
ur twin grain, of coffee. ltis next Oh u;
same glazicr. buI in less quanlilies. drie
nv exposure 10 the sun; when dried. II
nut in y cirruI,r mill or through where
r wheel passing over il breaks oil the she
! aud clears the grain from all inc"il
btnnces. II is NIX, wInnnwed, n
which IN. broken hu,ks are blown oil liro'
IN, crnin, and lastly it is picked or assortc
the picker, uslus their hands alone ar
4 having no aid frnm machinery, dividing Il
/! crop. grain by grain, into their dillere
6 rlasses-superior. mIdlinc aud inic'iu