The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-14

year. vt Punta Arenas on the Pacific we are assured
will fall short OF eighteen millions of pounds.
impression which that 1t is inferior the
eastess for example, the Jaws and far famed Mocha
is On the contrary, the coffee raised
the highlands IN Nicaragua and Costa Kcs unsurpaas
ed for Strength delicate aromatic flavor unknown
to the best coffee OF the East and the fruit OF the low
lands medium eyatoDs il FAR from inferior Wehave
recently bad the peasuf of inspecting at the Department
das of Padre Veil Don Pampilio csyo grown upon
the plans In the neghborhood OF Granada Although
not having the plump form the peculiar blush ogs
which of the favorite coffee Of the
high lands it compares avoraby with the coffee Of Java
the Mouccas.
The cultivation Of coffee will undoubtedly engage the
attention of many of first colopists 1t WILL how
ever gradually undertaken it requires three years
before the first crop be reaped la the meantime the
planter gather rich harvest from other articles OF
Of speeoier Rrowth-tuch rice corn, tobacco
indigo &c Once in bearing the tree to prsduce
certain for half century. The original out
law In establishing coffee walk is but trilDg in this
country where the slips for planting be obtained
she t1e.s lave attained stnIty-s 55C TO SEQ lbs to
the acre. and one person can easily attend to two
three The following description OF the method OF
realIg and preparing the coffee harvest tor market ID
from strnrgewsys description of this country published
n Edinburgh in 1877
As soop as the berries acquire the color Of black red
On they supposed TO be sufficiently ripe for
picking The aborers employed in this business are
PROVIDED each WITH canvass bag sitn hoop in The
tcSer who emptes 1t occssona ly into basket; and II
be is inc utious he may pick three bushels in the day
oea Of unrpe fruit WILL in that case be mixed with the
ripe abe nsua practice il to pick the three diff
.eient stages Of Tpepess One hundred bushels in the
pulp fresh frcm the tree will give about thousand
rounts weight Of mere ntaole coffee
There two methods In use of curing drying the
hesn-,b. spread the fresh coffee in the sum- 10
sytrt ahcut five inches deep q sloping terrace
rstiorm of boards with the pulp the berry, which Ia
few days ermeuts ani discharges itself into sirosg
aciulour moisture and in this state the coffee Is left
until II is perfectly dryf the weather is favorable, II
viii he In three weeks The busss are atterwarcs
.sa1 TYfrn Tho nv
be tcscripec frequently by pounding them with pes
les in trtuehs hinge wooden mor,ars. Coffee thas
cec Weighs per cent heavier than II cured without
III. pulp -,
The otheT method Is TO remove the pulp immediately
a. Il mes from the tree. This IL doce c3nsidera BITE
weight moving round In the trough aud oruing the sus
~ ~ COFFEE them sepefsbe by he fans
though there is always portion left untoucncd. When
n apIears sumo emily bruised, IL - taken oct Of the
trough nd pnt the fan, when cleans the fee from
the shsa ana The seeds fe,nsining uugrouud se
plrated Wv sleeves snd returned W the in VIII ch will
cEsr l. 500 bf. Of g fee in day. n
Med ut San Jnsu del Norte Nicarsgun tho 17tL IL
January Captain David Dunnog, late master Of tbs big