New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-18


The coffee exported from Vera Cruz is all
grown in that State, with the valley of Cor
dova, on the Mexico and Vera Cruz rail-
way. as the chief centre of its production.
In 1918 and 1919 the proftableness of the
growth of coffee in the West Indies led to
the establishment of extensive plantations
in the vicinity of Cordovs and Orizaba, and
and in 1925 they were in fourishing state,
In the valleys of Cuernavaca and Cuautla,
in the interior, in 1926 there were estates
growing % many ~ 500, 900 plants. And
elsewhere in the republic much attention
was given to coffee planting at that period,
and great hopes were entertained that the
country would soon be largely engaged in
its expectation to foreign countries. But
the civil disorders which began soon after,
and which continued until lately, paralyzed
all business enterprises, and disappointed
these hopes, 90 that the coffee production of
ing the homo demand, which IL quite large,
% coffee is in very general use by all classes.
Mr.. Foster writes . long account of the
process of coffee culture and the probable
profits, apparently for the benefit of enter.
prising citizens of the United States who
may desire to settle in Mexico for the prose-
cutiou of the business.
+. The American consul at thecity of Colima
places the cost of land suitable for coffee
plantations, including water for irrigation,
at from 4l5 to $50 per acre, depending ON
plantation containing 100000 plants four
years old when the first crop 10 realized),
costs from $4,000 to $4,000; the proceeds
the first year being about 50, 600 pounds,
and from the fifth year onward 100000
pounds or upward, and he estimates the
average net yearly gain at 900.
Colima and some other States have passed
quite liberal laws for the encouragement of
coffee cultivation, offering liberal premiums
for the largest crops produced, and exempt
ing coffee lands from all taxes.
DIR, J. Moreira, of the Brazilian commits
sion at the Centennial Exposition, has pub
lished . small pamphlet on the coffee of
Brazil, which traces that branch of produc-
tion to q few seeds brought from French
Guiana about the middle of the last CEN
tury.
The coffee tree in other countries is sup
posed to require an annual temperature
varying between 62o and $50 Fahrenheit;
but in Brazil no such limitations are NO.
latitudes of the empire. The virgin soil OF
the cleared forest is planted with trees,
without special regard to its composition,
but, in old lands, soils composed of two
thirds clay and one-third Of deposit, are
most desirable; reddish-yellow argillous
soila on hill sides, at . distance from the
sea, are preferred. The taste and aroma of
tho coffee grown on bottoms is less agreea-
ble than that Of the uplands. Trees are
now propagated almost exclusively from
the seed. The seed beds are prcp1red in
August, September or October, AND in q
year the bushes are set out in the orchards,
at the rate Of over 1000 trees per acre, the
interval of the trees being about five
fest. The trees begin to bear at three
years, but their average productive power
is not realized till after five years from
planting. The average general yield ID
about 1900 pounds per acre. Each tree
planted in rich land may be reasonably ex.
pected to average twenty pounds Of fruit,
but the general average per tree Of coffee,
ready for market, has wide range, from
one to seven pounds. One laborer can take
care of 1900 plants.