The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-01-16
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 10. 1873.
Cofee.Srowing.

We have at hand some fresh notes with regard to
the coffee plantations in CeylOD. and the way the
English Government sending out plants of APPROX
ed varieties secure for her dependencies whatever
success lies in the eVfse production. In book.
entitled Coffee planting in Southern India and Cey-
lun," published by L. Z. n. SPOn, Of London and
New York city, read Of q conviction which has
forced itself upon the minds of Ceylon planters that
change in the system of cultivation must be adopt
ed in regions where there prolonged seasons
of drouth, SUCH for instance, in the hottest dis
tricts of India and some parts of west and south
eastern Africa. 1t used to be thought that high
Temperature WAS necessary for coffee planting, but
experience has shown, as the author proves, that
great warmth of climate il not absolutely essential to
The growth Of the coffee plant, but = climate char
acterized by neither extreme heat cold, and pos
sessug fair amount of humidity all the year round.
or, in precise words, sixty degrees TO eighty
degrees of Fahrenheit in the shade, and rainfall of
from 100 to $50 inches distributed throughout the
year This Is fact worthy Of consideration when II
is known that, OIL late years, there has been
considerable amount of falling of, from cause
or another in the production of coffee in various
paris of the world, and this when the tendency
OF consumption has been more towards increase
than otherwise. The result has been that coffee
property, and land suitable for the cultivation, in
stead of being deprecated by the increase of panta
tions, have enormously risen 10 value. The author
tells US tina; there now thrtyseyen districts in
CeylOn in which the cultivation ofcOee is carried on,
containing in all 1851 properties. These under
and the of the properties is 4Sl ,539 acres,
giving average of 800 acres to each. The crop
averaged during the last twenty years. i've hundred
weight per acre, and the number of laborers
is 220, 900, drawn from Southern India. Simiia ar
statistics are given of the plantations in SOuttern
India. The book is also full of information respect
ing planting, cultivation, labor, aud TOOLS and is
most comp etc work, written by gentleman Of great
experience and much OF the information 1t contain:
is available for coffee plantations in other parts Of
| the world
The method of growing coffee trees in Kew gardens
and shipping them to India may be Of interest, and
q guide to some in the experiments which they arr
making We fnd in the British Trade Journal the
| following At Kew the culture Of Liberan cUfee fol
the express purpose Of expectation is being pro
NOTED a large scale, and the following method o
treatment is found to answer well The young plant
are raised direct from seed, aud be in pam
| after from nine to twelve weeks from the date o
sowing, or 10 pots about the fifth m"ntL. To shiI
them in the best robust condition it may be sd
| yisabe to grow for twelve or fifteen months,
longer time than which would scarcely afford an!
| advantage. The cases made with insid
| superfcies of thirty inches by twenty inches AM
thus contain ffty-fOur threeinch pots-the best
most convenient size. The will contain
four pans undisturbed, with another turned out T.
fill up the remaining space, making in all about 25
plants. In this way the largest number may b
packed in gwen space, but they require to b
separated and re established after ARRIVAL they ma
however, travel perfectly well, and have reache
Queensland in good condition. The plants in pots
being older and better established, may be- expecte
TO travel with greater certainty, and would have th
advantage of being nearly established arrival
Those of twelve fifteen months preparation ar
best for journeys difcult to make and for very lon
distances.
No plants have been sent from Kew that have nc
beeu re-estabshed after termination. The sol
should consist chiefly of loam it producing the stu
der plants, and, being retentive of mostur
than peat, is best adapted for transit During growt
temperature of eighty to eighty-fve degrees a
be maintained. and a Swinging may be given twic
daily. with occasional sprinkle besides dun
ing bright weather. If with this the soil tends t
get dry. then liberal supply of water should b
given. Generally speaking, Lberian coffee foul
ishes with high temperature and moisture, bnt OF
lection must certainly be made to forcing, it bein
the object to produce sound and we'll perfecte
growth Slight bottomheat is used with advantag
after any disturbance of the rOots.-Paeifc Rurl
Press.