Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-08
COFFEE CULTURE.
RAISING THE BERRY ON A
BRAZILIAN PLANTATION.
An Interesting Detailed Account
OF How II is Treated from
Seed Planting TO the End
of the Gathering.

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New ground OF the best quality. in
places flee from frost, are chosen. the
terra rovha prctcrrcj and il this soil Is
grnvcilv and rocky. it is even better.
When designed for coffee, the clearing
is more thorough, and care is taken in
telling the trees. should the lurpest
escape the fire. they arc cut down; moth
ing is let standing. in suitable occa-
sion. drrinG II hot dly, lire is set to the
fallen mass of vegetation, care being
taken to surround ii with II clear space.
to prevent Tie flames rom passing 10 the
Surrounding woods. The ground, after
burning, is then com araiivclt clean. and
the loose trunks ac Strengthened out
awaiting some copious showers to cool
the earth. The holes are then dug and
the ground stukcd off. Alter being
moistcncd, the COFFEE plants of one or
two years growth are taken from the
nurseries and planted II the holes about
~ foot deep. The ilants are always
planted in lows equally distant one from
anoiher-a distance yarying from eight
to twelve feet according TO the soil, SO
that Standing ut any gwen spot Il lane
twelve feet, or less, Is formed, running
at right angles i'll every direction. At
times whcn there are many ri@gcs the
plants follow the curyaluieS and ending
i'll short rows ii large race is left o;en
aud the line conmcn,c in such way
that from the foot to the summit :hcy
iun in II straight Hue invariably cuui-
distant. AT certain distances hci wccn n
certain number of tees road is left
wide enough Tor II WAGON 10 pass by
Simply emitting row ut plants Such
is the mathematical minacr III which
they are painted.
The shrub is set out with all the roots,
which have main stem correspond ng
to the axis of the trunk. and the
numerous iootlcts are placed i'll luNtapo-
siton with the bottom OF the hole
Should no rains fail! following the plant
in". the shrubs are Protected MS far as
possible 10y pieces OF bark and wood,
leaving iul vcntllai on. Though APP
parcnily very roughly treated when re
moved from the NURSERY. such is not the
ca'c.and failure to grow does not amount
to live per cent.
To OBTAIN nursery, a large quantity
oil dry coffee III til" hull is sowel in
close drills III shady, rich ard airy
spot. and III twelve 10 twcnty-four
months the plants are ready Tor removal
large numbers being always kept on
hand.
Between the rows Of coffee plants, for
two or three years. cora, mandioca and
pumpkins are planted. 1t is necessary
during The first year with hoe or bill
hook, with long, straight handle, to
clean the shrubs from Vegetation. Dur.
ing the second and third years the same
process of planting com and cleaning
collected and placed around the roots.
In the fourth year the cleaning con
linues and much more care is taken II
keep the surface Tree OF weeds and grass,
which grows up in quick succession, re-
curing three 10 four clcanlngs year.
at the end OF The third year the shrub
commences 10 Dear irnit, and on good,
strong SOL crop Is mndc ut the end of
the lourth. lhIs process OF cultivation
goes Oh from year To year until the shrub ;
become small trees, from ten TO fifteen
rect hiSh Inc main trunk sends oil
horizontal branches from six to eight
inches apart, placed i'll alternate pairs.
ut right angles. so that the first
horizontal Is on It's side Twelve 10 six.
teen inches from Its fellow lclow and
above. lhc:c branches Il vide from thcii
main stem ut right angles four in hes
apart anI sometimes snhdividc several
times. From The trunk left exposed
when planted spring many shoots, thus
giving the contour OF q cone. The
Mowers bloom from the aNila OF every
le'i' supported ny 'raii stem about one
eighth oil an men III length. which is not
too denscly shaded by others, and the
berry Is formed on the same peduncle,
only longer.
Inc longevity OF the tree depends
upon the care taken, generally lasting
upwa'd OF twenty-five years, and even
attaining forty. 1t yields every year,
but the crops OF alternate years are the
largest. when IN Hover the plantation
OF SHINING dark-gTccn leaves seems to
ne covered with snow. The aroma is OF
delightful fragrance. The flowers fail
OIL alter twenty four hours. ana there is
nothing seen OF the berry ut II distance