The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-19
4 COFFEE PLANTER.
an Interesting Chat About Coffee
Eaisin1-How the Berry Is Planted
- Crown for the Market.

Eoiz,ng-How the Berry Is Planted
md crown for the II arket.
From the Detroit Free Press
at -ra.uule that verv few Of those who are
.on5 Of 8 cup of good coffee for breakfast in
! ~. country have anything like clear idea
he agricultural processes which render
srcb diligence possible" remarked George
larson Of Mysore, India, an elderly gen
ian. with silvery mutton-chop whis-
- teen gray eyes, and the tawny -sallow
..,laxion which seems to be inseparable
-, the resident of the land of torrld
Ho and diseased liver, as he smoked an
Skinner cheroot in the lobby of the
1rSssU house yesterday afternoon. Il
Il ~ all about it from a long series of years
II actual experience in coffee raising. l
Iave been a resident of Mysore, India, for
an M broken period of twenty-seven years.
went TO that country as very yong man
hen the possibilities of civilization were
al b4fore il. | have never had reason to
sa,rat doi q So If you are fam liar with
he geography of India, you are aware that
Wysore is blessed with a delightful climate,
sometblng which cannot truthfully be said
If many other portions OF that great and
rapidly pr crossing country. experienced
hotter weather in Salt Lake Cltv, since
coming to this country, a few weeks ago,
than have ever known in Mysore during
fine entire period of my residence"
'Ale you a coffee planterp was in
quired.
vears.nreplied Mr.. Anderson. igniting some
sor1 Of q long, ianky looking roll of tobacco,
which bore unmistakable evidence Of
heather birth. II will endeavor briefly to
give you soma sort of an idea OF what it
means to be
COFFEE PLANTER IN INDIA.
in the first place. you must understand
that the refreshing rains which water the
vegetation of this country every few days
are unknown in India for months together
Drought is the great enemy with which all
arricultural.sts are forced to contend. This
atmospheric conditi n is the greatest OBJ
stacle with which we have to battle and it
has made India the most prolific country In
the world in the matter of inventing and
perfecting all sorts of irrigating processes.
In tuat one particular at least we easily
lead all other civilized countries today.
Coffee plants or trees, as they may very
properly be termed, are planted five feet
apart in each direction. Everything has to
be do e by had There is no sucn thing
as lahor-savng machn ry known in con-
necton with the business. Its use would
be impossible. The tops Of the coffee shrubs
are cut out t force them to shoot out
horizontally, instead of into the air. But
ere not the only adjunct
of the business which requires cultivation
On account Of the drought and the torrid
su 5, every inca of tue planta ion must be
fully protected by shade trees. Where this
is not done. the fruit shrivels up and be-
cones worthless without ripeniag. Exper-
fence has taught US in india that the only
really desirable trees for shade purpose,
are the silver-leafed variety The
ray # the sun seem to penetrate all others
and thelabor Of cultivatiug them was Ell.
4 We generally shade our coffee plantations
With part or all of the eighteen or twenty
varieties Of fig trees id genous to the coun-
try. Where ese trees are not properly
heated they must be plan ed and cultivat d.
No branches are allowed within 25 or so
feet Of ground, and annual trimming
and pruning of both the coffee trees and
tie biz trees which sh Ide them are abso-
lutely neces airy. You can doubtless form
some idea of the immense amount of la Dor
which this process entails. These is no
more beautiful sight, however, tha1 a prop
erlycared for coffee D .antation after it has
TeaeaeG maturity. Tue green bushes in
regular rows below and the equally green
trees towering above them with protecting
arms form
VERY PRETTY PICTURE.
'In May the coffee bushes are in full bloom
the " 4-.o - BLOSSOMS, something after the
mignonette order, causing the perspective
to ls emhla q waving n1lpitati1g field of
virgin snow. The picking of the berries
begins in November and continues until
feO.uW,. 4 L nave sad, all iaDur Is do e
by nd, and / regularly empl about soc
coolies in managing my plant tion. The
picking process Is naturally tedious one,
bu9 labor is CHEAP in India. If such were
not the case, coffee would be a luxu y
which few would be able 70 afford.
What does the coffee berry resemble be.
fore it IS plucked from he Uushesm was
asked
ur. Anderson smiled.
Il fear you would have some difficulty in
recognizing it at that stage of the Or coed
ln2s, he replied ''In color it is a bril- liant
red, looking very much like large ripe
cherry. he Der les of which the bevera e
IS made are i'll reality, the stone of the fruit
The pulpy substance by which they
arc su rounded is sweet in taste.
but has never been utilized FIR any
purpose. At one time sort of LIQUID was
manufactured FIR N 1T, but it failed to win
Its way into nublc fAvo-. After
tasting 1t, you would not be surprised that
such was the case Two coffee berries are
co italned IN each of these oh rries, or frui
nuItS' AFTER b-l plucked from the
bushes, the uit is place in watts and a
process OF Fermentation takes place, which
separates the pulp from the berry. The
latter Is then subjected to more mec han
zeal devices, which remove the remaining
MIN. When the product reaches the coast.
sort OF securing process is undergone
winch piac it in the condition for market
a condition with which you are familiar. y
What is the average yield OF a coffee
One pound of the prepared berry is
very fair average per bush. The Weld more
often falls under that figure than goes
above il"
% you export your own productan
:, Entirely. l have no dealings with mid.
olemen. After quarter Of a century OF
experience, 1pronouucs that as bv all odds
Tie most profta lie plan TO pursue"
is the society of Mysore desirableg'
ne best in the world,n was the empha 'ic
reply. India escapes the adverse socia
I'm nj. lences with which most countries are
anlIc ed. Only men with an honest desire
70 get on 10 the world come to that country,
IL Il, Is no place for unprincipled adventures.
here Is nothing for them to prey upon.
Dshgal re, NV nearest LARGE city upon the
coast, is well advanced in everything which
renders a ci0v great"
p robert P. Yates, hardware merchant of
brmiag CHAM, England, accompanies Mr..
anderson in his tour of the world. Both
ore ore Worry wealthy. They leave Detroit to-