The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-09-22
EXPORTING COFFEE.
The journey FROM TIE BRAZILIAN
ORCHARD TO THE OCEAN.


The Fsyorite American Breakfast Boyer-
age Undersoe. Many Experiences Be
fore I, Come, Hrfor. i Hot and
s,,,,,,. u,, ,. IT,. :, ..,....a,
Coffee Is not shrub, as i generally
supposed, but tree, which, il allowed
to go untrlmmed' would attain twenty
feet or more III height but Wnleh Is gen
orally kept GOWN 10 elsht OF ieh leei loi
convenience III picking. \ grove can
be started by hurylns the berries OF
from SIPS Inc latter are pfetefable
placed aoout SIX leet apart ana those
plants Whlch nave o"'h tdkeh Rom th-
nursery WIN coh'lderapie ei'fis around
theif fpota VIII Dear run III l"o year.
ta9eSh laeH iull Nlt'a + Haz hil liis'
anaeF iour years 1t Is eaietlidIe.i i,'a'
ltV9 lhr'ilE trees VIII Aieiz On LII
average 2'%VV pounds oi eoiiee per an
num- ont IN some parts oi 9an / 'n''
province lme Eielo Is as mn a. . '''
poah',A l"ere are Two am za'ill,5llil'S
'atce hAi Fe9'' u 4" 9e"i oo' at'e' III I'm
ct twenty years 'it "l'i tree9 must ~
eas ao"h 10 give pace 10 ~" 5i'es,
"heil luily ripe me perry Is apo1' the
slze' sAale , ana C'ior Oh iaf5s 81 III
peiis' nv '"us II '''' SHii i'''i.'9''S u W
grains VI 9ee''9' l. le ",,t way u pn' pa
las 1t ior niarHe'' sun I lii''.l uSe' !"
pid%'i' 10 40 ioi'o"S' " ,iei' ',i' 'ei US
haVe acquired ilcn oiooa ie'' .he! are
p'ohe' ih'o pdS7 ny 'He eslo''9, twenty
lliee pouh's OeinS ooiiSi'iei',l IAN
"ay "oiA ioi "'e fioNei' nc rs
aio 'ie'' 'p,'.'i VI ''i9 'oii'ii' VI u!
hiS pidcc' ""',u 10 Seheiaiie 'ei
P'e'p u si'''iii 'o".9t aiii,o'h VI e'a
ecu {, wiz, ''iiieiiV' &C a ~" 'iay9 ="
sne sun me o"'ei 'Niii peeoii,e' ''ac"'
har'i anu siiIi 'eio,'' anu 'iien inc ''efiie'
are pouii''ed III mug woooeh NOR iar'
iii''' 'no sA''' "io OioAol "i'no"' !"
Jar,ne she 'ouSh srainS'
by 81 tihs' inc SKINS a'o grains are
separateu anu 'no ia.,ei are az an spieau
out III 'ne sun uneii the peiiicie eiiFTiop'
my eaon gram 10 uiS 10 u,o'' nv"
they are again supJec'eu 10 ,iie MORTAR
ana 'fe "inho"ihs IAN anu are reauy
Ior sac OF i"iieoia'e cohS''lnp'ion'
Inc improved hiethoo now III vogue on
.,ie weai.,iiei os'".e' ooi'is's III VI ine
me Ireshiy pickeo grains on Wooueh
Trays o. pa'einon's' Wy "n'oh '"eS
escdpe eiie eai'hy na'oi aodu'i1" "i,en
dfied on the pare erouho' anu 'ne oueer
and inner envelopes are removed oy
passing 'neha 'nrouen Two iiiii'' -.
Inc MAN feature Oh ene mrs. mn iS d
horizontal copper cyiihuer, "hoSe sur
lace is roueheneo ai'er 'he manner Oh
rasp. IL re'oi'es against poaiu' VS.
tween wmch anu ehe eeeth space Is ieit
Ior the grains 10 pass ont hoe ',ie h''sAs'
Inc grams urop lh'o water anu are leit
10 SOAK e"eive hours, Ill Which ''iiie 'he
pirchmen,iiKe MN .ha' ehSeiops eacn
seed Is soieeneo. lney are sPrea" ou'
aS''' vi i"yS III '''o ',,n' an
thoroughly dry are passed throueh 'he
secohd MILL winch reseih DIES 'ho9e "oed
LOT gf1ndinS plaster except NAV ipe
two vertical rolling DISKS are Oh wool
SIX rect IN ulameter ana h'e ihcheS
tnlcR, their nghe "e'sno apiadins 'he
peihcies W1shout ihJuiiue Tue grains
Then the tanner Ii Drought lhto feqiiS'
ton and the berries are put III p"ss io'
transportation. o,
The freight on sack OF cohee loo
ponnds) 10 ABOUT one cent per ihiie
therefore, coHee coming from tie emu
OF the Dom Pedro IL railway must pay
IN the helRhporhoou Oh io"i uoi,aiS tne
SACK 1or transportation TO 'he siiPpinH
point-one-thirn OF IT'S vaioe "iiell ne
ilvered IN h1o. FROM mo 10 NE" L orN
the freight rarely exceeds FiAeS GEMS "
sack, and 1t Is OFTEN IA low as twenty,
hve cents. mus hfty mics Oh raiir""o
carriage IN the country where IL grows
costs more than ''2oo miles OF ocean
Many OF the planters sun seha men
coffee TO market ny mule train' eon9"
eflrg 'hat the cheaper way III 'ia"9p''
tailon.
The entrance INTO santos oi ii ihni'
train from the interior Is soiletiiinE
worth seeing. Inc tram Is always l'ta-
coded by white horse wearing Str'hS
OF bells, ana the mules ooealehtiy ioil"W
the leader. sometimes troops oi se'erai
hundred arrive III morning. anu aS u"
there are weeks when none appear
Every mule prulSs Two oaes VI '"iie' VII
his Dack. having nlaue long $40" J'"l