1924 every estate on the Smeroe suffered in the same way. from a rush of crop, the like of which hud not been known for the past 30 yours, Coffee was spread two or three Hfeet deep on every available level surface and had to be kept stinted nigh: and day to prevent its becom= ing heated. To add to our troubles, rained for the major part of and November so that sun~ which would have helped us ut tnaterially, was impossible, Cowing to these circumstances, we had to send a lot of our coffee away to other astutes for prepara-ton which naturally made manufacture and transport considerably wore expensive than they would ave been, had we been able to deal ith the whole crop ourselves, The one bright spot was the centrifugal drier which repaid ite cost several times over by its efficient work, The manager and all concerned? deserve the greatest praise for the manner in which they handled thi dificult situation. In spite of the in of bearing the large crop of the trees are reported to be in excellent condition and to have a fresh and. healthy appearance. he whole of the exiting Java coffee trees, except over 44 acres where the trees are flourishing, and to plant in their uifee, which, though it does not fetch such a high price yields larger crop and is more dependable every way: 19 acres have already {cen replanted and are reported to in prime condition.
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