. The Philippine Islands . The Cultivation of Coffee. THE ORIGIN OF THE IXDUSTRY. In the early part of the nineteenth century several Spaniardsbegan the cultivation of coffee in a Httle valley away at the northend of Luzon. The trees they planted were the first coffeeplants ever known on the island. A small wild animal, somewhatlike a weasel, somewhat like a fox, began eating and scattering thegrowing berries, until in this way myriads of the little creatureshad unwittingly sown coffee seeds over all the island. Some of these original plants still bear fruit, thousands of poundsbeing gathered
. The Philippine Islands . The Cultivation of Coffee. THE ORIGIN OF THE IXDUSTRY. In the early part of the nineteenth century several Spaniardsbegan the cultivation of coffee in a Httle valley away at the northend of Luzon. The trees they planted were the first coffeeplants ever known on the island. A small wild animal, somewhatlike a weasel, somewhat like a fox, began eating and scattering thegrowing berries, until in this way myriads of the little creatureshad unwittingly sown coffee seeds over all the island. Some of these original plants still bear fruit, thousands of poundsbeing gathered from the wild bushes. Plantation owners in thatvicinity, the province of Batangas, have, indeed, assured me that thetrees possessed by their grandfathers are still vigorous ; while it isalso a well-known fact that in many other coffee-producing coloniesthe plants are quite exhausted by the end of the thirtieth year. Manila coffee is highly prized in Spain and her have, of course, nothing so rich in flavor
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