Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . ers Bay, about thirty- three miles away on the southern sea-shore of Java, approachable by avery nice road ; the charge of the vehicle being about /12. Very fair accommodation can be secured at the rest-house on the interesting spots are to be visited here, and the scenery is magnifi-cent, bold majestic cliffs ascend from thfe waters edge and against theirrugged sides the high surf beats itself into beautiful lace-like beauty of the scene at sunset is glorious, the small fishing boats idlyfl
Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . ers Bay, about thirty- three miles away on the southern sea-shore of Java, approachable by avery nice road ; the charge of the vehicle being about /12. Very fair accommodation can be secured at the rest-house on the interesting spots are to be visited here, and the scenery is magnifi-cent, bold majestic cliffs ascend from thfe waters edge and against theirrugged sides the high surf beats itself into beautiful lace-like beauty of the scene at sunset is glorious, the small fishing boats idlyfloating on the blue waters, the dark mountains with their sombre shadesof green, the everchanging surface of the restless ocean and the gleamingstrip of yellow sand, all softened and subdued in the evening light, pre-sent a picture, which would tax to the utmost the powers of an artist toportray. As the journey in these altitudes is often taking us through coffeeplantations a short resum^ of the planting, growing, and handling ofthis commodity will no doubt interest the Bas Belief, Boro Boedoer. 97 COFFEE. East Java is easily the premier coffee-producing district of theIsland, and practically over one half of the total number of plantationsare within its confines, but of late years very few of the estates are devoted exclusively to thecultivation of coffee, butcombine it with other crops,such as tea, rubber, pepperand cinchona, etc. Thecoffee plants thrive wellupon levels from 1500 to3000 feet on undulatingcountry. Different methodsprevail of clearing thejungle, some planters en-tirely clearing the ground-with the exception of bigwind-breaks; others onlyclear the shrubs and under-growth, leaving the talltrees for shade. Theground is broken up by thepatjol (a kind of hoe),and sometimes by theplough; w here necessary,terraces are made on slop-
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