. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 345. CoSee, showing the way in which the berries are borne. r'C6) drained, but occasional small and comparatively level areas occur, which need artificial drainage. In constructing drains, care should be exercised so to place them as to cause the minimum amount of erosion. Other things equal, virgin forest land will give best results, because of its greater fertility. Its fertility and freeness from weeds, thus reducing the subsequent cost of weeding the plan- tation, will often more than counterbalance the extra cost of clea
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 345. CoSee, showing the way in which the berries are borne. r'C6) drained, but occasional small and comparatively level areas occur, which need artificial drainage. In constructing drains, care should be exercised so to place them as to cause the minimum amount of erosion. Other things equal, virgin forest land will give best results, because of its greater fertility. Its fertility and freeness from weeds, thus reducing the subsequent cost of weeding the plan- tation, will often more than counterbalance the extra cost of clearing the land and the disadvan- tages of poor location, with reference to transpor- tation, frequently attendant on the taking up of new land. Preparing the land.— If time permits, the land should be cleared as thoroughly as possible, and all the waste material burned. Some persons rec- ommend not burning over the land, in order to save ferns which are invariably found in forest lands. It is presumed that the ferns keep the ground moist, prevent weedf from growing, protect the young coffee trees from insects and do not interfere with the growth of the coffee. Frequently the trees that are cut are allowed to rot on the land, the branches being trimmed so as not to interfere with the planting; or the underbrush may be cleared away and the trees girdled. The latter practice, however, is not to be commended, as it later is dangerous to the workers and to the coffee trees. Still another practice is to clear the underbrush and allow the trees to stand, planting the coffee directly under the forest trees, the trees being removed only after the artificial shade has grown. Trees should be left standing on ridges and on the side from which the prevailing wind blows, to serve as windbreaks. If the winds are strong, it may be necessary to plant some quick-growing tree as a windbreak where the forest trees will not serve. B 16 If roads and drainage-ditches are necessary, they should be co
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