. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 228 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS July 23, FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES. PACKING AND TRANSPORTING CACAO PODS. The following information as to the best methods of packing and transporting cacao pods is taken from the series of articles, entitled Cacao, by J. H Hart, , which is appearing in the West India Committee Circular, the extract in this case being from pages 247 and 248 of the issue dated May 24, 1910, of that journal. Matter has been reproduced alread}', from these articles, in the Agriciiltwral News,
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 228 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS July 23, FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES. PACKING AND TRANSPORTING CACAO PODS. The following information as to the best methods of packing and transporting cacao pods is taken from the series of articles, entitled Cacao, by J. H Hart, , which is appearing in the West India Committee Circular, the extract in this case being from pages 247 and 248 of the issue dated May 24, 1910, of that journal. Matter has been reproduced alread}', from these articles, in the Agriciiltwral News, , pp. 260, 292 and 340; and Vol. IX, p. 148:— Cacao pods (each containing thirty to seeds) can be forwarded long distances safely if sufficient care is used io picking, curing, and packing. It , however, not advisable to send them on journeys longer than fourteen to sixteen days; they have reached safely m journeys taking as much as twenty to twenty-five days, but the risk of loss is too great. It is of essential importance in forwarding pods that they should not be damaged in the picking. Every one of them should be hand-picked and not cut or bruised in any way, or they will not go safely even with the best jiackage, as they rot as quickly as an apple, when injured. The pods should be cured or wilted for a day or two in dry air before packing, and the packing should be carried out so as to afford ventilation and prevent heating or fermentation. This can best be done by packing them in shallow, well ventilated cases, in what is known as ' wood wool ', or fine wood shavings, not sufficient, in any case, to gather heat and induce fermentation. Small quantities of seeds can also be transmitted by parcel post, in 1 and 2-lb biscuit tins, the seeds being packed in sterilized cocoa-nut refuse, but even these should not be sent except during warmest weather. The best cases for sending pods are ones, 30 inches long, 1 foot deep and 18 inches or 2 feet wide.
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