. Coffee. Coffee. 864 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. The first method, as traditionally practiced in Porto Rico, is thor- oughly vicious. The plants steadily deteriorate, and yield poorer and poorer results with each year's successive natural sowing*. The second method of sowing in nurseries and afterwards transplanting is employed, for the sake of economy and expedition, in regions where the rainfall is not sufficient throughout the year to keep the young plants alive. This method requires the utmost care in the selection of the best seeds. The care exercised by the German pl
. Coffee. Coffee. 864 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. The first method, as traditionally practiced in Porto Rico, is thor- oughly vicious. The plants steadily deteriorate, and yield poorer and poorer results with each year's successive natural sowing*. The second method of sowing in nurseries and afterwards transplanting is employed, for the sake of economy and expedition, in regions where the rainfall is not sufficient throughout the year to keep the young plants alive. This method requires the utmost care in the selection of the best seeds. The care exercised by the German planters COFFEE WORLDS PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION On kilograms). £i NOTE. 1968 IS ESTIMATE in Latin-American coffee regions, in this and all other details relating to coffee cultivation, accounts for their exceptional success in obtain- ing the highest profitable results. The third method of planting the seeds directly in the open field at once avoids the labor of transplant- ing, the risk of injury to the roots, and the setback which every plant experiences in being transferred to a new site, but is practicable only where the rainfall is suffiicent at all seasons of the year for the plant to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original International Bureau of the American Republics. Washington, D. C. , Govt. Print. Off.
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