. The Brazilians and their country . rchment; then it is againwashed in vats and spread out on large stone or concretefloors for drying. The beans are left there for about fourdays, while men work them over with long rakes, or drawacross them a large wooden drag which turns the coffeeover, exposing every berry to the sun. It is then gatheredinto baskets and loaded in small cars and taken to thefactory where the beans are passed through a hullingmachine and fanning mill which removes all the dry cov-ering, leaving them ready for sorting and sacking. Thecoffee is now shipped and needs further on
. The Brazilians and their country . rchment; then it is againwashed in vats and spread out on large stone or concretefloors for drying. The beans are left there for about fourdays, while men work them over with long rakes, or drawacross them a large wooden drag which turns the coffeeover, exposing every berry to the sun. It is then gatheredinto baskets and loaded in small cars and taken to thefactory where the beans are passed through a hullingmachine and fanning mill which removes all the dry cov-ering, leaving them ready for sorting and sacking. Thecoffee is now shipped and needs further only the roastingand grinding to become the famous Brazilian breakfastcoffee, known throughout the world. It is a mistake, however, to consider the State of SaoPaulo merely as a great coffee country. As has beenhinted already, it is a land of growing industries of manykinds. In addition to a salubrious climate, one finds herea remarkable land of water power. The rivers that coursedown the western slopes of the Serra do Mar are rich in. DRYING COFFEE, PAULO
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