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Philippine Bureau of Agriculture.
Farmer’s Bulletin No. 2.
Cacao Culture in the Philippines
Prepared under the direction of the Chief ofthe Bureau.
Manila:
Bureau of Public Printing.
1902.
Manila:
Bureau of Public Printing.
1902.
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Contents.
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- Letter of transmittal 4
- Introduction 5
- Climate 6
- The plantation site 7
- The soil 7
- Preparation of the soil 8
- Drainage 8
- Forming the plantation 9
- Selection of varieties 10
- Planting 11
- Cultivation 13
- Pruning 13
- Harvest 16
- Enemies and diseases 18
- Manuring 19
- Supplemental notes 21
- New varieties 21
- Residence 21
- Cost of a cacao plantation 22
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Letter of Transmittal.
Sir: I submit herewith anessay on the cultivation of cacao, for the use of planters in thePhilippines. This essay is prompted first, because much of the cacaogrown here is of such excellent quality as to induce keen rivalry amongbuyers to procure
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