intending coffee planter, take Davie Crockett's motto, "Be sure you're right and then go ahead." ESTIMATE OF COST OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COFFEE PLANTATION OF 75 ACRES, FROM THE FIRST TO THE SEVENTH YEAR. FIRST YEAR. Purchase of 100 acres of Government land at $10.00 per acre $1,000 00 Manager's house and water tank 600 00 Laborers' quarters and water tank 350 00 Clearing 50 acres of land, at $20 per acre 1,000 00 Fencing 300 00 Purchase of 65,000, 1-year old coffee plants at $5.00 per M 325 00 Lining, holing and planting 50 acres 600 00 Manager's salary, 1 year 1,200 00 Labor of 6 Japanese, 1 year at $15 per month 1,080 00 Purchase of tools and starting nursery 500 00 --------- $6,955 00 $6,955 00 SECOND YEAR. Manager's salary $1,200 00 Labor, 6 Japanese 1,080 00 Extra labor lining, holing and planting 25 acres 300 00 Sundries 500 00 --------- $3,080 00 $10,035 00 THIRD YEAR. Manager's salary $1,200 00 Labor, 9 Japanese 1,620 00 Pulping shed and drying house 500 00 Pulper, with engine and boiler 500 00 Extra help for picking, pulping and drying 20,000 lbs. of coffee from 50 acres (at 4 cents per lb.) 800 00 Hulling, polishing and grading 20,000 lbs. of coffee at 1 cent 200 00 Sundries: bags, freight, etc. 250 00 --------- $5,070 00 5,070 00 $15,105 00 CREDIT. By sale of 20,000 lbs. of coffee at 18 cents 3,600 00 --------- $11,505 00 FOURTH YEAR. Manager's salary $1,200 00 Labor, 9 Japanese 1,620 00 Extra labor picking, pulping and drying 50,000 lbs. of coffee from 50 acres (at 4 cents per lb.) 2,000 00 10,000 lbs. from 25 acres (3-year-old trees) 400 00 Hulling, polishing and grading 60,000 lbs. at 1 cent 600 00