Coffee Production

Overview

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Preliminary remarks
Origins
The genus "Coffea"
Description of the coffee plant
The economic varieties of coffee
The environmental requirement of the coffee plant
Coffee growing
Seeding in foil bags
Preparation of the soil and planting out of the young plants
Two examples of raising coffee plants
Manuring
Pruning
Irrigating
Pests and fungus diseases
Pests and how they are controlled
Coffee disease caused by microscopical fungi and how they are controlled
Survey of the Bayer preparations mentioned above
How to deal with insecticides and fungicides
Deficiency symptoms and how they are controlled
Weed control
Harvesting
Preparation
The dry process
The wet process
The wet method of preparation
Pulping
Fermentation
Washing
Water
Drying for the wet method of preparation
Practical examples of the wet process
Hulling
Grading, winnowing, separating
Supplementary machinery
Description of complete factories
Conventional pulping and fermenting plants for the wet method preparation
Machines for pulping and wet preparation with conventional pupler and removing the mucilage with a special machine (Aquapula)
Machines for pulping and wet preparation with the aid of a machine for pulping and removing the mucilage (Raoeng-pulper)
Machines for the drying, hulling, cleaning, and grading of mild coffee
Comparative survey of the cultivation, harvesting, and preparation of Coffee Arabica in different countries
References