Young Cocoa Plantations
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Survive Three Years' Invasion in New Guinea
ONE of the interesting things that have been noticed by the planters who have returned to New Guinea is the effect of 31 years’ war upon cocoa plantations. , It has been observed that young, well grown cocoa trees, on Karkar Island, and along the north coast of New Britain, are bigger and better than ever, despite the fact that, since the invasion, they have had no expert plantation attention.
It is necessary to chop away Q u i te ., sub 7 stantial growth, in order to reach th e ™; yet they are found to be in excellent C °But tlo smaller and younger plantings, which had not attained to vigorous growth when the invasion came, have succumbed to jungle growth and pests.
Apparently, cocoa trees, although not in digenous to New Guinea, can take care of themselves in the New Guinea jungle, once they attain a certain strength.