Illinois farmer notes East India Coffee experiment
A letter from William B. Cooper details an Illinois farmer G R Huffman experiment with East India Coffee seeds planted in 1859. The plant grows about twenty inches, yields seeds in pods, and produces a coffee-like drink with reportedly invigorating properties. Huffman plans to distribute seeds and sell fifty for one dollar. other notes advise rust prevention for tools.
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