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“Togoland.—The cultivation of rubber in Togo has hitherto been 
very insignificant. Rubber-growing has beén taken up by only one 
of the two plantation-companies, viz., the Agu Planting Company, 
and about 140 hectares have been planted with Manihot Glaziovii, 
and 30 hectares with Kickxia elastica. The latter plant, however, 
does not thrive. It evidently suffers during drought, yields 
scarcely any latex, frequently dies off, and is being slowly replaced 
by Manihot. Manihot Glaziovii develops excellently, and the 
increase in production is large, the twenty oldest trees having 
yielded 160 grams on an average last year. Also the tapping is very 
simple, since the sap remains fluid (here but not in Kast Africa), 
and can therefore be collected in basins after the usual methods of 
cutting. The expense of tapping amounts to less than one mark 
per kilogram of dry rubber, and this is only a third of the cost for the 
same tree in Hast Africa. As there is no lack of cheap and good 
labour, the cultivation of this plant will presumably extend 
considerably here. Ficus elastica develops quite favourably on the 
Agu-plantation, but only 14 hectares are planted with it. 
“German East Africa is the land of the cultivation of Manihot 
experimental tappings the production is quite satisfactory. 
According to Prof. Zimmermann, one may count on 100 grm. of 
management the expense per kilogramme should amount to 2°80 marks 
for tapping, including the cost of recruiting and of building huts, 
