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that Mysore would be the last place in the world from which 

 advice would be sought. However the Chapters on &eaf 

 Disease and Rot may afford some interest to those who may 

 hava suffered from these pests, and I doubt that few will be 

 sorry to find that their younger Superintendents and Assis- 

 tants are in possession of a few more hints and suggesions 

 than perhaps their time and convenience would have en- 

 abled them personally to give hem. Within the last decade 

 cultivation has wonderfully improved and failure has rather 

 been the exception than the rule ; but as I said before the 

 new comers will hardly be able to say that they have not 

 profited by the failure of their predecessors and to enable 

 those who like to commence where others left off a return 

 to consider even the very rudiments of the profession will 

 not be found sometimes out of place. Dr, Lynn's favorite 

 expression " that is how it is done" very often cropa up 

 mentally rather in the form of an interrogation when men 

 treading the same well beaten track come to obstacles al- 

 ready met and surmounted by those who have gone before 

 them. It is an old and very true saying that it is easier ' ' to 

 build a new house than to alter and improve an old one." 

 Such is also truly the case with Estates. Once an Estate 

 begins to call for a " helping hand'* the Planter finds out 

 how very little he can do to assist in comparison with what 

 Nature had hitherto done in the matter of maintain- 

 ing success. To clear to line, hole, plant, and weed, an 

 Estate always appear difficult operations to the novice and 

 lie is often inclined to accord himself great credit for the 

 many difficulties surmounted. The young coffee grows, is 

 topped and field after field closes in a fine sea of young 

 coffee. Now the troubles commence leisure becomes res 

 Btricted, management actually usurps the place of Superin- 

 tendence an<3 the Planter finds he has made for himself a 

 very hard and exacting master. Each day a new operation 

 is called for, fresh energy is constantly demanded and advice 



