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Broken Leaf Like those of the India variety, are 

 composed of the large, old and mutilated leaves separ- 

 ated in sifting from all or either of the foregoing kinds, 

 drawing and drinking in ratio to the variety obtained 

 from. 



FannlngS Also, like their Indian prototype, are pre- 

 pared from the screenings and refuse of leaves of the 

 respective kinds, but are poor teas to handle as a rule. 



As late as 1873 there were only 255 acres under tea 

 cultivation in Ceylon, the total area at present time reach- 

 ing as high as 150,000 acres, with an average yield of 

 1,000 pounds per acre, figures which go to show the 

 marvelous strides the island has made in the industry 

 in a comparatively few years, large tracts being still 

 taken up for the purpose. The total product in 1888 

 was 23,000,000 pounds, as against 13,000,000 pounds for 

 the previous year, an increase of 10,000,000 pounds in a 

 single year, a record never even approached in the his- 

 tory of the tea trade. And, when it is taken into con- 

 sideration that it is only a few years since tea cultivation 

 was practically commenced on that island, it is obvious 

 that the future of its product must be very bright in- 

 deed. It is already predicted by planters and others 

 interested that the tea export of Ceylon will eventually 

 rival, if not exceed, that of India itself. The average 

 cost of Tea to the Ceylon producers is about 6j^ pence 

 (13 cents) per pound, some of the lowland estates putting 

 their teas f. o. b. in Colombo at even less than this 

 figure. 



Nearly all the India and Ceylon teas go into consump- 

 tion in England and her possessions, the bulk of her 

 China purchases being re-exported. The English mer- 

 chants invariably favoring the products of their own col- 

 onies to the prejudice of those of other countries, dis- 



