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mum flow for five months, when tapping was 

 stopped solely because of dry weather. There was 

 then no diminution in the daily yield of Eubber; 

 quite the contrary, in fact, the last month's yield 

 being the greatest obtained. 



The tapper should be provided with plenty of 

 cups, and be taught to pick them up systematically, 

 He should tap and put down his cups until all are 

 finished, when he should gather and empty those 

 placed first. No cup should be lifted until the 

 latex has ceased to flow. A remarkable divergence 

 in this respect will be found amongst the trees. 

 The tapper ought to be provided with a clean 

 bucket containing a little water, into which to 

 empty his cups. The water will prevent the 

 coagulation of the latex before it reaches the 

 factory. He should also be given a second bucket 

 in which to put the bark shavings. Quite an 

 appreciable amount of Rubber may be obtained by 

 macerating this bark. By this plan also any latex 

 remaining on the wound and coagulating is 

 secured. When the tapper has finished all his 

 trees, he should hand in his latex and shavings, 

 and then clean up all his cups, so as to have them 

 ready for the next morning. This is a good time 



