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Planting Tea. 7 
would do so in 4 years for certain. After the 
stakes are fixed, the coolies have to make holes for 
the seed, not on any account touching the stake, 
but making the hole close up. These holes 
ought to be cut about 15 to 18 inches deep and 
all stones taken out, and the holes filled in again 
with surface soil, and pressed down a little. Never 
leave the holes open too lung, as the soil cakes. 
Have one gang of people making the holes, and 
another, following on the next day, filling them 
up; then the manager or man in-charge of work 
Gan see every evening and morning that the holes 
are cut to the proper depth and all rocks taken 
out. There is a great rush just at present for 
high Jat Assamand Hybred Seed for planting up 
here. This rush will not last, and it is a mistake, 
The Assam Seedling does not stand the cold well. 
Has to be treated very tenderly and even when it 
grows intoa fine big bush, does not give anything 
like the yeild one would expect. The bushes, when 
you look into them, have really very little real yeild- 
ing wood, and al! the shoots come from a few stems 
and the teas although stronger than China, arè 
