Machinery. 65 
weight, and number, and despatched. 
One often sees a garden getting splendid prices 
regularly, but on enquiry finds that a very smal 
crop is being made, and perhaps, in spite of the 
high average a serious loss on the years working. 
In some cases, when a large proportion of 
red tea and dust has been made, it is thrown away 
to manure the bushes or given to the coolies, 
This is an extremely stupid idea, as if the tea 
only fetches 3 annas a 1b., it will give a very good 
profit and although the agents or proprietors may 
be angry at the quantity made still the profits 
will be larger and consequently manager’s com- 
mission bigger, 
CHAPTER IX. 
MACHINERY, 
Any garden that can make 200 maunds tea 
will find machinery necessary ; as although hand- 
rolled leaf may look very well aud the prices be 
