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TAPPING PARA RUBBER. 



Inch Kenneth Estate, 



Kajang, 

 Selangor, 28th June, k)02. 



Dear Sir, 



1 enclose some notes on l apping Para Rubber, which may be 

 of interest. 



The trees tapped were just 6 years old. 1 was not very success- 

 ful in turning out a first class sample as [ tried to dry the rubber 

 in too thick pieces and consequently it retained a certain amount 

 of moisture. 1 have since seen the process of drying in thin bis- 

 cuits which appears better in every way. 



Yours faithfully, 



R. C, N. KfNDERSLEY. 



H. X. Ridley, Esq., 

 Editor, 



The Agricultural Bulletin, 



Singapore. 



P. S. — I fancy with a proper tapping instrument that better re- 

 sults would be obtained. My trees were operated 011 with an 

 ordinary pocket knife. 



Tapping of 5 trees on Inch-Kenneth Estate, Selangor, Januarv, 

 1 lj02 : 

 Age — 6 years. 



Seed — Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 

 Girth — About 3 feet. 

 Ta pp lug — 15 consecutive d ay s . 

 Time — From 6 a. m. to about 9.30 a. m. 

 Result — Solid rubber - - - lbs. 5.00 



Scrap rubber - „ o. 10 



Total - lbs. 5.10 



Average per free — l lb. 2 ozs. 



The trees were tapped on the herring bone system. The side 

 cuts being widened daily. Notwithstanding the cutting having 

 been done roughly the trees look none the worse. 



RAMIE. 



JuGRA Esl'ATi;, 



Selangor, June ()ll?, 1901. 



Dear Sir, 



I have just received Agricultural Bulletin lor May and am 

 very interested on the Ramei notes contained therein. 



1 have tried the Farm and other proecsses. I studied the Farm 

 under the inventor at Limagu and now have one of his machines 

 here. I have never found that I could get a regular market for 

 any variety of the produce but I never quite despair of what Mr. 

 Curtis describes as the*" King <>f Fibres.'' 



