HI 
Lies  removed,  ^ind  if,  in  course  of  time,  over-production  begins  to 
make  itself  felt,  those  wlio  have  established  a reputation  for  the 
quality  of  their  produce  will  be  the  last  to  suffer. 
CiUTfA  RAiMBONG  {Ficus  elastica). — A small  sale  of  this  rubber 
from  about  4 year  old  trees  was  put  through  at  §190  per  picul,  the 
average  vield  per  tree  being  about  10  oz.  The  lot  in  question  was 
the  most  ordinary  “ scrap  ” and  for  really  good  stuff  a much  higher 
price  would  probably  have  been  paid.  The  cost  of  collection  was 
very  heavv,  the  quantity  being  only  a very  small  one,  still  the  mar- 
gin of  profit  is  sufficiently  wide,  at  the  price  quoted,  to  make  the 
c'ulti\ation  of  Rambong  well  vrorth  considering.  This  variety  has 
the  advantage  of  yielding  nearlv  two  years  sooner  than  F^ara,  and 
gives  a heavier  return  per  tree.  It  is  also  cheaper  to  open,  being 
planted  not  less  than  30'  by  30',  spreads  with  great  rapidity,  con- 
sequently keeping  the  weeds  down  well,  and  is  indigenous  to  the 
country  It  moreover  grows  with  great  luxuriance  in  well-drained 
peat  land  where  no  other  cultivation  does  any  good  at  all.  Tap- 
ping is  easy,  and  requires  nothing  like  the  care  that  is  necessary 
with  Para,  but  the  latex  is  slow  to  coagulate  wT.en  poured  out  in 
pans,  and  the  value  of  really  good  Rambong  “biscuits”  is  at  pre- 
sent an  unknown  quantity.  The  idea  seems  to  be  that  the  quality 
of  this  rubber  is  inferior,  but  so  little  is  known  about  it  when  really 
carefully  prepared,  and  the  price  realised  for  the  “scrap”  referred 
to  was  so  satisfactory,  that  it  would  certainly  appear  to  merit  much 
greater  attention. 
^ I 'or  the  Committee, 
FIERBERT  M.  DARBY,  E.  V.  CAREY, 
Honorary  Secretary.  Chairman. 
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