February, 1912.] 



Miscellaneous. 



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Jat of Bushes. 



-Singlo 



Assam Hybrid 



141 

 142 

 143 



144 " 

 145 

 146^1 



147 I 



148 ^-Manipuri Indigenous. 



149 I 



150 J 



HI] Singlo 

 153) 



154 > Assam Hybrid 



155 J 



12 3 fa 

 ■3 I • 



^ * O « 



410 584 

 459 694 

 402 582 

 618 907 

 690 728 

 1047 1263 

 1175 1530 

 1138 1510 

 1360 1720 

 1480 1280 

 366 592 

 - 377 593 

 526 1400 

 ... 440 780 

 722 935 

 Average 753 lbs. 

 Dadap... 34311b. Albizzia ... 1229 „ 



Cacao.— The S. W. setting ripened 

 very late and the main crop is only just 

 being harvested. 



Canker in the pods has been very pre- 

 valent recently, but does not appear to 

 have affected the trees themselves to 

 any extent. 



An experiment suggested by Mr. 

 Rosling, namely, to remove all black 

 pods once per week from two acres and 

 to compare the result with the sprayed 

 area, has been carried out during the 

 year. 



The figures are : — 

 Sprayed cacao ... 

 Cacao black pods 



k picked weekly... 



Rubber.— Para. Plot 79 tapped on the 

 vertical system with the B imber pricker 

 was started in April, 1910, hence the 

 second year terminates itr about two and 

 a half months. For purposes of - compari- 

 son, however, the result for six months 

 from April to September inclusive works 

 out at 1133 oz. per tree. An appreciable 

 amount of scrap is at present being 

 collected from the ground. 



Plot 82, Row B., tapped on the Jrd 

 circumference system knife only has 

 had £ of the bark excised and a further 

 division has been started upon. The 

 year's yield from this method was 

 20-75 oz. 



Plot 82, Row C, is being tapped by 

 niPHns of a basal V. This row yielded 

 11*36 nz. per tree for 6 months from June 

 to November. 



Some new experiments have been 

 inaugurated in plot 87, viz., quarters 

 and herring bona pared on alternat e 

 days throughout the year, quarters an d 

 20 



13-5 % diseased 

 21-8 „ 



herring bone pared daily on alternate 

 months, and the newest Northway 

 pricking system. 



Ceara.— This species wintered from 

 February to June, the result of the 

 year's tapping being as follows : — 



Old. 



Method. Cuts. Weight. 



V cut to wood 82 81 oz, 



V Northway knife & pricker — 10"4 ,, 

 £ spiral do — 8 9 „ 

 Bamber Pricker, channels — 7'4 ,, 



Young, 3^ years. 



Method. Cuts. Weight. 



Bamber Pricker only 71 2"9 oz. 



Left h spiral knife & pricker — 3'7 ,, 



Right do — 3-5 „ 



V knife only — 4'2 ,, 



V knife & pricker — 4 3 ,, 



September, October and November 

 were the three best months. 



M. dichotoma. The yield of these trees 

 was slightly in excess of 2 oz. for the year. 



Paddy. — The nursery grown seedlings 

 have been transplanted 10" x 10" and 

 one half of the field has been manured 

 as before with Messrs. Freudenberg's 

 special mixture. 



Green Manures.— Small beds of Soya 

 bean, Atylosia albicans and Crotalaria 

 jerruginea have been established. 



The following plants have been cut 

 yielding for l/100th of an acre :— 



Leucsena glauca ... 146 

 Tephrosia Candida ... 158 

 Mimosa pudica ... 56 



The Leucwna glauca was planted in 

 March, 1910, and has so far yielded 1,209 

 lbs. for 8 cuttings and is sprouting as 

 well as ever. 



The Tephrosia Candida has given 1.857 

 lbs.- iti 7 cuttings since January, 19 ; a 

 few of the plants have failed to survive 

 the repeated pruning. 



Oil Grasses.— Di-tillations of the 

 various grasses are being continued. 



Owing to the drought in the early part 

 of 1911 the Cymbopogon polyneuros, 

 planted out for the purpose of supplying 

 2 lbs. of oil to the Imperial Institute, 

 was much delayed in growth, hence it 

 has been impossible to obtaiu more than 

 1 lb. to date. 



Fruits.— All the Mangosteens have 

 died from some disease which starts at 

 the tips of the leaves. 



The Cashew-nuts were similarly 

 affected when young plants were put 

 out, but did well when sown seed at 

 stake. 



