THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. [April i, 1889. 
A New Gin. — Messrs. Shallis and Henderson have 
invented a new gin which is in every are way- 
markable improvement on any of the older machines 
in use. It dispenses with many of the weaving 
parts of the present class of coiton gin, which 
minimises driving power, and cost for repair, and 
renewals. This invention underwent its first public 
trial last week at Khamgaum, West Berar, when 
it gained GO per cent, more kujrpas than any other 
machine, while experts, who witnessed the trial, 
pronounced the cotton equal in quality to any class 
of ginned cotton yet introduced. — Indian Agricul- 
turist, Feb. 9th. 
Coffee in Wynaad. — Yercaud, 16th February. — 
There is nothing more pleasing to the mind of man 
than variety, and planters have a lot of this in their 
work. Most of us have just done with our crops and 
are now busy with pruning and manuring, the felling 
having been done early in January. The " oldest 
resident " after surveying the present state of things 
might well say he is puzzled to know his country 
again. Forests which have shaded paths and given 
refuge to the feathered friends have been felled for 
planting, all because the present high prices have 
given high hopes to the planter. Coffee is now sel- 
ling at B14 per struck bushel of parchment. Owing 
to the small crops last year most of the estates have 
already put on a new flush of wood, and lots of it. 
There are few who are taking it off and many leaving 
it. Both ways can hardly be right. — S. I. Observer, 
Feb. 19th. 
The Java Cinchona Enterprise. — While the 
Quarterly Beports of Mr. Van Bomunde, Director 
of the Java Government Cinchona Gardens, reach 
us with commendable promptitude, the Annual 
Beviews seem to be as much behind as are some of 
the Ceylon Administration Beports. Thus, only a 
few weeks ago did Mr. Van Bomunde's Beport 
for 1887 reach us, and the full translation thereof 
specially made for the Tropical Agriculturist will 
appear on page G82. Though some of the 
information is anticipated in the quarterly issues ; 
yet a good deal of much value for reference will 
be found embodied. Full details of the crop 
harvested in 1887 are given, from which we learn 
that of a total of 703,313 half-kilograms (each 1 & 
110th lb.) of bark, ledgeriana made up rather more 
than half, succirubra less than one-fourth, and 
officinalis l-12th, the rest being made up by bark 
of G. Josephiana, Calisaya anglica and other 
calisaya varieties. Here is an extract of special 
practical value : — 
That the future of cinchona cultivation must be 
sought for chiefly in the creation and continuance of 
old plantations, is moreover proved by the fact, that 
from the original ledgeriana plantation at Tjinjiroean, 
some four bouws in size and about 21 years old, there 
was obtained in 1887 by thinning out a crop of 10,465 
half -kilograms, consisting of : — 
2,970 half-kil. bkn. quill containing 7 - 14 p. c quin. 
1,861 „ „ „ „ 6-63 „ 
2,334 „ small pieces „ 3'87 „ „ 
3,294 „ root bark ,, 6'59 ,, „ 
Total: 10,465 half-kil. bark containing 
an average of 6 - 15 p. c: quin. 
and giving 8 - 27 quinine sulphate. Deserving of notice 
also it the fact; that the ledgeriana mother tree No. 89, 
which had to he dug out on account of disease, pro- 
duced a crop of 146 half-kilograms of wet and 72 
half- kilograms of dry bark. For the artificial drying 
of the hark a Davidson's T Sirocco was"' erected at the 
bi i oing of 1887 at Tirtasari, which has succeeded very 
well and answers requirements hotter than the drying 
furnaces at Tjinjiroean and Nagrak, which however con- 
tinued to render good services. 
The Beport itself should be consulted, for the valu- 
able statistics afforded, by all Ceylon proprietors 
still interested in the future of cinchona. 
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