July i, 1893.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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Ash of Green Leaves. 
Ash of Old Leaves. 
Lime ... 
Potash ... 
Phosphoric acid 
Silica and Sand 
Other constituents 
Per cent. 
Ounces per 
10 lb. Green 
Leaves. 
Lime 
Potash 
Phosphoric acid 
Silica and Sand 
Other constituents 
Per cent. 
Ounces per 
10 lb. Old 
Leaves. 
40 '26 
12-75 
2 05 
3-66 
41-28 
2-10 
-665 
•107 
•191 
2153 
19 -.32 
3-51 
1-83 
46-80 
28-54 
1- 728 
-314 
-154 
4186 
2- 552 
100-00 
5-216 
100-00 
8-944 
The dinerence in the proportion ot plant food taken trom tne son oy et 
leaves and grevillea leaves will be evident at a glance from the following: — 
Comparison of the important constituents o-f 
plant food in Tea Leaves and Grevillea Leaves. 
Nitrogen in dry matter 
per cent. . . 
Total ash do do 
Lime . . 
Potash 
Phosphoric acid 
Tea. 
« S S 
S o 
Ash 
per 
cent. 
10-24 
41-96 
16-04 
4- 62 
5- 67 
Asli 
per 
cent. 
10-56 
42-04 
14-08 
Grevillea. 
a 
1- 08 
6-637 
Ash 
per 
cent- 
40-26 
12-75 
2- 05 
-3 
O 
1-07 
5-871 
Ash 
per 
cent. 
19-32 
3 51 
1-83 
In the chapter which treats of Cocoa will be 
found tables shewing the respective amounts of 
plant food removed from the soil by equal weights 
and also by average crops of tea, coffee and 
cocoa. 
Th« Climatk of Sblangor. — The following 
particulars regarding the climate of Selangor are 
of interest. They are taken from meteoro- 
logioal obeerTatioDB for 1892 by Dr. Travers, the 
Beeidency Surgeon, It ia stated that the mean 
average temperature for the year was 80.6° F., 
being slightly lower than during 1891, when the 
average was 81° F. The highest reading of the 
barometer was 29 997 on 6th April and 6tb 
December. The lowest reading was 29 628 on 5tb 
October. The highest temperature in the shade 
recorded at Euala Lumpur was 91° F. on lOtb, 
15ih and 22nd March and 4th and 7th April. The 
lowest was 61° F, on 9th Februray, 5th (lod 6th 
Marob and I3tb Ootobcr. The greatest range of 
temperature was at Kuala Lumpur, with an 
average of 24.8°. The total rainfall at Euala 
Lumpur was 72.43 inches only, against 98 02 
inches in 1891. At Ulu Selangor the rainfall was 
exoeptiopally heavy, no less than 180-26 inches 
being registered during the year. No particular 
season can be called a regular wet season in 
Balangor ; thus at Euala Lumpur the months ot 
October, November and December were very wet 
in 1891, no leas than 4L-56 inches falling, while 
in 1892 only 14*77 iuobea were registered daring 
the same period. 
• Not determined. 
THE AVERAGES OF UVA ESTATES. 
A correspondent interested in Badalla sends us 
the following with reference to the averages of Uva 
estates : — 
'• 1 see you have corrected a mistake made in 
Messrs. Wilson, Smithett & Co.'s circular affect- 
ing a BaduUa estate. This error is more important 
however, than you seemed to be aware of, since it 
very considerably affects the average for the Badulla 
district. In the circular before me Uva ia fifth in 
order of the list of districts— bo far as averages are 
concerned, Bogawanta'awa being first with lid, 
Nuwara Eliya next with 10|, Dimbula third with 
lOJd, Dikoya and Uva being bracketed next with 
9Jd. The mistake about the Narangalas, however, 
makes all the difference. When this is put right, 
the Uva average — that is the average for all the Uva 
districts, Madulsima, BaduUa, and Haputale — ia 
found to be not 9|d but lOd. 
Tbis makes Uva the district with the Ibird best 
average, coming immediately after Dimbula, and only 
J i. leas than Nuwara Eliya. The proper onier of 
the districts is thus :— 
Ibp. d 
Bjgawantalawa 
Nuwara Eliya 
Dimbula 
Uva 
... 3 000,000 11 
... 2,500,000 lOi 
... 10,500,000 lOj 
... 2,449,000 10 
But if Bogawantalawa ia thus to be separated from 
Dikoye, I don't see why Badalla should not le 
separately shown. I bave taken out the figures from 
the above list, and they work out for Badulia, Madul- 
sima, and Haputile as follows : — 
Badulla and Passeea. — Average for iba district 
43-42 farthings or lOJd. 
Maddlsuia. — Average for tlie district 38-60 fartliiogs 
or 9Sd. 
Haputale.— Average for the diatrict 37-32 fartbinug 
or 9id. 
Badulia and Fassaia ... 10|d 
Madulsima ... ... 9|d 
Haputale ... ... Hi 
Average for the whole of Uva lOd. 
From the above it will be seen that Iba average 
for Badulia alone was 10|d which gives the district 
the second best average in the Island and equal to 
that obtained by the Nuwara Eliya and Matorata 
district, much higher in general aUitode. I think 
you will agree with me that justice to Badulia de- 
mands that you should pabliab these figures, at 
Messrs. Wilson, Smitbett'a statistics would lead the 
casual observer to think poorly of the result obtained 
by Badulia and Paisara faetories, wberrag, taking 
their altitude into consideration, tbey obtain the 
bigheit average in the Island, and without any allow- 
ance at all, are only beaten by one liistriot io the 
whole Island.— Locs^l " Ximuii." 
