THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[Feb.  i,  1893. 
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rent,  and  know  tint  they  are  very  carefully  worked 
out.  The  table  below  will  be  found  very  interesting 
COLOMBO  TEA  SALES. 
1892. 
Date. 
Offered 
lb. 
Sold 
lb. 
Walker's 
Weekly 
Average. 
January 
6 
379,016 
323  466 
39  ots. 
13 
384,183 
232,612 
39 
20 
319,846 
202,930 
37 
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February 
27 
335,061 
224,233 
35 
3 
288,084 
207,164 
35 
♦ J 
10 
276,337 
215,504 
40 
17 
347,743 
233,974 
36 
»» 
March 
24 
209,600 
137,444 
37 
2 
183,296 
133,436 
36 
9 
233,368 
153,653 
36 
16 
347,210 
156,552 
35 
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»» 
April 
23 
279,267 
205,330 
38 
30 
241,616 
178,564 
33 
6 
270,021 
219,241 
35 
13 
319,768 
225,572 
38 
20 
— 
— 
— 
27 
481,846 
376,604 
35 
May 
4 
375,001 
309,985 
282,829 
39 
11 
244,158 
36 
18 
367,035 
361,077 
3ol,955 
38 
25 
281,671 
37 
June 
1 
262,521 
193,465 
36 
8 
303,654 
267,097 
38 
15 
316,291 
251,9*7 
244,960 
22 
404,623 
30 
237,475- 
195,296 
35 
July 
6 
244,762 
203,591 
38 
13 
296J18 
36K046 
257,327 
34 
20 
312,287 
34 
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August 
27 
342,519 
254,294 
31 
3 
226,902 
169,850 
35 
10 
220,896 
192,605 
37 
17 
276,365 
224  697 
38 
24 
237,655 
220,600 
40 
31 
223,406 
191,347 
39 
September 
7 
182,927 
169,425 
42 
14 
254  976 
234,265 
45  4 
21 
300,127 
287,140 
r 49 
28 
262.369 
235  799  i 
§ 49 
Ootober 
5 
309,652 
273  694J 
| 47 
12 
415,298 
836,12kF 
52 
19 
281,685 
235  367 
50 
26 
252,332 
211,775 
63 
November 
2 
282,099 
185,371 
61 
9 
411,797 
335,620 
54 
16 
386,164 
289  681 
50 
23 
287,905 
203  899 
49 
30 
200,011 
191,571 
47 
December 
7 
302,869 
228,839 
47 
it 
>1 
14 
380  064 
208.683 
46 
20 
281,414 
176,547 
47 
Total 
15,060,681 
11,518,869 
That  the  quantity  of  t*  a offered  for  sale  in  Colombo 
during  tbe  year  1892  should  aggregate  as  much  as 
15  000,000  lb.  will  probably  surprize  a good  many  of 
our  reader’.  The  quantity  is  greater  than  the  total 
shipment  from  the  Island  five  years  ago  (in  1887, 
and  wears  extremely  pleased  to  see  that  tbe  tendency 
is  towards  an  increase  in  the  relative  amount  of  tea 
offered  for  sale  in  Colombo,  as  shipments  to  other 
oountries  than  Great  Britain  can  only  increase  with 
the  increase  of  local  sales.  The  year  is  not  vet 
closed  for  shipments  ; but  the  total  will  probably 
work  out  much  as  follows  as  oompared  with  ate  year 
1891 
To  United  Kingdom  63,744.987  lb. 
To  other  oountries  4,529,433  lb. 
1892 
64,000,000  lb. 
6,500,000  lb. 
Total  68,274,420  lb.  70,600,000  lb. 
The  significance  of  these  figures  ought  not  to  be 
Inst’  Shipments  to  the  United  Kingdom  this  year 
show  no  real  increase  upon  those  for  1891  ; but  those 
10  other  countries,  such  as  Australia,  India,  the 
Continent  of  Europe,  &c.,  have  gone  up  nearly  60 
per  cent!  May  this  growth  of  shipments  to  new 
Markets  yearly  increase.— Loot!  “ Times.” 
COFFEE  IN  THE  MALAY  NATIVE  STATES. 
(From  a Correspondent.) 
The  latest  publication  dealing  with  the  Malayan 
States  is  the  “ Kew  Bulletin,”  the  official  organ  of 
the  Director  of  the  Royal  Gardens  at  that  botanical 
station,  which  deals  with  a number  of  interesting 
questions,  affecting  agricultural  interests.  Amongst 
others  it  takes  up  the  subject  of  Libarian  coffee  in  the 
Malay  Native  States.  This  product,  which  has  proved 
so  disappointing  in  other  partB  of  the  tropical  world, 
is  evidently  about  to  become  an  undoubted  success 
in  the  Malayan  peninsula,  where  it  seems  to  have 
found  both  soil  and  climate  adapted  to  its  require- 
ments. As  an  admirable  substitute  for  the  Arabian 
variety  it  was  introduced  into  Ceylon  when  leaf 
disease  first  played  havoc  with  the  plantations  of  that 
island,  and  muoh  was  hoped  from  it.  At  first  it  gave 
good  promise  of  successful  results,  but  at  the  end  of 
a year  or  two  these  hopes  were  doomed  to  failure  and 
now  the  cultivation  has  almost  ceased.  This  was  a 
terrible  blow  to  many  a planter  who  had  invested 
largely  in  the  product.,  for  the  bean  was  full  flavored 
aud  has  made  a mark  in  the  London  market. 
In  Ceylon,  although  tbe  early  crops  of  Liberian 
ooffee  were  fairly  abundant,  they  were  not  lasting, 
whereas  in  the  Malayan  Peninsula  they  range  from 
about  9 cwts.  to  11£  cwts.  per  acre  annually.  The 
Editor  of  the  “ Bulletin  ” says  of  these  estates : 
“Important  plantations  yielding  regular  crops 
of  Liberian  coffee  are  established  in  Java 
and  in  the  Straits  Settlements.  In  the  latter 
the  yield  of  per  acre  in  full  bearing  is  given  as 
rangiog  from  9k  cwt  to  11 J owt  per  acre.  Placing 
the  price  of  Liberian  ooffee  as  low  as  90s  per  owt 
this  would  show  a gross  return  of  from  427  to  527 
per  acre.  This  is  a higher  return  than  is  obtained 
from  almost  any  plantations  of  Arabian  ooffee.  These 
figures,  it' should  be  remembered,  are  based  on  returns 
supplied  to  Kew  by  an  experienced  and  competent 
planter.” 
Jfhe  returns  to  whioh  the  “Kew  Bulletin”  refers  give 
ttrfc  following  results  in  crops : — Linsum  Estate  in  Sungei 
"jong,  avt  r£tge  yield  per  acre  for  4 years  in  full  bear- 
g.  Ujyjcwt  per  acre.  S’Lian  Estate,  in  Sungei 
UjongTskerage  for  three  years  full  bearing  10-7-16th 
cwt.  Weld’s  Hill  Estate,  in  Selangor  8 cwt.  Batu 
Caves  Estate,  in  Selangor,  for  one  year  in  full  bearing 
U|  cwt. 
In  the  report  accompanying  these  returns  I find  it 
stated  that  B«tu  Estate  has  not  been  manured  until 
1891,  because  the  soil  was  so  much  superior  to  that  of 
tbe  other  estates  as  to  render  it  theoretically  UDneoes* 
sary  to  apply  manure.  In  future  the  same  system 
will  be  followed  as  on  the  other  estates. 
Tbe  secret  of  the  abundant  yields  of  some 
of  the  above  estates  lies  in  what  is  stated  in 
regard  to  the  climate,  whioh  was  one  of  great 
heat  and  plentiful  rain  supply,  which  latter 
quality  was  so  greatly  wanting  in  Ceylon,  Linsum  and 
S’Lian,  in  Sungei  UjoDg,  estates  are  surrounded  by 
forest,  and  the  atmosphere  there  is  generally  laden 
with  moisture  (rainfall  from  90"  to  120")  and  rain  fall- 
ing on  over  200  days  in  the  year,  with  heavier 
and  more  continuous  rains  in  Ootober,  November 
and  tbe  early  part  of  December.  The  older  fields 
on  these  estates  are  manured  yearly,  and  weeds 
are  allowed  to  grow  and  have  been  for  many  years 
for  a large  portion  of  the  year.  This  latter 
practice  is  so  opposed  to  the  system  almost 
universally  adopted  in  other  ooffee-growing  coun- 
tries as  to  need  some  explanation  ; of  the  results 
however  there  can  he  no  doubt.  The  cost  of  cultivation 
is  reported  as  from  70  dols  to  90  dole  per  acre  per 
annum.  It  is  stated  that  the  younger  fields  on  one  of 
these  properties  are  finer  than  the  old  coffee  was 
at  the  same  age,  all  having  been  planted  from 
“ seleoted  ” seed  from  the  finest  trees,  thus  obtaining 
“ pedigree  seed,”  some  of  tee  clearings  being  planted 
from  the  fourth  generation  of  this  eeleoted  seed. 
—Pirnng  Gazette. 
