March  i,  1893.]  THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
607 
The  yield  of  nuts  here,  it  will  be  observed,  varies 
from  37  to  71— the  last-mentioned  figure  being  got 
where  the  trees  per  acre  only  numbered  54  in  place 
of  the  orthodox  70.  But  apart  from  this  faot, 
we  had  been  told  that  some  of  the  estates 
referred  to,  had  been  quite  exceptionally  dealt 
with  in  respect  of  the  application  of  manure 
during  the  past  few  years,  and  we  were  therefore 
ready  to  eliminate  than  from  the  discussion. 
Turning  to  our  own  “ CocoDUt  Planters’  Manual” 
for  instance,  the  most  complete  statement  hitherto 
available  for  the  yield  of  the  ooconut  palm  in 
Ceylon  is  the  following; — 
Tabular  Statement  of  General  Yield  of  Coconuts  per 
Tree  on  the  average  of  tbe  various  soils  : — 
Average 
Names  of  Soil  yield  F Remarks 
tree 
annually 
1 — White  poor  sandy  sods  15 
2 — Dark  mouldy 
3 —  Reddish  „ 
4 —  Strong  rich  upland  1 
soil  bordering  the 
banks  of  a river, ...  ) 
In  all  these  averages 
30  the  treesare  supposed 
40  to  have  reached  from 
14  to  20  years  old,  as 
50  the  bearing  of  a coco- 
LUtlreeis  very  irre- 
gular untilit  attains  a 
full  bearing  condition, 
except  by  manuring. 
The  above  seems  a very  fair  and  reliable  state- 
ment ; and  it  is  borne  out  in  respect  of  general 
experience  by  most  of  tbe  headmen  in  coconut 
districts  who  would  consider  33  nuts  per  tree  as 
a good  average  for  plantaticns.  But  it  is  clear 
that  it  is  possible  under  favourable  circumstances 
to  reach  a much  higher  average.  “ W.  B.  L.” 
showB  that  very  plainly  in  his  letter,  and  we  suspect 
he  was  also  the  writer  who,  a good  many  years 
go,  argued  that  an  expenditure  of  50  cents  per 
annum  per  tree  (or  B35  per  acre)  ought  to  keep  up 
the  annual  yield  of  a good  coconut  plantation  to  100 
nuts  per  tree — (worth  at  the  time  he  wrote  R160 
but  now  quite  double  that  or  R320  per  aorel). 
Still,  while  we  may  be  told  of  the  extra- 
ordinary yield  of  250  nuts  from  a single 
ooconut  palm  in  one  year  in  Ceylon,  we  question 
if  an  average  of  100  nuts  per  tree  ^70  trees 
to  the  aore)  has  ever  been  gathered  in  this  island 
— and  whether  therefore  the  return  of  80  from 
Delgolla  is  not  the  maximum  so  far  attained  over 
any  considerable  area?  We  suppose  Mr.  W.  H, 
Wright’s  Mirigama  property  is  as  yet  too  young  to 
come  into  competition  ; but  we  look  to  this 
gentleman  to  “ beat  the  record  ” and  to  report  to  us 
when  he  has  got  his  trees  bearing  at  a rate  equal  to 
5,000  to  7,000  nuts  and  upwards  per  acre  per  annum, 
that  we  may  go  there  “ to  see  1”  Meantime  the 
ordinary  proprietor  who  gets  a steady  crop  of  from 
2,500  to  3,000  coconuts  per  aore  per  annum  in 
Ceylon  may  be  well  satisfied,  while  aiming  by 
liberal  cultivation  at  better  results  especially  in 
these  days  of  high  prices. 
CEYLON  TEA  IN  AMERICA. 
We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Mitohell  for  the  follow- 
ing satisfactory  news  : — 11  By  the  mail  of  27th  Jan. 
from  London,  Mr.  Grinlinton  writes  me  as  follows  : 
— “ I have  received  a very  satisfactory  letter  from 
Mr.  Elwood  May  from  Chicago.  He  and  Mn 
Pineo  have  been  travelling,  and  he  reports  well 
of  his  progress  in  placing  orders  for  tea,  but  he 
has  omitted  to  mention  that  I paved  the  way 
for  Ceylon  tea  there  and  for  his  Company.  This, 
however,  is  of  no  momeni:  what  we  have  to  regard 
is  tbe  progress  made,  oome  from  whatever  source 
it  may,  and  I have  good  reason  to  be  glad  that 
I worked  as  1 did  in  our  tea  interest  for  nearly 
two  months  last  year  in  Chicago  and  elsewhere, 
giving  away  my  own  teas  without  stint,” 
The  Indian  Tea  Companies  hope  muoh  from  the 
Chicago  Exhibition-  The  Americans  have  got  ac- 
customed to  cheap  inferior  tea,  and  it  is  a slow  and 
difficult  process  to  change  the  public  taste.  This 
was  the  difficulty  experienced  in  Australia.  All 
large  employers  of  farm  labour  are  obliged  to  give 
their  men  tea  along  with  other  rations,  and  it  is 
obviously  in  their  interest  that  the  tea  should  be 
as  cheap  as  possible.  The  country  is,  therefore, 
flooded  with  China  tea  and  cheap  Indian  tea,  but 
the  superior  infusions  have  no  chance.  ItwasloDg, 
says  a correspondent  of  an  Indian  Paper,  before  pure 
Indian  tea  could  be  purchased  in  London,  and  some 
people  argue  that  the  “ blendB,”  with  which  the 
publio  were  imposed  on  for  many  years,  were  a 
necessary  education  before  tbe  public  could  be  got 
to  drink  the  pure  Indian  beverage.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  in  America  the  process  of  education,  if  slow, 
will  be  equally  sure,  and  the  exhibition  will  serve  as 
a primary  sohool.  America  is  really  a more  pro- 
mising market  than  Australia,  and  if  once  a start  is 
made  great  things  may  be  accomplished. — Financial 
World,  Feb.  28. 
CEYLON  EXPORTS  AND  DISTRIBUTION,  1893. 
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To  United  Kingdom 
,,  Austria  ...  ... 
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Do  1692 
Do  1891 
Do  1890 
* Deducted  1385  ewte.  Plumbago  per  ss.  “Elbetfeld” 
entered  by  error  to  Plantation  Coffee, 
