Jan. 1, liOO. 
THE TEOPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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under the latest report, we may fairly infei- 
tlie rest of tlic fi:;iires may be accepted as prob- 
ably still correct for the rest of India. 
In view of these lij;ures and my ^enuia! acquain- 
tanoe with the subject, I am unabl;; with due 
humility to h'ivq my submi>sii)n to the statement 
that " Irrigation ill India pays handsomely." That 
a few special selected works or class of work are 
made to do so, is I dare say, not to be gainsaid, 
but the Ljeneral proposition is open to doubt. 
I will in a farther letter discuss the Ceylon 
fis;ures and will stop here for today, but I trust 
that I have advanced sufficient to show that 
there are such dilFerences between India and 
Ceylon that it is not possible to make a suitable 
comparison between the two ; especially because 
the fifrures published take account of souices of 
profit not available in this island, and omit sundry 
branches of expenditure, which are included in 
the returns published in Ceylon, as I will show 
in my next letter. 
Meanwhile I would only add that there is one 
broad ground common to the policies of both the 
Indian and Ceylon Government as set out by the 
author already quoted in the following words : — 
" The gigantic works undertaken by the Indian 
Government and those on a smaller scale in 
Ceylon were not a speculation in beneficence, but 
forced on by the terrible famines which periodi- 
cally visit portions of this great territory. • * * 
It pays the Hindu everywhere, for without it, 
millions would not lire at all and millions would 
be decimated by famine every few years. 
Reckoning its influence upon the railway com- 
merce and good Government of India its value 
is inestimable." 
In view of these remarks, which are on a 
smaller scale appplicable to this island, one is 
almost inclined to enquire why any immediate 
and direct return for irrigation is required and 
why Government should not be content with the 
indirect benefits and returns whicb admittedly 
follow. — Yours faithfully, 
E. ELLIOTT. 
ANALYSES OF SAMPLES OF COCOA, 
Kandy, Dec. 12. 
Sir, — I herein enclose copy of Mr. Hughes' 
Report on samples of co ^oa analysed by him in 
terms of recommendation made by the Cccoa 
Committee, that analyses should be made of the 
principal brands of cacao in order to ascertain 
it any adulteration exists, which might prejudice 
•he interests of Cacao Planters. 
The Report is a valuable one and will doubt- 
leas be perused with much interest.— Yours 
faithfully, A. PHILIP, 
Secretary, Ceylon Planters' Associatiou. 
ABklytieal Laboratoiry, 79 Mark Lane. London, EC, 
November 9th, 1899. 
W. M. Leake, Esq., Ceylon Association in London, 
61 and 62 Graceohurch Street, E.G. 
Dear Sir, — I have now the pleasure of sending; yon 
the results of my analyses of the nine samples of 
Cocoa sent me respectively on the 12th and 18th Oc- 
tober. According to your letter of the former date 
samples marked : 
s. d. 
were purchased at the Army %ni NftTy Co-operative 
Association at the prices above named. 
Cadbury'a 
Army and Navy 
Van Houten 
Taylor's Condensed. 
Fry'alExtract 
Vi-Coooa 
9J OZB. for 1 4i 
8 do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
8 
1 3 
1 6; 
1 5 
9i 
1 ik 
s. d. 
Samples Suchard's 
,, Rowntree's 
„ Epp's Homeo- 
pathic 
0Z3. for 
do 
do 
were purchased at the Civil Service Stores. 
The analyses have been carded out fully according 
to your instructions, the results beins; in sufficient 
in detail to determine to what extent adulteration and 
admixture with other ingredients prevailed 
I have added a few remarks which the results sug- 
gested and I trust the analyses will be of practical 
use both to producers and consumers of Cocoa, 
Believe me, yours faithfully, 
John Huohes. 
ANALYSES OP SAMPLES OP COCOA. 
Purchased respectively at the Army and Navy Co- 
operative Society, Limited, and the Civil Service 
Supply Association. By Mr. W M. Leake, Secretary 
to the Ceylon Association in London : — 
Table I. 
Samples or Cocoa Essence consisting of pure cocoa 
from which about two-thirds of the original fat has 
been removed : — 
No. 1. 
No, 2. 
No. 3. 
Army and 
Cadbury.s. 
Fry's. 
Navy. 
8. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
Price per lb. 
..2 4 
2 1 
2 6 
Water (lost at 212® F.) 
. . 3-99 
4-30 
3-10 
Fat (Cocoa butter) 
.. 25-01 
30 70 
37-20 
•Albuminoids and 
Theobromine 
.. 22-15 
20-38 
17-53 
Mucilage Gum &c. 
... 9-70 
10-64 
7-73 
Glucose and Dextrine 
.. 4-10 
1-36 
5-47 
Natural S'arch and Di- 
gestible Fibre 
.. 2.5-91 
23-76 
19-04 
Indigestible Fibre (Cel 
Iniose) 
.. 413 
4-46 
403 
t Ash or Miueral matter 
... 5-0(5 
4-40 
5-90 
100-00 
100-00 
10000 
Melting point of Fat 
*Containiug Nitrogen 
Containing Potasii 
84°F 85=>F 
. 3-50 3-22 
• 1-66 1-56 
83 °P 
2-77 
I'oO 
Mechanical Condition : Fineness and state of granu- 
lation : — 
Powder passed throiigli ^ 
sieve having 10,0001 nn-ra st-io 
holes to the square) ''^''^ 
inch. 
Residue left on Sieve 
76-44 
27-41 1822 23-56 
lOO'QO 1000-00 100 00 
