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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [?eb. 1, 1900. 
there is no progressive injury ; it does not seem to 
interfere with bark functions, and young trees painted 
with the oil increased in size quite as rapidly and 
freely as those untreated. Crude petroleum will kill 
the pernicious scale in winter whenever it comes into 
sufficient contact with the insect. It is a contact in- 
secticide, 9nd will not injure what it does not touch ; 
bat, liberally applied, it will soak thorough masses 
of scale no matter how densely set, as nothiug 
else will, A minor advantage is the fact that 
it gives a greasy brown colour to the bark, making 
it easy to see exactly how thorough the application 
has been." 
It is scarcely likely that the indiscriminate use 
of either crude or refined petroleum will ever bei-e- 
commended, but in a young orchard a little might be 
applied with a brush the moment a scale is discovered. 
—From the Agicultural Gazette of New. South Wales 
for January. 
VOGAN TEA COMPANY. 
directors' eeport. 
The Directors have pleasure in submitting their 
report and accounts for (he year ended 31st Dec, 
1899, which they trust will be considered satisfac- 
tory by the shareholders. 
The total crop secured for the year was as 
follows : — 
Vogan . . 263,211 lb. as against 227,848 lb. in 1898 
Iddagodde... 123.3681b. do 125,989 1b. do 
Bought Leaf 2,528 lb. do 30,929 lb. do 
Stamford Hill 
and Barkin- 
dale .. 95,2861b. do 100,712 lb. do 
the Company as against 8 40 per cent last year. 
Of this amount ElO 500 has been applied in re- 
deeming and cancelling 21 debentures, a further 
5,000 will be rfquiied to redeem jlO more debentures 
contracted inr, and 11200 has been absorbed in paying 
part of the Vegan Assistant Superintendent 's passage 
to England. The Directors lecomniend that the 
available balance, namely E60,388-41, be apportioned 
as follov/s : — 
By the payment of a dividend of R c. 
7 pel" tent for the year . . 50,400 00 
By the paxnieiitof a bonus to the 
"Vcg'iin Superintendent .. 1,000 00 
By ))liiciiig to Depreciation Ac- 
count . . . . 5,975 01 
By placing to Debenture Redemp- 
tion Fund .. .. 2,500 00 
By carrying forward to the next 
account . . . . 513 40 
484,423 lb. 485,478 lb. 
On actual estate account Vogan and Iddagodde 
have given 8,241 lb. and 3,368 lb. respectively over 
estimate, whilst Stamford Hill and Barkindale shew 
a shortfall of 4,714 lb. 
The yields per acre have been as follows :- 
Vogan (old tea) 611 lb. (including 78 acres young 
tea). 561 lb. Iddagodde old tea , 617 lb. 
Total yield old and young tea, 580 lb. per acre, 
Barkindale and Stamford Hill (old tea) 433 lb. per 
•ere. 
The following usual table shewing the cost and 
average of the Company's tea in Colombo (in- 
oludiog bought leaf) for the past twojyeavs, will be 
found interesting :— 
■ „ ■ « <D a> 
.a .a tao • bO-: 
Estate. Cost -"S ^ S Cost .^-g§ Sgg .g£| 
1898. ^ ° g 1899. ^ §1 ^ ^2 ^ ^2 
Cts. Cts. Cts Cts. Cts. Cts. 
Vogan and Idila- 
godde 20-22 19'21 2015 18-83 34-00 36-81 
Barkindale 
and Stamford 
Hill 25 o8 22-60 22-17 20-90 43 90 45-30 
It must be borne in mind that the profit on manu- 
facturing outside leaf has been deducted from the 
expenditure when calculating the cost of Barkindale 
and Stamford Hill estate teas. 
Now that the young clearings on Vogan and 
Iddagodde estate are beginning to come into bear- 
ing increased withering accommodation is required, 
and' it has been decided to put up Messrs. David- 
son & Co.'s patent air fans with air tight chambers 
»t a cost of Ii3,000 to 4,000 instead of erecting 
another withering shod at an enhanced cost. 
The amount spent on plumbago prospecting, 
namely R4, 785-01, has been passed to suspeuse ac- 
count pending the result obtained from the leasing 
of the Company's Mining rights to a Syndicate, in 
connection with which mining operations are ex- 
pected to be commenced shortly, on the arrival of 
Machinery from England. 
After paying interest on debentures, viz.; K6,195, 
the amount at credit of profit and loss is 1176,088-41, 
^hich is ei^ual to 10-56 per sent pn the ca^ijtal o£ 
R60,388 41 
The acreiigt of ihe Company' ijroperties is as 
follows -. — 
VCG.\N ANB IDDAGOnnE. A, U. V. 
Tea in full bearing ... .590 3 23 
Tea in paitial bearing .. 78 2 30 
Tea not in br'ariug .. Il9 0 10 
Stamford Hill and Barkindale 220 0 0 
Total in Tea Acres . . 1,008 2 23 
Vogan and Iddiigodde Jungle, 
&c. . . . . 510 2 10 
'Total acreage ... 1,549 0 33 
Owing to a considerable poition of the jungle 
having been felled for firewood it has been de- 
cided to plant up 25 acres of tea in the coming season, 
and to follow a similar course each year, when the 
Jesuit of the previous season's working warrant th« 
outlay. 
In terms of the articles of Association, Mr. W B 
Kingsbury retires from the Board of Directors, but, 
being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 
The Auditor, Mr, .J D Forbes, also offers his ser- 
vices for 1900. 
INDIAN COAL. 
At a time when anxiety is felt about the 
output of coal in the United Kingdom, through 
labour troubles and the enlistment of all 
classes of work-people for Military needs in 
the homeland and in South Africa, it is 
cheering to read of the advance which the 
coal trade is making in India. The Report 
of the Directors of the East Indian Rail- 
way for the half-year ended the 30th June 
last, makes us acquainted with the fact 
that coal contributed largely to the success 
of the concern, which yielded the comfort- 
able return of 6^ per cent for the year 
The amount of coal despatched from the 
collieries upcountry amounted to 95,000 tons, 
while there was exported from Calcutta by 
sea to Bombay, Karachi, Colombo and other 
ports, during the six months, more than 
in any previous corresponding period. For 
Bombay and Karachi alone as much as 
200,000 tons were shipped. Here is, then, 
another instance of how the great Depend- 
ency of India is helpful to the Mother 
Country, while becoming its rival in trade 
in some respects. 
• 
Liberian-Aeabian Hybrid Coffee.— The seeds 
received from Mr H B Winterbotham, of Mep- 
padi, Wynaad, have germinated succe3.«fully, and 
will be planted out in the Gardens in a suita- 
ble place when large enoiif>;h. — Agri EortiQU^- 
tural Soaetij of Madras. 
