C54 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [Makch 1, U99. 
Names. 
Thercsi.'i 
Kanapeiliwatle 
PiilawiULe 
Tliebertou 
iMiiKagalla 
Wi.lpita 
Kiiveii.scriii« 
IlaiaiiKiUa 
HapuHahalande 
Llanilaff 
Keeiiasahaella 
Ferndjle 
Bittacy 
Neboda 
Gan;ja\vatt«! 
Ovoca Al 
Eainbuk 
Honisey 
Dikmukalaiia 
Vog . n 
Klemuiia 
Moiahcla 
Woodtlioipe 
S-.nadua 
ClaiemnnC 
Chesieifoid 
Wevebodde 
Puspoiie 
Muirajthwaite 
Great Valley 
Moraiilciiule 
Ascot 
Klla Oya 
Amblakande 
Fainbaiu 
Sliawlaiuls 
Beverley 
Duiiedin 
Yoxf(>rd_ 
Maiguerita 
New Peradeniya 
(Jalkadua 
Denedene 
•a! 
35 
3(j 
35 
31 
84 
34 
22,-".OII 
154, OUO 
£0,3U0 
65, %0 
63,301) 
1S,5(0 31 
r)i,i)uu 34 
519,1 00 
l.-'.OOO 
n,i 00 
6c,eoo 
21,7(0 
1:J3,COO 
• L'<SO00 
3;',oco 
12,oC0 
50,' 00 
48,IJ10 
2 )> 1,000 
27, WO 
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25,31.0 
24,3C0 
Stt,5C0 
SKSOtO 34 
7,100 34 
2'2,-)tO 34 
(»,(>! 0 34 
210,103 31 
G^i,€(0 33 
108,0' 0 
1J1,7C0 
C-',70'J 
9.',W0 
41',' 00 
4),O0O 
20,000 
25, WO 
6P,U00 
li',6U0 
12,'00 
117,000 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
?4 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
34 
Name i 
iilo.ssville 
Kofgaliena 
Deyanilakelle 
I. Villa 
Miri};ama 
J'ariu'.ine 
Uopowell 
HooluKanga 
IluiKtpierpoiiit 
I'Utie 
Ne«' AiiKainana 
Sudugaiiga 
Noiii>areil 
ilousa ICliy.i 
Niclialoya 
Ivio.'i 
Riaiialeiine 
Kirimt'ttia 
ualdola 
Califoriii.i 
Akkanv'i'otura 
Uraieland 
KaViri.skaiide 
Ilidsmount 
Truwardciia 
White (;ru»:i 
Ugic'hide 
Mananfjoda 
Di.sinark 
.sudupanRa 
Naligatennc 
Woodslee 
Hemuiinsford 
Co-nahawella 
Marakona 
Moralioya 
Taliuva 
KitulKalla 
Nalialma 
Kuril watte 
Paiuiya 
o 2 
c > 
< 
cte. 
2?,000 >!8 
1;',1)L0 28 
!i,GO:) 28 
i8,» 0 28 
11,): 00 2? 
il.bOO 27 
4,100 27 
2;.,C00 27 
10,300 2« 
37,300 20 
,•7,1:00 JO 
13,:M0 3 J 
10,203 26 
ll,5tO 2U 
6,700 26 
18,700 26 
9,0CO 26 
0.500 25 
t.OOO 25 
11,000 25 
22,700 25 
10,000 25 
5,700 25 
1^,000 2.5 
24,0{M) 25 
11,«0!I 2.5 
14,(X)0 25 
9,2(10 25 
43,200 24 
6,000 24 
45,000 "4 
42,000 24 
9,£00 23 
7,300 23 
30,000 22 
20,500 22 
12,000 l2 
21,i00 22 
0,700 21 
27,6'JO 32 
25,200 18 
13.700 17 
0.500 15 
THI': FIGURES I'OK REPRESENTATIVE 
ESTATES. 
PKICKS FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARK 
A-ira Ouvah 
Aiicbor Mark 
Aiiila"' ii'"' 
Wisliford 
CastleveagU 
(Jlunc.^ 
Clyde 
DeaciJla 
DicUapitiya 
Dunibav 
K idella 
Kiia 
Fariiham 
Glasgow 
Glen Lilt 
(Jleiicorse 
Great Valley 
Mavangal'a 
Harrington 
Ivies 
1 elaiii 
c; 
C5 
m 
a 
C-. 
CO 
01 
52 
55 
52 
Kiiavcsti)ire 
45 
^5 
41 
Lanpdale 
Macaldeiiiya 
67 
.50 
53 
55 
44 
Waha Ouvah 
54 
40 
39 
4'l 
40 
Malvern 
43 
34 
33 
Middleton 
05 
44 
37 
33 
Mocha 
62 
70 
52 
i,2 
41 
Naseby 
47 
41 
37 
Stamford HiU to 
47 
42 
42 
Patiagama 
50 
34 
32 
32 
Qneensland 
40 
33 
32 
Koseneath 
49 
43 
40 
33 
St. neliers 
51) 
5S 
51 
50 
Stisted 
49 
49 
45 
47 
Talgaswela 
50 
42 
4') 
32 
Temylestowe 
56 
42 
40 
34 
'1 lent sin 
73 
42 
33 
34 
Torwood 
55 
54 
51 
45 
Vogan 
52 
46 
37 
31 
36 
We-oya 
39 
36 
37 
O W CO 
c: cs C". 
us ,CJO VI 
34 32 32 
55 43 46 
.52 40 3i 
47 45 43 
37 30 30 
52 55 47 
48 46 
71 .50 
4S 43 
ii 41 33 
44 53 . 43 
39 33 30 
45 39 36 
4S 37 36 
41 3j 35 
41 3S 
44 46 
3S 32 
57 
05 
47 
53 
44 
40 40 34 
3S 32 30 
PLANTING NOTES ?S , 
Thk "Tfa" Eire in Melbourne will be found 
fully aescribea on anolher page: tbe total loss 
^^as piit at £35,000 ; but insurances seem to lully 
TH?Amncu.:TUK..L Ledger," 1898-Np. 18. 
_The Breech of Cattle in C^^t!;^! ^;S;iXll' 
iNutes by Veterinary-Lieutenant A b i jdell, 
Sennltnulent, Civil Veterinary Department, 
re t I'rovince.-DUto. No. 19--W.Id I^d.go 
Seed a Famine Food in Bombay . and berar. 
Seporb on tbe Results of tlie ixaraination. l y 
Piofessoi- A H Cluucb, M.A-, F,li,6, 
Coffee Direct TO Cossumebs.— We take ihe 
foUovviiig fiom tlie Madras Mail .— 
The United < offej Growers Compauy (for Eupplying 
coffee di'ect to tlie consumer) la the name aud 
6t)le of a new Coiiijianv that li's been elarted at 
(loouoor. Tiie capili'l is to be K2 lakhe. divided into 
2 0 JO shores of RlJO each. The IJirectots are Messrs. 
A. Allan, A. G. Nicliolson, J. St*ne8 «iid Uhodes 
James, all of Coonoor, uud Mr. E. V. O.aKsUoI', of 
Messrs. Spencer and Ci. Tbe At!ent.>- in IndU are 
MeEsra. Gordor, Woodri ffe and €• ., of Madras. T' e 
woiks and offices of the Compauy will be at Co'ia- 
batore or Pcdaniir. It is proposed at firt.t only lo 
erect Rt.fficient machinery to turn out roasted and 
ground ccffee in tin< at the rate of »boiit 3<J0 tons 
per annum, but euflficient motive-power will be es- 
tablished at the comrnencemeut lo admit of Ibis 
outturn being doubled by the (<imple addition of 
tbe requisite roastiuf; and grinding nncliinci'. Tbe 
Directors isKue an estimate of annual outtuiti -fnd 
pales showing a return ol 13 per cent on theopital. 
In the course of toe prospi-cts it is stated :— ' Pri o-i. 
cally, all (he prepared coffee coutumed in India n 
re-impoited into the country, and Cfiniiof, therefoie, 
hi sold at nearly as k wa rate as coffee which only 
travels from the pWnlalion to the ro alinii f*4;lory. 
There is also a good demand for coffee which Biay 
be put up in tins either as the raw besn or roasted, 
but not ground. Tbe average annual consun)ption 
in India for the last five years, accordiiig_to the 
moHt reliable figures available, has been 1,97C ton'. 
Small as tliis amount i.-', considering the population, 
and doubtless capable of onornjoni expansion, it yet 
affords a wide basis for the Compnny to woik on. 
Arrangements are being m.%de for tecuring the servio«i 
of an expert for snperviBing the roastiu;?, grinding, 
and tinning " We wit.h the Company every aucccsa, 
for it is calculated to benefit not only its 'harebulder* 
bnt also coffee-planlers and coffee-consumers. 
A SiNouf/AR Custom - Mi-. E. E Fernandez, 
writes to the IiidUoi Forester ior January le^'atd. 
ing a singular but danfierous cintoni, which lie 
says, prevails in many parts of ilie country. It 
is known as buflna, and cunsiHtx in the sacrifice 
of a larjje number of anim.ils by set'ing liie to 
jungles in order, as it is believed t<» )iiocareofifs- 
prin<; or immunity from disease. Tbe cu.stoiii was 
reported as existing tirst anion;; local tribes in 
tbe Jubbulporc Division, and cnfjii-ry ^va^) insli- 
tuted, which showed that in Nai>in;;lipnr the 
custom exists, but would appear to be dying out. 
In Betul also, it is known, bnt, as the l^ivirional 
Otiicer states, is " f;radually losing ground- No 
one dares to avov.- it publicly." A case of incen- 
diarism due to this caa.?e was prosecuted many 
years ago. In Niinar the custom lias been beard 
of more especially in conripclion with tbe cure of 
disease. Bairen women have sometimes beea 
known to set fire even to houses, in order, as 
they believe, to obtain ehiklren. In Mandia, it 
is now tarely jiractised, though it appears to have 
been fairly common 20 to 30 years ago. In this 
district ordinary sanrifices of pigs and fowls are 
also termed hudna. The Divisional Otiicer, Damoh, 
had ever heard of the custom, although the pre- 
sent Divi.sional Officer of Betul knew that it was 
practised when he was in charge of Damoh about 
three years ago. The Divisional Officer of Uos- 
hangabacl is unawaie of its existence there the 
nearest approach to it being the sacrifice of dom- 
estic animals by Gonds and Korkus when disease 
breaks out among them. In Saugor, the custom 
is apparently unknown, probably because the po- 
pulation is largely of Aryan origin. It would be 
interesting to learn, our authority says, whether 
this dangerous and destructive custom is prac- 
tised in other parts of India. There is the as- 
sumption that many forest fires are attribntablfl 
