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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[Nov. 1, 1901. 
by the daily turning over of the adjacent soil and 
the addition of clean earth to it. But even on 
freshly trenched land the method of planting on 
mounds, as described above in connexion with wet 
lands, has given very good results. Another mode 
successfully employed has been to have the trenched 
land turned over, ploughed if possible, several times 
in succession at intervals of say a week, or il time 
does not allow of this, to have the pits for trans- 
planting dug and left open for a day or two, 
then lightly filled with clean earth up to the sur- 
face and a little higher, the young plant being put 
down so that its roots do not at once come in 
contact with the crude manure. Growth in such 
oases is comparatively rapid, as will be seen from 
the statement attached, giving the height and girth 
of trees of different ages. The statement of stock 
in the plantation does not include the fresh supply 
ftbove referred to, no plants having as yet appeared 
above ground, 6700 pods were received and opened 
for planting, giving 20,100 seeds or thereabouts. 
These were sown without delay. I am reporting 
on them separately after a reasonable time has been 
given for seedlings to come up. 
5. Species other than Hevea, There is abundance 
of Ceara {3Ianihot glaaiovii), an(^ in response to a 
request of the Director of Agricultnre I have for- 
warded a Wardian case of it to the Superintendent 
Northern Shan States for experimental cultivation. 
In the same case I have sent a few specimens of 
Para rubber, but whithout much hope of their 
thriving in so extreme a climate. The Superinten- 
dent having been kind enough to offer, when return- 
ing the Wardian case, to give me a supply of 
plants obtainable there, I have asked him for Ficus 
etastica — a tree I think might be successfully grown 
on the higher land in B Block of this plantation, 
where Hevea has not done well. 
I have two remarkably healthy specimens of Cas- 
tilloa, and if the seeds you have been kind enough 
to order for me from Trinidad do as well, 1 should 
be inclined to suggest that this plantation be devoted 
mainly to CastUloa, leaving the culture of Hevea on 
a large scale to be dealt with at Mergui, where the 
climate undoubtedly suits it better. This of course 
assumes that we get the true Castilloa—Vae Mexi- 
can Hide, and not the Panama Tunu, which has 
proved worthless in Ceylon and elsewhere. Reports 
from Trinidad shew that they have secured the real 
CastUloa elastica there. 
Two specimens of Payena Leerii are also thriving, 
and in fact so closely resemble many indigenous 
jungle-plants that I should not be surprised to hear 
that this gutta-percha yielding plant is after a 
native of Burma, as well aa of the straits and 
Borneo. 
Of creepers from Africa {Landolphia Kirhii and 
Vahea Senegalensis) I have a fair stock. They give 
no trouble, and look healthy. 
6. lioads and Buildings de. There is not much 
to be noted under this head. A Norton's tube-well 
was sunk at a cost of Es, 65 and water found. A 
new Road has been made by the P. W. D. from 
the Kokkaing main road about a mile south of the 
Elantation gate, to the village of Eambe. This will 
e useful as a second approach to the plantation 
and to the land purposed for its extension. 
A mounding-mill, for the conversion of nightsoil 
into manure without the delay involved in trench- 
ing and waiting upon nature for the completion of 
the process, is under construction. I do not expect 
it to be of much use during the rains, but in the 
dry weather it should be capable of providing all 
the manure the plantation requires, and in a more 
portable and cleanly form. Manure prepared by this 
process is almost inodorous from the first. 
7. Etipcriments. 1 have submitted about twenty 
trees to marcottage. Of these, six have thrown out 
roots, and cuttings have been detached and planted 
in the nursery. So far they are doing well, but 
past experience is not encouraging as regards repro- 
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cntHnV^^ experiments in root-grafting uoon 
cut mga, you have yourself noted thei? want^f sT 
l^o.n\ret?: Z^^^^^^^ -orifice 
BO have not cont^SLfte°'eierimS.''"' 
Cost of the Undertaking. 
Receipts . 
To Unexpended Balance from last 
year (1899-1900) 
" i^'i^^'s received during year " 
Sales of grass . . . . 
435 
2,381 
3:11 
Rs. 2,819,: 11 
Expenditure. 
By Cost of Fencing 
„ Tube well 
,, Labour ... 
,, Contingencies (tools &c.") 
Balance in hand 
,, Balance in hand 
R. 
629 
65 
838 
138 : 10 
1,670:10 
U48: 1 
Rs. 2,819 : 11 
The following rates were given for works done •- 
Fe/ianff-composed of three strands barbed w?re or 
two strands and a top rail on mnnnnL f ' 
apart l|53-I/3rd yard^ at t Zj^^'^te^.^Z^'' 
luhe HeZ;- consisting of pump, five sprtin J. f i, 
and driving point Rs. 51 "12 comLfsR^L 
4 and labour Es. 15 ; total Es gs. ^ 
Ksf-rCr^i:f%''^'-^- ^^^'V^^-I'lMout tree- 
As b.a htock of Heveas. Opening Halflnr-^ oicn , 
1201=3360-628 dead=2732 i'n hafd. Sres heavt 
on account of cuttings. auures neavy 
Stock of Buhber Trees on 1st July 1901. 
Blocl: and Species. Para. Ceara. Other. 
A Block. 
Para (Hevea Braziliensis) . . 866 
Cearu (Manihot Glazivoii) .. 
Mexican (Gastilloa elastica) 
Burman (Parameria ... 
glandulifera). . 
B Block. 
Para 
Coara . . 
Gutta percha (Payena Leerii) 
240 
96 
103 
C Block. 
Para 
Ceara 
African Creepers: — 
Landolphia Kirkii 
Vahea Senegalensis 
D Block. 
Para 
Ceara 
187 
771 
70 
24 
Total Trees 
2732 293 
51 
62 
