^Tov. 1, 1901.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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14 3/,5in. Oct. 99 In A. Block. Raised in nur- 
series Kambe, and transplanted 
6' 1.75 " do 1900 to present site — trenched land. 
Comparatively rapid growth due 
5'6"1,5 " do do to proximity to open water, and 
to good drainage at roots. 
9' 6" 2.5 " Sep Oct In B. Block. Seed raised in 
1899 nurseries Kambe, and tiansplant- 
ed when 3' high to present site. 
On trenched land with a poor 
natural soil. 
9' 2.5 " do In C. Block. Planted at stake 
in present position and land sub- 
sequently trenched over. 
12' 3 " Oct 9S In D. Block. Seed planted in 
nurseries Rangoon. Seedlings 
11' 6" 3.7o " do do carted out 4 miles when from 2' 
to 5' high. Put down in pits in 
unprepared soil, 
11' 2.875 " do do This tree was over 5' high when 
8' 2. 5 " do do transplanted. Has suffered from 
exposure to high winds. 
J. A. WYLLIE. 
Major I. S. C. 
Secretary Cantonment Committee, Rangoon 
From P. B. Mansou, Esq., OtBciating Conservator of 
Forests, Tenasserim Circle, to the Revenue 
Secretary to the Government of Bur- 
ma,— No. 1092, dated the 
17th July 1900- 
WiTH reference to correspondence resting with 
your letter. Forest Department No. 401-4R.— 1, dated 
the 17th April 1900, relating to the small plantation 
of India-rubber at kambe, beyoud Kokkaing, I have 
the honouri to forward, in original, Major VVyllie's 
letter No. 47-6, dated the 6th July 1900, with three 
enclosures, this being his first annual report. 
2. I have recently visited the plantation and beg 
to offer the following remarks: — 
Paragraph 2. — The shedding of leaves in the cold 
weather ia only natural. 
Paragraphs 3 and 6. — A continuous fence is, in my 
opinion, necessary for excluding cattle. Until this 
can be provided, the barbed wire fence of the original 
plantation, namely, the square on D, O 10, D20, 
D 30, has been utilized to protect those parts of the 
boundry most in need of it. 
Paragraph 7. — The trenching operations will doubt- 
less be beneficial to the rubber plants, and are 
not so offensive as I expected. 
Paragraph 9, — The plantation has been neatly laid 
out and the compartments are being numbered. 
Paragraph 10 — The sowing of seed at stake has 
not been so successful as raising plants in nurseries, 
but there can be no doubt that the seed was of 
Eoor quality. The seed put out at stake was pro- 
aly also more subject to the depredations of 
rodents. 
Paragraph 73.— The propagation of Hevca by out- 
tings should be continued, a careful record being 
kept of the number of cuttings put down, the per- 
centage of success, and remarks standing any ab- 
normal conditions affecting the result. 
The plantation has been made for the most part 
in scrub jungle, but partly on cleared land covered 
with truf. On the latter it is known to be difiicult 
to raise forest trees owing to the obsence of shelter. 
The covering of tuif is also (iisadvantageous. If 
labour can be spared, the turf should be hoed up 
around the Hevea plants to aerate the soil. The 
plants which have been put down in the jungle 
look healthy, but they must have head room. Over- 
hanging branches must be cut back, and the plants 
be kept free from creepers. 
Paragraph IS.— It is a pit y to plant Ceara in the 
place of Hevea, except it be to provide shelter for 
Hevea which will be planted later. 
Paragrapli 16— order has been given for the 
plants referred to in your lettter No. 401-4R.— 1 
dated 17th April 1900. Hcvea and parameria seeds 
will be ordered from South Tenasserim. 
Paragrajiih i;.— This shows that a satisfactory 
beginning has been made. 
Paragraph 18. — The arrangements appear to be 
quite satisfactory. Receipts to the extent of Rs. 100 
are already shown, and the sale of fodder grass may 
bring in some more revenue. 
Paragraph 7.9,— The men seem to be good work- 
men, and I understand that the money advanced 
for their journey from Madras is being recovered. 
Parag'iaph 50.— The masonry well should be made 
as soon as possible for irrigating the plantation in 
dry whether. 
Paragraph 27,— The area of the plantation ia 
small. It will be an advantage if it can be extended 
hereafter. A larger plantation could be more econo- 
mically managed. 
3, if Major Wyllie's report is printed, I should 
like to have ten copies. 
From Major J. A. Wtllie, Secretary, Cantonment 
Committee, Rangoon, to the Conservator of 
Forests, Tenasserim Circle,— No. 47-6, 
dated the 6th July, 1900. 
KAMBE RUBBER PLANTATION. 
1 have the honour to submit, as the annual report 
for the first year of experimental cultivation : 
(i) Extracts from notes of stock taking, in con- 
tinuation of those accompanying my No 
93-6, dated the 10th October 1899. 
(ii) A plan showing artnal progress of planting 
operations up to date ; and 
(iii) Statement of the labour employed. 
2. Prom the figures iu statement (i) it will be 
observed that the young plants put down in the 
original 2-acre enclosure (737 in uumber) did well 
up to the close of 1899. But at January's stock- 
taking this year many were found sickly and ap- 
parently in want of special watering, shading and 
manuring. I according: ly took on some extra hands 
and by giving individual attention to each plant 
in turn a fair number were induced to put forth 
fresh leaves. Others were saved by transplanting fresh 
pits being du? to a depth of 18 inches and tilled 
in with manure^ Where the natural shade of the 
jungle was insufficient, gabions to serve as shaed 
and wind screens were placed round each tree. 
3. Between January aud July the original enclo- 
sure was gradually plaoted up to its full capacity 
with seedlings of Hevea from a nursery (raised from 
seed planted early in September 1899), It will soon 
become desirable to move two sides at least of the 
fence you put down in July 1899, so as to form a 
plot 500 feet by 500 feet and thus accommodate 
(at 10 feet by 10 feet intervals) 2,500 trees in all. 
The present capacity of the enclosure is 900 trees. 
4. You will see from my letters Nos. 148 and 
149-6, of the 8th February and 16th March 1900, that 
the extension of the plantation up to the south- 
eastern boundary of the Military cholera camp 
(minus a small portion specially asked for by the 
