April 1, 1902.] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
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used will be very much more than balanced by 
the nitrogen saved. The yearly manure product 
from one cow contains 27 '5 lb. of nitrogen, or 
as much is contained in 176 lb. of nitrate [of 
soda. How important then lo take every pre- 
caution to prevent its loss, especially in Tropical 
countries, where the stable manure decomposes 
very quickly. 
—Ed. '/'.a.'] 
THE TALGASWELA COMPANY MEETING- 
Colombo,, March 19. 
Dk^r Sir, — Mr Christie at the Talgaswela 
meeting certainly made out a case of the Company 
paying over the nose for estate work and 
materials supplied. What I cannot understand 
are the explanations given by the Directors. The 
accounts are correct. Every item has been paid. 
Examine the accounts for yourself ; there they 
are, and the few minutes Mr Christie had, looking 
over them, disclosed to him charges he thought 
in excess of what was correct, and a number he 
named. He says in December last the < ompany 
paid R32o per ton for its tea-lead. This muse 
surely be a mistake? Mr Christie states he could 
have purchased it in December for K310. I 
think he is right, as 1 myself purchased under a 
ton at R307'50 per ton, discount if paid within the 
month; so it's really K300 a ton, net. I purchased 
in January (early) at R292'50, discount it paid 
within the month. So Mr Christie must betaken as 
correct, with his price stated at 11310 as the 
highest. Why do not the directors enforce 
purchase of tea lead, boxes, rice, all materials 
necessary, through their superintendent, who has 
an interest in keeping expenditure down ? I 
know many superintendents who purchase their 
own supplies;but whati say is. when a manager sees, 
say, tea lead sent to him at R20 or R2,5 in excess of 
what he himself could buy it, he gets disheartened, 
and apt to get careless of keeping his 
own estate expenditure down to what it 
ought; to be. Someone will say it is the 
fault of the manager, who ought to advise the 
Agents of what he himself could do, and ask if 
there had been no mistake in the price. Would 
it not bear better to allow the Superintendent, 
a free hand ? CRITIC. 
GREEN TEA FOR CANADA. 
Peermaad, March 19. 
Dear Sir,— The enclosed copy of a letter 
from Mi\ Larkin may be of iriterest, as it 
shows Ceylon advertisement is beginning to 
pay in Canada. The only mistake is that 
we started our prices too loiv, and it will be 
difficult to raise them. However, if Japan's 
are once driven out, I hope prices may rise 
in Canada, I have applied for a patent in 
Ceylon and liidia for anew machine which 
will make green tea manufacture much less 
trouble. Indeed one machine is made and 
purchased by the Baraoora Tea Co., Sylhet, 
who have now two of my steamers. This 
new machine is intended to take the moisture 
off the steamed leaf without having to eva- 
E orate it as at present. Should the patent 
e granted the machine will be advertised. 
It is 3 months since I applied for a patent 
and as yet I have had no reply.-- Yoursfaith- 
fully, H, DRUMMOND DEANE. 
(True copy.) 
"Salada," Ceylon Tea, Toronto, Feb. 10 190'' 
H. Drnmniond Deane, Esq, ' 
Dear Sir,— We received your letter some two 
weeks ago and have been waiting anxiouslv for 
the arrival of the samples. These came here on 
-Friday last and we have given them a great deal 
of attention, and we can say with pleasure that 
we have seen nothing better in the cup and nothins 
equal to them in style, and they are particularly 
well adapted to the Canadian and United States 
trade, and should you see fit later on to send us a 
stna 1 consignment, M'e will pay you the best 
market price for it. It would be better, though 
to make the shipment stnall at fust when we 
would have something to work on, but you can 
well understand that the public on this Continent 
being educated up to asking for Ceylon tea' 
and Ceylon tea only, hardly know of India 
being a tea-beanng country. Practically all the 
advertising that has been done in America has 
been done by Ceylon and they have to a con- 
siderable extent created a demand for their tea 
and, therefore, the wholesaler is not willing to pay 
the same price for an Indian as he would for a 
Ceylon of the same quality, as it is eonsiderablv 
more trouble to sell the retailer who is icrnorant 
of quality and whose customers ask for Cevlon 
tea, Yes, we take both " The Indian PlanteiV 
Gazette and " Indian planting and Gardenino' " 
both of which we read with considerable interest 
We hope with you that the endeavour to brine 
about a Tea Cess in India will be successful as we 
believe that a portion of it being spent on this 
Continent would greatly increase the demand for 
Indian and Ceylon Tea as the qualities of these 
teas, both black and green, warrant us in believine 
that sooner or later they will drive out China and 
Japan tea entirely from this Continent. We might 
say in Canada today there is practically no China 
tea imported, the demand being entirely for C<»ylon 
and we are also making great headway with the 
greens. We regret that the samples of Cevlon 
greens did not reach you. We are sending now 
another set of two. These teas were made on a very 
low-grown estate in Ceylon, Devalakande ; yet you 
will see they, being well made, are excellent careen 
teas. 1 hey were the only two lots in this invoice 
and their cost laid down here ejd, but the garden 
has no more to sell now, having contracted ahead 
with some other firm for some r onths ; we havin<r 
cabled them an order for 500 che'its tha*t 
was their reply. In the invoice we are sendina 
you, there were two-thirds of the No. 2 grade and 
one.tlurdofthe No. 1. I will, in the course of 
a few days, send you samples of a small invoice 
of Indian greens that 1 purchased recently They 
are made on the Manabarrie estate in Dooars 
The only sample I have at the moment are the 
ones we purchased on, but as soon as the teas 
arrive samples will go on. -With kindest regards 
we are, yours truly, " ' 
(Sigd.) P C LAPKIN & CO. 
• "» — 
South Indian Green Tea in Canadi.- 
We are glad to learn elsewhere of the ex- 
cellent reports that Mr, H Drummond Deane 
who may be called the pioneer of oreen tea4 
in South India, has received from a leadino- 
Canadian hrm Planters will also learn with 
satisfaction the further information that 
Mr Deane has in hand, a new machnine which 
will greatly reduce the trouble at present 
experienced in production. 
