November 2, 1891.] THE TfiOPiCAL AGRIOULT URtST. 
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iiiBtnine flower, which is liberally dusted over the 
tens. " Having listened witu bated breath and whisper- 
ing bumbleners to ihia ditquisitioD, the party imikos 
a move in the direction ol the packing departmeot, 
pasfiiig on the way tbro-igh storerooms loaded up 
wiih every desoriptiou auo brnud of tea from every- 
where from Java to China. In the packingroom are a 
number of girls and jcuug -.vomen bu'iily engascd at 
desks ramming the blended te-i in packets), according 
10 the bmnd which it is in^endi-'d to send thetn out to 
the public. The expcdit;0as raauuer iu which they 
go through tbiir work is astoniahini;. Some make the 
packets, gauged to hold exactly a pouad iu weight, 
others distribute them along the tables, others again 
take them up, all thsm with the leadeo pound gauge 
iind then force in the tea with a wojdea article 
specially made for the purpose. After the lecepticies 
are filled tbeiv duty is to remove the outer case, 
seal up the packet, and the;i it is ready for the market. 
Some stjtemcms are made by the girls as to how 
much thoy cau earn at the work. Some say 2os, 
others 303, others c'Oj, while ono stited that she has 
earned as much as £3. 
I wonder whit sort of sucoes- I would attain at 
it," s«ys Lady Jerfej-, as the tnkes hold of a packet 
and tries to remove it from the outer oasiog. 
"I'll keep time," remirks Mr. Bruce Smith, who 
has just joined the party and who pulls out his watch, 
for the purpose, filr. Bruce Smith is apparently a dab 
at this kiud of thing. 
Lady Jersey nuvkea several gallant (fforts to get 
through the work. She is about as suocessfnl as a 
" labor" bill is in get'ing through the Council. 
• " How much could I earn ? " she asks, when the 
fruitless effort is over. 
" Exactly 4d a month 1 " replied the Treasurer, who 
Las gauged tho matter to a nicety. 
In the meantime Mr. Inglis is looking for an op- 
portunity to open tho flood gates of informatioa on 
the tea industry gonetally. A question as to the 
prog' ess of the Imiian trade give;) him the oppoi- 
tnnity. 
" Ceylon has g 'iie up since 1880 from an export of 
231b. to 50,000,000 lb. It wi^s over 40,000,0001b. last 
year, and I think that this year will give an addi- 
tional 10,000,000. * Tho progrei-s of the Indian tea 
trade baa been ono of tho coniraercial phenomena of 
tho century, ^he Indian teas have sreater body, and 
are invaluable in many respects for their exhilarating 
qualities. They are specially adopted for blending 
with the more delicate China teas ; for Indian te» 
is to China what good beer is to the finest light claret." 
Mr. Ilowb >tham, who is an export, also furnishes 
much useful inlormation and says that if he could 
only get the right sort of I jbor he could grow enou^;h 
tea on the northern rivers of this colony to supply the 
world. The Austndian and New Hebrides Company, 
of which Mr. Inglis is one of tho directors baa estab- 
lished extensive plantations in Fiji for the cultivation 
of tea, and a little has been grown by retired Anglo- 
Indinne on the north-west coast of Tasniauia. The 
process lit tea tasting is explained, some experiments, 
are made and the visit is over.— Sydney Daily TeUyraph, 
ot. 8rd. 
Jamaica Products. — Writing of the Imperial 
Institute the Jamaica Gleaner etates : — 
An Exchange in Loudon where all, and that not by 
any means a little, that Jamaica can produce will bo 
oxhibitod, is an advautage to obvious, an opportunity 
to fruitful of benefits, as to be sc'f-demoubtrable. 
In addition to our well knuwn Staples, Ivum, Su^jar, 
Oolfce, our list of 8p(cial and of new exports is a 
largo one, inclugiug I'ruit, Pimento, Logwood, ITibrei 
of all kinds, Fancy woods. To these may be addo i 
Sarsaparilla, Cinchoua, Oaoao, Kola, Anatto, Was,, 
Our oclu-ea and c ays, aa yet little known, have been 
pronoui.ced by competent judges, equal to any in the 
world. 
* By tho middle of- Ootobfr tho figuro waa iVl mil- 
lions.— Eu, T. A. 
The Eiglehawk correspondont of the Bcndiyo Inde- 
Ijendent wriies: — "I was shown a Yankee speoime;i of 
ingenuity ^aud timplioity. It w.-.s a ' poet hole digger,' 
and was imporlei fiom America. It will dig from 200 
to 300 ho'et per day in any o-dinary ground, with 
only a novico in charge of it. The 'digger' is a at eel 
cone of 15 iucbei leugth tni 7-i inches in diameter, 
with an iron pipe or cylinder 3 feet iu length at;lached 
to the top. In this cylinder a strong iroa roi 4 feet 
in le-jgth is worked, called the driving roL It strikes 
on a cap of hard leather ou the lop ot the core, which 
cau be easily replace. 1 at any time. There are two 
smali hsudlea at the fop of the cylinder to lift it with. 
The rone is placed where the wbole is sunk, and the 
rod 18 worked smartly up and do.vn, sinking the cone 
into the earth, a slight pull and push being given 
every second or third blow to the handle, as would be 
coie with a ch'sel iu cutting a mortite. The digger 
takes about 6 iriches of earth in e ich cut. At a trial 
ou a hard pa'hway, a round hole 8 inches in diameter 
was sunk 2 ftet 5 inches in live minutes and a half. 
Another trial was then made, with even better results. 
The 'digger' will prove a useful inatrument on the 
plains, or on ground that is not very strong. The 
lioles are q'ucUly made, and not much ' packing ' is 
required, tuo posts in most instances about filling tho 
hole3. The weight of tho instrument is about 601b., 
and, heiiiK all etoel and iron, cannot be easily broken 
or injured." Some modifica'.ion of this implement 
might aerve for making holes for vine or tree planting, — 
Mildtira Cullicator. 
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