Aur,.  I,  1895.]  THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURL'/r. 
Ill 
In  the  liope  of  seein«  yon  ao-ain,  T leniain, 
\ours  very  sincerely,  JOHN  K1>INGEN, 
Chief  of  tlie  l\ussian  txpeilitioii  of  tlie  Appanage. 
I* -S. — I examined  tlie  following  estates  : — 
1.  Abbotsford,  2.  Ue.ssford,  J.  Naseby,  4. 
Scrubs,  5.  Pedro,  6.  Olipliant,  7.  Moiikswooil, 
8.  Kandapola,  9.  Portswood,  (the  last  5 by  the 
letters  of  introduction  troin  tlie  Russian  Consul, 
Mr.  brisch),  and  10  Peradeniya  Estate. 
'^OUNO  PLANTERS  AND  PROMOTION: 
A COMPLIMliNT  ! 
, C.  P.,  June  20, 
— Have  yon  heard  the  latest  news? 
• Colombo  Agents  now-a-days, 
in  hlling  up  Superintendentships,  are  particular 
m asking  about  the  “ tastes  ” ot  applicaiit.s.  One 
of  the.se  young  men,  puzzled  as  to  what  was  meant 
*y  Onery,  replied — “Well  I’m  a regular 
reader  of  tlie  Ceylon  Ohfiei'ver,  and  its  monthly 
’ once  got  tlie  rejoinder — “That 
will  do,  you  are  the  man  to  look  after  an 
absent  proprietor’s  interests”  and  so  got  the 
Jiost ! Yours  truly,  FACT. 
enquiries  about  tea 
FRO.M  a south  of  INDIA  PLANTER. 
Dk.\k  Sir,— Will  your  tea  authorities  kindly 
•state  the  probable  results  on  the  quality  of  the 
manufactured  tea  when  the  roll  is  slowly  broken 
up  before  fermentation.  Would  any  otli'er  effect 
than  irregular  fermentation  result’ 
VV  hat  effect  has  the  late  weatlier  had  niioii 
the  quality  of  the  tea  made ’—Yours  faithfully 
PLANTER'.  ’ 
TEA  PREPARATION-QUERIES 
ANSWERED. 
1,600  ft.  Elevation,  June  20tli. 
r “ Pl«‘i‘nters”  enquirie.s — I do 
not  tbink  the  slow  breaking  up  of  the  roll 
won  (1  have  any  benelicial  effect  on  the  fiualitv 
ot  the  tea.  At  this  elevation,  wRh  the  lon<- 
rolling  now  common  in  Ceylon,  the  leaf  is  as 
a rule,  almost  ready  for  the  drier  on  beimr 
taken  out  of  the  roller,  and  any  jirocess  that 
would  retard  the  bring  would  tend  to  make  the 
liquor  .soft. 
In  the  very  dry  weather  before  April  the  teas 
gave  a thin,  harsh  liquor,  with  some  Havour 
am  with  a greenish,  mixed  outturn.  In  the 
rush  of  leaf  after  the  April  rains  tiie  liquor 
Mas  dark,  dull,  and  iiointless,  with  a dull  out- 
turn— the  unfavourable  iveather  for  witherins- 
may  have  had  something  to  do  with  thi.s^ 
Lately  the  teas  have  given  a fairly  thick 
blight  lupior,  with  strength  and  f.aiv  lla,our' 
and  a bright  even  fermentation.  — Vours  faith- 
folly,  j 
ANTHRAX  AND  CARBUNCLES. 
(.’olombo,  June  2o. 
Dkar  ,Sm,— The  Malay  planter’s  knowledge 
of  Anthrax  is  very  limited  I am  afraid.  An- 
thrax has  no  relation  whatever  to  “Carbuncle” 
and  cannot  luoduce  Carbuncle,  but  does  in 
man  produce  that  fatal  di.sea.se  Marignant  Pustule 
-Yours  truly,  J.  lYlLSON  BARKER 
M.R.C.V.S. 
SHOUId)  CEYLON— AS  THE  CENTRE  OF 
TROPICAL  PLANTING  LANDS-HAYE 
AN  “EMPLOYMENT”  OR  “LAND 
EXCHANGE”  BUREAU? 
Among  the  Hills,  June  28,  1895. 
DKAR  Sir,— I have  been  very  much  struck  of 
ate,  M ith  the  many  countries  and  varied  plantiuo- 
I have  not  been  long  in  Ceylon  ; but  in  one 
M'eek,  I have  seen  correspondence  in  your  paper 
pving  planting  news  or  asking  for  iWniKn 
troiii  b lorida.  North  Carolina  Jamair--,  ritr  ^ 
Atrica,  the  Malayan  Peninsula,  Lalman,’  Borneo 
Ac.  Noiv,  it  has  struck  me  that  somethin^ 
like  an  Employment  and  Lanil  or  Exchan<SreaJ 
might  well  be  opene.l  in  your  colunias^  to  Xrd 
young  men,  who  have  been  trained  in  Ceylon 
the  meaiLs  of  knowing  where  their  service?  S 
required  in  other  tropical  lands,  or  where  a 
little  capiba,!  could  best  be  invested  to  advanta^-'e 
where  good  land  is  available  and  cheap  ^ 
^ ours  truly,  J UN  lOR  PLANTEIL 
[Our  correspondent  must  know  that  it  is  our 
monthly  i.ssue  of  the  Tropical  Agricult ari^t—thdt 
forms  the  special  bond  ot  union  between  all  sub 
tropical  planting  countries.  IVe  are  quite  open  to 
Lake  up  our  correspomlent’s  suggestion;  b,it  the 
lirst  move  ought  to  be  on  the  part  of  oivner.s  of 
available  cheap  lands-whether  Governments  or 
pm  ate  inclividuals  — in  other  countries,  and  of 
proprietors  wanting  young  trained  Siiperinten 
dents  or  working  partners  with  sonie^  capita" 
We  should  readily  devote  a column  or  a pare  of 
tlic  r.J  to  ,,10],  i, .formation,  ...aking  r°,crv 
nominal  charge  for  the  advertising.  Ve  sn7 
po.se  something  of  this  kind  is  wT.at  “Junior 
Planter”  means  ?— Ed.  7’.  A.]  '^nnior 
LIBERIAN  COFFEE. 
Deah  Sir,— Can  you  or  any  of  vonr  voou 
terested  m the  growth  Ac.  of  this  coffee  supnlv  in' 
formation  much  needed  in  the  infant  staee^^of  in ' 
cultivation  ot  this  product.  What  is  the  besf  a;  t 
to  plant  ? 12  ft.  X 12  ft.  or  10  ft  x 10  ft 
Straits,  Perak  Ac.  The  price  of  specially  "mS® 
pulpers  IS  too  high  for  small  clearincr« 
20  to  .SO  acres.  Can  cleaning  machines  be^ohf 
as  used  in  America  for  cleaning  the  dried 
Is  It  prefei-alile  to  sell  the  parchment  or  ^ 
coffee?  Some  say  the  price  of  cle?.r V i h.,  • ® 
same  as  that  obtained  for  clean  or^'gfce”” 
per  cwt  , and  that  in  the  native  market  ‘ U 
I have  trees  20  months  old  averae-iim  7m  ? ? 
At  what  age  and  before  inaZln|  ' 
to  give  2,000— the  tested  yield  in^MaL^„  ^ ^ 
Pe-ng-f  l.=U,  i, 
[This  corresiiondent  is  pretty  -well^aT^^^' 
beforehand  by  “ L.  de  S.”,— liven  below  ^ 
the  Colombo  Iron  lYorks  ' I e ~ 
learn  all  he  requires  abott  pui;ere.'iE"D. 
LIBERIAN  COFFEE  CULTIVATION 
, Sir,— A very  interesting  letter  >-ec-uth-  0 
mg  particulars  of  yield  iii  Serda  of  ‘ i S‘V- 
coffee.  The  lettel'  came  f rom  ^ 
planter,  and  therefore,  carries  much  vvif 
the  clearings  in  Ce.ylon  in  bearimr  arl 
but  a small  number  are  proneilv 
tended  cultivation  is  gohm  oifo,  ill  ‘®,''l®'^ 
Ceylon  tea  averages  7idlow.^Wh?t  till 
years  hence?  When  Arabian  Fnffo  ? ^ S'’e 
the  cry  was  that  planters  hid  ot?v  ^®^““ 
their  bows,  and  then  many  prodiwi^«  ®”®  to 
tried.  In  Liberian  coffe?  ®^'®  ^'ecklessly 
made  even  if  the  yield  fs  l2s  J"  be 
the  Eastern  States.  The  yield  ’ne?  I ^^®®’ 
from  2,000  to  (>,o00  cherrfes  / lilf®,  ^bere 
to  n 000,  The  early  bSs  are  ^’000 
the  Straits.  Taking  10,000  cherrii^ls^  fh®^®’ 
per  bushel,  and  with  trees  in  p!®fi  average 
^ 6 ft.  or  7 ft.  K 7 ft  tnd  6 %. 
