November 2, 1891.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
321 
COFFEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA. 
AUhoagh in India, na in Java, leaf diacase haa not 
acted ao auddenly and diaastrouBl; on coffee, aa baa 
been the caae in Ceylon, it ia evident that much 
miaohief haa been done aa ia atill being done by the 
leaf fuDgaa. Mr. O'Conor’a notice of thia article of 
export in hia review of the export trade of India 
ia aa followaj; — 
t Notwithstanding the atimulna of prices in the Euro- 
{ )oan market which have ranged very high during the 
ast few years, and atill oontinue to range high, the 
exports of coffee do not increase as will be seen from 
the figures aubjoined : — 
Owt. Rx. 
1886-87 ... 370,458 .. 1,802, 2, ‘i I 
1887-88 ... 273,775 ... 1.529,680 
1888-89 ... 365,299 ... 1,884,243 
1889-90 ... 239,795 ... 1,489,873 
1890-91 ... 233,451 ... 1,454,985 
The trade during the last decade remained stationary, 
nctil the last three or four yeara when it began to 
decline, although helped bv high prices in London and 
the low rate of exchange which, it is atill euppo-sed by 
•ome, is advantageous to the tea and coffee planter. 
Indian coffee, however, has doubtless dilfioulties to 
contend with. Unlike Indian tea, it is not superior to 
j ® °°ffoe of other oouutrics with which it compotes 
e iturope, and the ravages of leaf.diseaso have beeu 
vary serious. 
It thus appears (that the exporta have gone down 
front 370,000 owt, to 233,000 in 6 yeara. Mr. O'Oonor 
la mistaken aa to the quality of Indian coffee. It 
m far superior to the generality of Java and 
Brazil. Indeed Mr. O’Oonor himself ahows, in 
tu 1 c? 1° Arabia and Turkey, 
that South of India coffee finds its way via Bombay 
u those countries, and ia there drunk by visitors 
Buperior to anything of the kind in the world. 

A decoction of tom.\to leaves as 
A CURE FOR TEA BLIGHT. 
THE CLARENDON AND CAULABECK 
TEA FACTORIES. 
Upper Abbotsford, Nanuoya, Oct. 9th. 
Last Wednesday afternoon I had the pleasute of 
visiting the two fine faotories of Olarendon and 
Carlabeok. The former is fitted up with turbine, 
16-tray sirocco, rollers, sifters, Ac.; but its great 
charm lies in its perfect finish. All the pillars 
are of dressed stone out to exact sizes, so that 
whichever way one looks a perfectly level row 
rneeta the eye. From top to bottom the factory, 
like the estate, ia as spiok and span as a now pin, 
and does Mr, Black the greatest credit. 
A Carlabeok we found Measrs. Jaekaon, Halliley 
and Cassie up to their eyes in oil erecting new 
machinery. The factory has praotiaaUy been all 
built anew under Mr. Jackson's own supervision, 
iron uprights and girders having been got out from 
England. The dimensions of the house are about 
100 ft. by 50 ft., and it ia to be tM model factory 
of Dimbula, I believe, I was fortunate enough to 
see the smaller Britannia at its second day’s work| 
and the perfection of the work was simply marvel- 
ions. As W6 five Europeans and some hundred 
coolies watched the automatic action of the re* 
yolving trays, each turning upside down when 
its work was done and being banged by a batten 
to thoroughly empty it, we looked at the maker, 
and (he’ll excuse me if I eay that) “etill the 
wonder grew, that one small head should carry all 
he knew." The popularity of the Britannia ia 
proved by some t/tirti/ having already been booked. 
The fans send a perfect burrioane of draft through 
the bouse. I need hardly say that turbine, tollers, 
sifters, and all else, are erected on a thoroughly 
scientific and methodical system throughout. Who 
says Ceylon tea ia not paying ? 
Only 0'13 of tain yesterday. 
Seiamio oyolones simply sooroing, 
Today ’a a glorious norf/crast morning; 
No raiu, no mist, no horrid hazes. 
But cloudless sunshine, hot aa blazes 1 
We know that the tomato fruit possesses aotivB 
bsnefieial in the ease of torpidity 
the liver, we believe. But we were not aware that 
alkaloid existed in the leaves. This 
would appear to be the case, however, judging from 
oorrospo^enoe which wo quote from the Caloutta 
journal Capital. Can any oorrospondent help us 
to an analysis of the tomato plant ? If the decoc- 
tion of the leaves sufliooB to destroy red spider, 
there can bo .little doubt that it would prove 
equally destmot ^ve to the spores which it touohed 
01 Hemileia vaHatrix. But there is not only the 
expense of the application but the question 
Of infection from neighbouring plantations not 
Bimiiariy and simultaneoualy treated. From 
Mr. Weston s limitation of “oreeping things” 
It seems doubtful if the cure would reaoh the ease 
of the fir more formidable helopellis. Happily 
our tea is exempt generally from any of the pests 
** r®''® onl destruoiiye in India ; buL in 
oase of ov““tua1itio3, wo consider it our duty to 
lay before our planting readers all information of 
this nature whioh roaches us. Planters can judge 
for themaolves of the probable value of the anti- 
hote now submitted to public notice. As red spider 
>B ouly » a creeping thing” the exemption of tea 
“nderstood. Such 
®*empt on could not, probably, be caloulated on, were 
me plag uga operated on either helopeltia or Jlemikia 
e.fli®'"®®",’” Mr. Weston writes, ia an 
®si8to in the Kurseong division of Darjiling, at an 
altitude of about 3.500 feet. ‘ 
41 
BARK AND DRUG REPORT. 
(From the ChemUt and Druggist. J 
London, Sept. 17th, 1891, 
Annatto.— F or a parcel oX 66 bajja of rather dull and 
aomowhat damaffeJ seed an t offer of IJd per lb was 
deoliDod today. The iirioe ii 2d per lb. 
Ahaca NuTS.->^The parcel which was recently im* 
ported catuc up for sale today. Tho quality waa ra- 
ther disappoiutiug, tho seeds being railier worm-eaten 
HDil evidently badly dried. The whole of the 69 baaa 
shown waa, bought in at prices ranging up to 378 3d 
per cwt. 
OiNcuoRA.— Very little South American bark was 
offorod today. For 3U bales geunine dat Calisaya, Is 4d 
per lb was refused, the limit btiing la 5d per Ib. Qood 
uiossy liroUcn Guayiuiiiil quills wore bought in at Is 64 
to la Gd per Ib. A parcel of 12 bales badly damaged 
flat and split ^iH Maracaibo sold at from SJd drawn 
to 4d per lb. The cass of Jamaica bark in rod quill, 
rather bi oken. offered at the last bark auctions, sold as 
.‘Ud per lb today. Cablegrams from Hatavia state that 
the exports of cinchona bark from Java in July wore 
l,3ua,0(HJ Amsterdam lb., und in August fbO.Oob Amsterdam 
lb The total shipments of oinohoua from Java for tlio 
reason ending Juno 30th are now to hand, and show 
that tho estimates hitherto given were muoli below ttM 
mark. Tho offloial flgurcs are os follows 
Private Oovoroment 
tSeason Plantations Plostatioos Total 
Amsterdam 
lb. 
6 . 876,818 
atJ’Si 6,)3l.aS8 
81fi..i06 4,415,031 
617,101 3,742,035 
660.4.33 2,230,275 
Amsterdam 
Jnlylst 
J890 to June 30th, 189l...6,393,o6l 
»89 do *S>0...4,679,787 
»88 do '89. ..3,590,523 
’87 do ’88...3,124,994 
■86 do •87...1,86»,S42 
Up to the present a total of 826 packages bark only is 
AouQu&oed for next XacBday's auctions, it is compost 
