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THF TROPICAL AORIOULTURI8T. 
[January i. 1892. 
others can be placed nndet other hens. Always set 
two or more hena at the Bame time when possible, 
that the chicks may ail bo placed with oue of the 
liens and the other set over. This aaves in the way 
of two moVliur.s fora few chickens. If your beos are 
sitting hiih off the ground, where moisture is not 
sutlloiont, sprinkle the eggs daily for a week before. 
A day or two before hstchiug taken bucket of w.itcr, 
heated to about one hundred degrees, place the eggs 
in and let them reinsiu lor Bome five iniuutes. Tim 
will soften the sliella and inside covciiug and tlie 
chicks can como out of the slitlls with greater esse. 
Oh, jes, it is no trouble to sot liar, but you always 
find that tbe persons who take tbe most puics with 
their sitting hens always raise the most chickens. 
CocoNDT TorFr — Iloil one pound of white sugar and 
two gills of water together, while boiling stir in two 
ounces of butter, lioil until it will pull between the 
flugors, add three ouuces of grated coconut ; pour out 
to ceol, mark in ac|Uiros, 
From tbe annual report of the East Java Agri- 
oaltnral Company, it appears that tbe crop of 
soffoc has been srosU and would not cover the 
cost of production. Tbe profit and loss account 
closes with a deficit of f. 88,962. Notwithstand- 
ing, the reports regarding the condition of 
the estates are satisfactory. The next year will 
not answer the high expectations which were 
formed, and tbe crop will not bo more than aboni 
3,000 piculs. Although tbe ptioea made are not 
unfavourable, the quantity is too small to oompen- 
sate lor the loss. The president further informed 
tbe shareholders that, according to a telegram, a 
fire has broken out on one of the estates, causing 
coDsidarabls damage to tbe crop, aud only tbe 
quantity harvested was iusured. — L. and C, E.ri)rets, 
Ckrman East Apbican Pkoddck. — Tbe Ueruiau 
East African Company and ils kindred aaaociatioua are 
prorueUiug energetiuallv with their work uf dovelop- 
iiig tbe iiuturai renuurcea of their territury. Following 
tbe example of their BrilUh fellew-orguniaatiou iu 
scouting the aerviots of a practical Ceylon planter to 
Buperintond ita now culture, the German Eait Afri> 
can Flautation Compauy have engaged a Mr. John 
Sobimder, an eipericnocd Sumatra tobacco-plauter, 
aa expert adviaer for the i oultniea. Mr. SobreeJer 
baa already rummenoed his dotiee and pronuonced 
himself exceedingly aatlafied with tbe produce aud 
the oapsoitiea of the Luwa planiatioua. The German 
East Aflioan Company have beeu ao uiitortunate na 
to lose tho servioes of their plantatiou-raauager, Dr. 
Uindorlf, who baa bad to reaign through ill-bealtb. 
A auocowor to tbat gentleman will be appointed 
shortly. Dr. Pa'.eiB, who ia now commiBsioner iu the 
Kilima-niaru diatriot, reporta that he ia buay with 
plnntatioB work, and baa attained exoelleut reaulta 
already.— fViewifaf oiirf Druggiu, Nov. 11th. 
Cinchona in Java.— The reiiort by Mr. 
van Bomunde, director of the Government oinobona 
enterprise in Java, for the third quarter of 1891 
states tbat with the exception of a couple of showers 
in tbe latter part of tbe quarter the three months 
had been practically rainless. Night frosts were 
experienced, though in small degree, in places lower 
than any that have hitherto suffered ; but tho 
damage done was trifling. Tbe severe and con- 
tinuouB drought of the quarter caused considerable 
mortality among the plants put out during March 
and April of this year, in spite of the grounds having 
been kept moist by working the soil. This opera- 
tion was also carried out systematioaliy in those 
gardens where it had not already been done in the 
second quarter. On the setting in of the rain, there- 
fore, a vigorous growth of tbe plants is expeoted. 01 
tho crop of 1891 some 460.000 half-kilograms of 
bark were gathered, of which by the end of Sep- 
tember 318,272 pounda bad been despatobed to 
Tandjong Priofc. The orop of the last few months 
consisted chiefly of shavings from typical ladgerianas, 
obtained by tho scraping of second and third stems 
and thiok branches. The object of Ibis method 
of batvesiing was not simply nor chiefly to obtain 
bark, but tho formation of single-stomrued trees 
and the prevention of the caterpillar plague liy tho 
sparing of tho crowns. For it has been found 
that by means of a thickly grown plantation tbe 
increase of the insects is greatly birdored. The 
fact ia worthy of notice, that the bark obtained 
by the scraping of second and third stems 
and branches showed a mean yield of some 
10 per cent aniphate of quinine, and tbat by this 
harvest of shavings about 200,000 half kilos of 
bark will be obtaiued. On lOtb July aud 3.J 
Sept, sales of bark of tho crop of 1890 were held 
iu Amsterdam. The unit price for manufacturers' 
bark ainouiited at those two sales respectively to 
6^ and 6 cents. At (he end of the quarter there 
were 3,604, COO trees in the Govornmont gardens, 
viz : — In the nurseries— 440,000 ledgeiiaua (including 
30,000 grafts) and 413,000 sucoirubra — total 883,000. 
lu tbe open — 2,109.000 ledgariana (luolucliiig 270,000 
grafts and cuttings and uxolusivo of the 3,000 
mote or less original ledgerianas), 2,200 oalisrya 
and hasskarliane, 021,000 sucoirubra and caloptira, 
47,900offioinalis, and 1,600 lancifoUa — total 2,781,000, 
Cinchona Sampling in Amsterdam. — The 
V/ieimel and Druggist of Nov. 14th says : — It is well 
known that for a long lime tbe method of sam- 
pling oinohona in Amsterdam has failed to give 
geoeraUsatiefaetion. Thu plan hitherto followed has 
been to allow tbe analysts appointed by tho importers 
and the agents of the buyers to lake against payment 
each a sample of bark from every bale ot o rtiin 
paroel, Experience has shown that the analyses 
of the samples are not only often at variance with 
tbat of tbe bulk of the paroel, but absolute, or even 
approximate, accord in tbe results obtained from any 
one parcel by various analysts is exceedingly rare. 
This uneatisfaolory result probably arises from the 
fact tbat the samples are always taken from the 
top ot the bale only, whereas the contents of tho 
package are made up of parte of various treea, differing 
in alkaloidal oonlenta. In order to remedy these 
drawbacks a meeting of gentlemen interested in 
the subject was hold in Amsterdam on Ootober 
80lh, under the auspices of tbeKina-Etabliseement 
or cinchona warehouse. Mr, Gustav Brioglob 
presided, and there was a full attendance. After 
some disouBsion it was decided, praclioally unani- 
mously, to adopt a fresh system of sampling 
mnoufacturiug barks. The Kina Etablisaement will 
provide, at an estimated cost of from 4001 to 3001, 
a 3 or 4 h, p. steam engine, mills and other plant 
required for drawing samples oii tbe new system. 
Importers and merchants are still to be allowed, 
if they like to draw samples on tbe old plan, but 
it is thought tbat few, if any of them will do so. 
Under the now sobeme tho samples will be drawn 
by special instruments from every part of each 
bale forming a paroel. Tho whole of this sample 
will be ground to powder, and a 150 gramme 
(about 6 oz.) sample of this will be furnished to 
each applioaut. The oost of the new method of 
sampling to the Kina Etablissement ia oompuled 
at about 31 per bale, aud to defray this tho im- 
porters will pay 2d per bale sampled and a charge 
of 2d per 6 oz. sample will be made to all appli- 
oauts. Tbe quinine manufacturers declared their 
approval of the scheme except the agent of tho 
Frankfort works, who announced his intention to 
adhere to the old method. The Brunswick works 
stated that they would requite samples unground 
as well as ground. 
