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making an all-in cost c.i.f. London of $162.20 or 
$81.10 per acre. The above figures presume effec- 
tive baling at 50 cubic feet per ton, which is the 
allowance given by shipping companies. The acqui- 
sition of a baler is therefore essential for economical 
marketing. 
There is a good local market for Roselle ropes, 
which are generally made by the grower, but only 
a small amount of this fibre is being exported. 
When Roselle is better known in the home markets 
there may be a larger demand for the product. 
As an annual it has possibilities as a catch crop 
in young rubber clearings. On rubber land of good 
quality soil and comparatively free from timber, two 
or more crops might be harvested, but it would be 
unwise to continue its cultivation after the rubber 
trees are about two and a half years old. Roselle 
grows to a height of from eight to twelve feet and 
should not be planted within a radius of five feet 
from the young rubber trees. It has also been 
observed to be attacked and killed by Fomes 
lignosus. 
The plant can be recommended as a minor crop in 
view of the fact that the fibre can be prepared so 
easily by hand labour and that machinery is un- 
necessary. The process of retting and cleaning the 
fibre could be economically undertaken by any small 
holder; but small areas would not warrant the 
introduction of a baling press, which is essential if 
packing and freight charges are to be reduced to a 
minimum. This difficulty, however, might be over- 
come by establishing baling centres. In areas of 
any size a baling press could be profitably installed. 
