This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...of the freshly-coagulated material? We should also like to know if they prefer to receive it free from moisture, in the smoked or antiseptic form, and whether they pre fer rectangular thin sheets, thin blocks, or biscuits. A definite statement from the consumers would be heartily welcomed by the producers, it would ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...of the freshly-coagulated material? We should also like to know if they prefer to receive it free from moisture, in the smoked or antiseptic form, and whether they pre fer rectangular thin sheets, thin blocks, or biscuits. A definite statement from the consumers would be heartily welcomed by the producers, it would obviate much waste of time and money, and lead to the establishment of definite standards for exports at an early date. Effeet of Rabbef on other Cultivations. The planting of rubber trees necessitates the destruction of the original forests, but sooner or later a new forest takes the place of the old. The cultivation of rubber vines (Landolphia) does not incur the destruction, but demands the retention of a part of the original forests, as the vines must have some means of support, or stems of living plants along which they can climb. Rubber cultivation is therefore fundamentally different from that of tea, cotton, camphor, etc., and in many cases leads to the re-afforestation of areas which have been allowed to lapse into waste compounds or chena land. The extensive cultivation of rubber trees will directly affect many other products cultivated in the tropics. At the present time Hevea brasiliensis is being largely planted among tea in Ceylon and South India, among coffee in Sumatra, Java, and South India, and among cacao in Ceylon. Castilloa elastica is being extensively grown with cacao in the West Indies, and to a small extent in Ceylon. Ficus elastica is grown with coffee in Sumatra. The distance of the rubber trees from one another is generally such that the intercrop of tea, coffee, and camphor will ultimately be choked out, and only in the case of cacao does the combined cultivation appear to be of a more or less permanent character. Fur...
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