Agricultural News

Agricultural News
Author: Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1912
Genre:
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Hevea Brasiliensis

Hevea Brasiliensis
Author: Herbert Wright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 736
Release: 1912
Genre: Hevea
ISBN:

The history of Para rubber. History of rubber plantations. Botanical sources of rubber. Climatic conditions for Hevea brasiliensis; Rate of growth of Hevea brasiliensis. Planting operations and methods of cultivation. Cultivation of cath and intercrops. Hevea rubber soils and manuring. Tapping operations and implements. How to tap. Where to tap. When to tap. How notable estates are being tapped. Effects of tapping. Tapping and yields in the Amazon Region. Yields in Malaya. Yields in Ceylon and South India. Yields n the dutch East Indies, Borneo, Africa, etc...