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Excerpt from Bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics, Vol. 30: Nos. 4-6; April-June, 1910 At the present writing Plantation Para (quoted daily in two New York newspapers as Ceylon rubber) sells for over $2 per pound, and since the cost Of production (excluding interest on the capital invested) is between 8 and 36 cents United States gold per pound, according to labor, management, etc., it must be apparent that just now there is no agricultural pursuit in the world to compare with growing Hevea. There is no reason whatever why Para rubber can not be success fully cultivated in parts Of the Republic Of Panama, or other accessi ble latin-american Republics between 13 north and 13 south lati tude where the rainfall is sufficient, and Mr. Johnson's book in the hands Of a practical man will show how to go about it. Seedsmen, by the way, advertise their wares in the India Rubber World, New York, and in the India Rubber Journal, London. Both of these trade journals have commented favorably on this book. Mr. W. H. Johnson is apparently an Englishmen trained in the science Of agriculture, probably at the famous Royal Botanic Gardens, ' Kew, London, is now Director Of Agriculture for the Mozambique Company, East Africa, and was instrumental in introducing the Hevea tree in West and East Africa. At the present time there is more British capital invested in rubber growing than from any other two nations combined, and the coun tries producing the most cultivated Para rubber are Malay Penin sula, Ceylon, Sumatra, India, and Java. The output Of Castilloa rubber from Mexico is about equal to the output Of Para rubber from the island of Ceylon. TO sum up: Mr. Johnson covers every side Of the plantation question, lays particular stress on how to avoid plant diseases and pests, on collecting and preparing the latex (indicating that the smoke cure is the best), and gives many useful tables, costs, formulas, illustrations, etc. The only Objection to starting plantations now is that all the necessary capital has already been subscribed by British and Euro pean investors to take care Of the world's future needs in caoutchouc; but there is always room at the top Of a ladder, and especially for an American company honestly conducted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."