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Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot
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Description and the history of Coorg.

Conquered and annexed by us in 1834. My first visit to Coorg in
1857. The pioneer planters.

Planting without shade caused the failure of many of the
plantations.

After shade was introduced coffee flourished.

European and native plantations. Their number and the probable
yield from them. Expenditure per acre.

The kinds of manure used. Experiments by an analytical chemist.

Proportions of manure varied according to the condition of the
coffee. The time in which manure should be applied. Applications
of burnt earth.

Widespread results arising from the expenditure on plantations in
Coorg.

Rates of wages, and system of procuring labourers. Leaf disease
and Borer.

Remedies experimented on as regards leaf disease and Borer.

Primary cause of the existence of so much Borer. The terms on
which Government lands are sold for planting.
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