Ficus Rubber
p. 14 · Read in the full issue
Letter to the Editor WE here in Samoa are very interested in the various articles on “Ficus Rubber in New Guinea”, and would appreciate a full description of the methods used, from tapping to curing, as carried out by Mr. Maxwell at Madang.
The “Ficus wind-breaks” planted here in former times to protect cocoa have destroyed some of our plantations, and heavily handicapped others. So it would be a great help if some use could be made of the nuisance, seeing that our cocoa prices average out for 12 months at £37 per ton—that is, for 100 tons of a first class product.
I am, etc.,
G. Miedecke.
Magia Plantation, Apia, W. Samoa. 19/7/1941.