Smithsonian Report, 1945. Edwards 



Plate 5 



1. Transporting Abaca Fiber in Southern Luzon. 



In the coastal regions, or in places where there are roads, abaca fiber may be taken from the farms to the 

 nearest market town in car abao carts. (Photograph courtesy Philippine Bureau of Science.) 



2. Transporting Abaca Fiber in Davao Province. 



larger plantations in Davao Province, the bultos of abaca fiber are usually moved from the 

 plantations to the markets with motor trucks. (Photograph by the author, i 



