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INDEX. 



Page. 



Preface xm 



Introduction i 



A. PREPARATORY ARRANGEMENTS. 



CHAPTER I. CLEARING THE GROUND ...... 9 



1. Nature of the soil 9 



2. Original covering of the soil 12 



a. Virgin and secondary Jungle 13 



b. Lalang soil 14 



c. Soils in which other crops are grown . . 16 



CHAPTER II. DRAINAGE BY PIPING AND AS A PRO- 

 TECTION AGAINST WASH I 8 



1. Drainage of the ground by pipes . . . . 18 



2. Surface drains 19 



CHAPTER III. GERMINATION OF THE YOUNG PLANTS . 22 



1. Choice of seeds 22 



2. Seeds and nurseries . . 24 



3. Stumps 28 



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