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of one or two feet apart oblong holes are made, in which 

 after some time the pieces of sugar-cane are deposited. 

 For the second method the soil is not tilled, but trenches 

 of 16 by 25 ft. in width and 12 ft. in depth are dug at from 

 3 to 5 ft. apart. The soil is thrown between the trenches, 

 then holes, as mentioned above, are made. 



§ 3. For the shoots, both systems use the tops of the 

 cane, cut at a length of 1 feet, after having taken off the 

 green extremities. They are held for some time in streaming 

 water and then are placed horizontally or slightly inclined 

 in the holes. Sometimes the shoots are also first placed 

 in seed-plots. 



Because of the disease, called „sereh", some people 

 dissuaded the constant use of the upper, and therefore 

 the younger part, of the cane for shoots. They thought 

 that hereb}^ the plant was weakened and rendered more 

 liable to the disease and they advised the use of a stronger 

 part. This advice has been conformed to, but without result. 



Afterwards they went farther still; instead of taking 

 cane-shoots, cane seed has been sown. Doctor Saltwedel 

 was successful in this process with the yellow cane, imported 

 from Hawai. This method has yielded good results. At 

 present several kinds of cane are cultivated with success 

 by the seed-sowing method. 



§ 4. In Java the sugar-cane is cultivated in ,,sawahs" 

 (rice-fields) and on grounds serving for dryer cultures such 

 as rice (this very seldom occurs). Clay-, as well as sandy-soil 



