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XXXIII. MANURING . 244 



Taking Soil Samples Testing for Soil Acidity Testing 

 for Lime Determination of Plant-food in Soil Citric- 

 acid Test for Available Constituents Nitrogen, Phos- 

 phorus and Potassium the principal Manurial Agents- 

 Natural Supplies of Nitrogen Nitrate Cyanamide 

 Sulphate of Ammonia, etc. Phosphatic Manures Basic 

 Slag Potash Manures Cattle Manure Use of Lime, 

 its Advantages Argument in favour of Manuring 

 Rubber When Manure is required, and when not 

 Defence of applying Nitrogenous Manures freely 

 Needs of Particular Soils. 



XXXIV. RAINFALL 253 



The Urgent Need of the Tree for Moisture And of Bac- 

 teria Close-planting prevents Proper Moisture Supply 

 Keeping of Rainfall Returns Especially where Catch- 

 crops Amount of Rainfall necessary Conservation of 

 Rain by Cultivation Heavy Rainfalls and their Effects. 



XXXV. DISEASES 256 



Health of Trees Sources of Disease Increase in Plant 

 Disease Large Cultivated Areas and Disease Extirpa- 

 tion of Infected Areas Foines semitostus Encouraged 

 by presence of Dead Roots Connection with White Ant 

 Attacks Drainage and Fomes Inspection for Fomes 

 Treatment and Isolation of Trees Pink Disease and its 

 Treatment Canker Dieback Burrs Fnsciation. 



XXXVI. PESTS 277 



White Ants And Decaying Timber Extirpation by 

 Fumigation Mole Crickets Boring Beetles Wild 

 Pigs Monkeys, Deer, Porcupines and Rats. 



XXXVII. INTER-CROPS 28.2 



Catch-crops now out of favour Effects on Growth of Trees 

 Inter-crops Tea Coffee Robusta Coffee Cacao. 



XXXVIII. OBSERVATION TREES AND CENSUS RETURNS . 285 



Rows of Trees for Regular Measurement Need for Care- 

 ful Scrutiny of Records Census Returns Supervision of 

 Census-taking by Management. 



XXXIX. BUNGALOWS, COOLIE-LINES AND FACTORIES . . 287 



Bungalows Location Details of Construction Coolie- 

 lines Details of Construction Cottages for Coolies 

 Cost of Coolie-lines Factory Location Details of 

 Construction Arrangement of Engines, Machinery and 

 Tables in Factory. 



XL. VALUATION OF ESTATES ... .294 



The Six or Seven Years Valuation Table showing 

 Valuation based on Crop Returns Rainfall and Valua- 

 tion Condition of Land Planted Distances Klanang 

 Produce Company's Estate, Profits from Rubber and 

 Coconuts compared Rough Checks on Acreage when 

 Valuing Checking when Valuing. 



XLT. MEASURING DISTANCES . .298 



Measuring by Pacing Estimation of an Acre. 



APPENDIX . . 299 



Hints to Young Planters Hints regarding an Outfit- 

 Health Precautions 



INDEX 301 



