52 PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE 



never in Batangas or Naik. Coconuts do not usually 

 thrive above 300 meters altitude. With the Igorots liv- 

 ing above 1600 meters, millet takes the place of rice. 

 The best camotes in the Islands grow at an altitude of 

 more that noo meters; and the best cabbages, above 

 2100 meters. 



Draw an outline map of the Philippines, putting in the places whose 

 rainfall is stated in this chapter, and put in the rainfall of each. 



Will abaca thrive better in Zambales or in Albay ? Why ? 



Measure the rainfall in the school garden for a month, and then com- 

 pute the average rainfall for that month. 



