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holes how to refill them when planting plant 

 out when rains are about supervise operations 

 closely watch the carriers cost of clearing land 

 in Malaya importance of drainage San Bias 

 nuts again. 



CARE AND UPKEEP OF THE PLANTATION 206 



Avoid set-backs the question of weeding Mr. 

 Dean C. Worcester on cultivating Cogon grass 

 ploughing, harrowing the " Ipswich " cultivator 

 burning the weeds weeding round the trees 

 labour the "Goiya" system the W.I. "con- 

 tract " system coolie lines again keep them clean 

 watch your workers utilize weak, and strong 

 enforce cleanliness look after your men. 



DISEASES OF THE COCO-NUT PALM 216 



Few in quantity but make up in quality bud-rot 

 the worst its description other troubles their 

 remedies rats very bad beetles bug-lights 

 white-ants preventives use plant doctors be- 

 ware of false economy pay well and be served 

 well Rorer on pests. 



Bud-rot 224 



Due to Pestalozzia palmarum various authorities 

 discussed circumstances encouraging disease 

 how to tell its presence Stockdale (W.I.) on 

 remedies bury and burn cultivation and manur- 

 ing a help use basic slag plough the land- avoid 

 water-logged areas Johnston tells how he knows 

 bud-rot Rorer's list of experts on the subject 

 Johnston describes bud-rot minutely burying v. 

 burning how to circumvent the burning difficulty 

 a well-watched estate gives least trouble where 

 bud-rot starts the advantages of fungicides 

 Bordeaux mixture Johnston's book on " Bud-rot " 

 Bacillus coli a possible cause in Cuba Cuba's 

 coco-nut output ruined by bud-rot precautions to 

 take. 



Stem and Stem-bleeding Diseases ... ... ... ... 240 



Said to be caused by Thielaviopsis paradoxa\te 

 symptoms and remedies -the disease in Ceylon 



