No. 6.J 



JUNE, 1904. 



[Vol. III. Part 1. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES 



EDITED BY 



H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f. l. s., 



Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



A Review of the Introduction of the Cotton Industry in 

 Netherlands India, by Dr. K. W. TROMP DE HAAS 195 



Cotton Note ... ... ... 232 



Agri-Horticultural Show ... ... ... 232 



Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 234 



Rainfall in the Duff Development Concession during 



1903 ... ... ... ... 235 



Rainfall for May, 1904 ... ... ... 235 



Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 236 



Exports from Singapore and Penang to Europe and 

 America ... ... ... ... 237 



Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 240 



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