AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



No. 8.] AUGUST, 1904. [Vol. III. 



THE AGRT - HORTICULTURAL SHOW OF THE 

 COLONY AND MALAY STATES. 



The first of the combined exhibitions of the Colony and Feder- 

 ated Malay States was held in Kuala Lumpur on August 5th, 6th 

 and 7th, and may be described as the most successful Show ever 

 held. The full report is not yet to hand, but will be printed later. 

 His Excellency the Governor visited the Show on the first day, and 

 most of the planters, officials and many others from the Native 

 States and Colony, were present. The outbreak of rinderpest in 

 Selangor prevented the exhibition of horned cattle, which was 

 regrettable as some tine beasts were to have been shown. 



The Forest Department had a house built of bark of Shorea 

 mar.roptera, and roofed with attaps, in which were exhibited a fine 

 series of timbers, rattans, dammars, wood-oils and fruit-oils, gut- 

 tas, bamboos and other jungle produce. Among specimens of 

 special interest were some very large samples of Deudrocalamus 

 giganteus, the largest bamboo known. Several sleepers from the 

 railway of Tembusu and Chengei which had been many years in 

 use and were still in sound condition were interesting as showing 

 the durability of the wood. Dragon's blood, from the fruits of two 

 species of Dcemonorops, was shown by specimens of the fruits, 

 the prepared product, and a piece of palm spathe coloured with it. 

 Mr. MOORIIOUSE showed a very large series of rattans with leaves 

 and fruits, with native names. The dammars were exceptionallv 

 fine, most of the best known varieties being shown. Outside the 

 door stood two large plants of Dickopsis oblong if olia in tubs. The 

 whole formed a most interesting exhibit and reflected great credit 

 on the Forest Department. 



The next house contained the poultry and other stock, the exhi- 

 bit, however, was poor on the whole. Mr. Farrer-Bayxe's white 

 Shanghai fowls were far the finest in the whole shed, and were very 

 soon all purchased. Ducks and geese were few, guinea fowls 

 fairly good, sheep and goats were few, pigs were hardly repre- 

 sented, one little animal alone being shown, a large crocodile, a 

 bear and a deer were also exhibited in this enclosure. 



