No. I 



JUNE, 1911. 



Vol. X. 



Agricultural bulletin 



OF THK 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S. 



Page. 



The Draught Spell ... ... ... ... ... i8l 



Soy Bean (Glycine Soja) ... ... ... ... ... i86 



Notes on " Soil and Plant Sanitation " on Cacao and Rubber Estates l88 



The Malay Medical Journal ... ... ... ... 189 



The " Rubber Co'jiKry of Amazon " Review ... ... ... 190 



Travelling of Rubber Seed ... ... ... ... 191 



The Germination of Hevea Seeds ... ... ... ... 192 



Stumping on Estates ... ... ... ... ... 195 



Preliminary Note on another White Ant Causing Damage to New 



Clearings ... ... ... ... ... 196 



Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 198 



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