No. 8.1 



AUGUST, 1911. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THK 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S. 



Page. 



Birds and Crops ... ... ... ... ... 232 



Cinnamomum Decshampsii ... ... ... ... 235 



Federated Malay States, Report of Agriculture for the Year 1910 ... 236 



Preliminary Note on Another White Ant Causing Damage to New 



Clearings ... ... ... ... ... 268 



Effect of Clearing of Forest on Rainfall ... ... ... 269 



Rubber Notes ... ... ... ... ... 271 



Notice, Note on sending Specimens for Examination ... ... 271 



Weather Reports ... ... ... .. ... 272 



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