No. 10.] 



OCTOBER, 1911. 



Vol. X. 



Agricultural Bulletin 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 



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



Director of Botanic Gardens, S.S. 



Page. 



On the Occurrence and Nature of Spots on Para Sheet and Crepe ... 318 



A New Pepper Disease ... ... ... ... ... 320 



Padi Experiments ... ... ... ... ... 322 



Difference Between Amazons and Plantation Rubber ... ... 323 



Fertilizing Pine-apples ... ... ... ... ... 327 



The Quality of Plantation Rubber ... ... ... ... 327 



Experiments in the Treatment of Preparation and Packing Smoked 



Rubber for Transport and the Market ... .. ... 332 



Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 339 



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