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effects on the Para rubber tree on different soils of the various 

 nitrogenous, phosphatic or potash fertihzers. 



The average cost per acre of the above formuhi excluding lime, 

 will amount to $20 to $25 per acre. This does not include transport, 

 freight or labour. 



Lime can be purchased at 80 cents to $I per picui. 



L. Lewtox Brain. 



INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITION 1911. 



The following reports b}^ Sir William Taylor, K C.M.G., and 

 Mr. L. Wray on the Malayan section of the Exhibition contains 

 much that should be carefully considered by planters in Malaya. 



It will I think be conceded that so far as the Botanic Gardens, 

 Singapore, Forest Department and the Department of Agriculture, 

 Federated Malay States, were concerned on this side and the Malay 

 States Information Agency, with the assistance of Mr. Wray in Eng- 

 land, were concerned everything that possibly could be thought of 

 and done was done to make the Malayan Exhibit a success. The 

 part of the exhibit they were able to look after themselves has been 

 favourably commented on and the accessories of the exhibit com- 

 pared favourably with those of any other country. 



In fact the only thing required to make the Malayan exhibit a 

 really notable success was the rubber. It ought to be evident that a 

 rubber exhibit cannot be made out of accessories, however necessary 

 these may be to the proper framing of the central exhibit. 



The Department mentioned above could not supply the rubber 

 — this much must come from the plantations. All that they were 

 asked to do was to forward their samples to the Department of 

 Agriculture in Kuala Lumpur, where they were sorted and packed. 

 The Planters Association of Malaya forv/arded the rubber to England 

 where it was taken charge of by the Malay States Information 

 Agency. 



Yet only 34 estates out of over 700 could take this small amount 

 of trouble over a matter which affected the prosperit}^ of the rubber 

 industry of Malaya and it was left to the thirty-four estates, and 

 among them special credit must be given to Bukit Rajah, Chersonese, 

 Highlands and Lowlands, Linggi, Vallambrosa and Lanadron, to 

 prevent the Malayan exhibit being a total failure- 



This lack of the spirit of co-operation between the plantations 

 among themselves and between them and the departments concerned is 

 I venture to think the most important point broughtout by the Rubber 



