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already occupies the ground and has the advantage of possession, 

 the absolute necessity of some means of locomotion to a more 

 favourable site becomes evident and the lesson to be learnt, espe- 

 cially by the forester is not difficult of application. Where all 

 start fair as in a plantation the conditions are entirely changed 

 for all get a share of light and are kept clear of obstructions 

 overhead. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Measurement of Para Rubber Trees. 

 To the Editor, 



Agricultural Bulletin, S. S. 



Inch Kenneth Estate, 



Kajang, Selangor, F. M. S. 



Sir, — The following may be of interest to planters of Para Rubber. 



A small area was planted on this Estate in January, 1896, with 

 Para plants obtained from the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. 

 They are now, therefore years old and they measure as follows 

 at 3 feet from the ground. 



Trees. 



3 feet and over 3 feet girth .. . ... ... 18 



2i 2\ „ 33 



2 2 „ 55 



Under 2 feet ... ... ... ... ... 54 



Total... 140 



The largest tree measures j feet 6 inches. I have no doubt that 

 still better measurements would have been obtained had the land 

 been kept clean. It was overgrown with weeds and lalang for 

 about 2 years. The soil, originally swampy, has been drained and 

 in one part where draining was neglected the trees died slowly 

 after reaching from 2 to 3 years old. Excepting those and a few 

 broken over by wind (these sent out new shoots and are mostly 

 doing well) there have been practically no losses. 



I see in the October number of the Bulletin Mr. Derry's esti mate 

 of girth at 6 years old is 24^30 inches. 



Yours faithfully, 



R. C. M. KINDERSLEY. 



Agricultural Shows in the Colony and 

 Federated Malay States. 



Kuala Lumpur, 

 November 24th, igoi . 



To the Editor, 



Agricultural Bulletin. 



Sir, — The suggestion thrown out by you in the first number of the 

 Agricultural Bulletin as to the advisability of establishing some re- 



