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Padi. 



The cultivation of padi, the only large agricultural in- 

 dustry in which the European takes little or no part, during 

 1908 was successful. Good crops, except in a few cases, 

 being realised. Experiments in regard to methods of im- 

 proving the cultivation on the artificially irrigated area 

 were again carried out at Parit Buntar, the District Officer, 

 Mr. L. McLean, and Mr. F. GL Finch, Assistant Engineer, 

 Public Works Department, being responsible for their con- 

 trol and the accuracy of the data recorded, and thanks are 

 due to those gentlemen for the interest they have shown in 

 this matter. 



The damage done by rats in many padi growing dis- 

 tricts has been the subject of careful investigation and ex- 

 periment by Mr. Gallagher, the Government Mycologist, 

 and the methods he had laid down for the extermination of 

 this pest will in the future considerably reduce the annual 

 loss it causes. 



The value of the irrigation in increasing the yield con- 

 tinues to be very marked, and the damage done by eelworm 

 and other insect pests is much less within this area ; the 

 control of the supply of water enabling the cultivator to pre- 

 vent attacks of many of these evils which are encouraged 

 by a continuance of dry weather, or by the water standing 

 too long on the fields. 



The following table shows the result of the experi- 

 mental plots : 



Padi Experiments, Krian, 1908. 



J5 



Variety planted. 



Date of tinal planting 

 in field. 



No. of plants per 

 "perdu." 



Distance between 

 "perdu." 



No. of " perdu" per 

 acre. 



No. of plants per 

 acre. 



Date of reaping. 



Amount of crop per 

 acre in gantangs. 1 

 gantangs 1 gallon. 



Weight of crop per 

 acre in lbs. 



No. of grains of seed 

 in one gramme. 











ft. ins. 















A 



Kadin ♦ 



© 



34 



1 6 



19,360 



67,760 



c3 



384 



2,170 



48 



B 



51 * " * 



o 



34 



1 



43,560 



152,460 





418 



2,433 



50 



C 



»» * * ' 



o 

 O 



34 



9 



77,440 



274,040 



© 



324 



1,680 



54 



D 







34 



6 



174,240 



609,840 





282 



1,589 



49 



E 



>> " * 



CO 



1 



64 



148,464 



148,464 





340 



1,728 



52 



F 



M * " 



tH 



2 



9 



77,440 



154,880 



00 

 tH 



416 



2,144 



56 



G 





~* 



CD 



5 



1 2 



32,003 



160,015 



-u 

 tH 



480 



2,486 



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