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A RiCB SUBSTITiTTE. 
maitcome from the middle pirt of bhe atatk 
before «tbe appearR'i&e of fl.j««rB. Tbe 
BeodoQB ased far plaotin<Y are cat dv^an 
by tbarp knives to ei7<4d breik&^jea nbieh 
them to rot, Fiunlly, the packers are 
made iB&dj ju^t prevLna^i to plautiug oa 
they dry up very quiokty. 
There are mnny methods cE pUpt- 
ing Tapiosa, Isfe, tbs MaSgftchi mi^bbod, 
2[id, the Bacftaiaa or Brjazilii^ii method, 
Zed J the Malay method, ubich is 
of three kinds. We sUall ccMigua 
oarietves to descrtba the chird m^tbodi a-^ 
it is th& iuo«t pracbicaL for the Malay 
Peiiimuia, 
'J HB M^L&T Way, 
la bighlaada, ^f^er the laori hitS 
been properly prepared, direuiiooa 
are takeo hf raes^ns of a ropa 
aod imall holea nre dajv iti the gtoond 
in equirea or qaincouciaUy after the 
maDoer of rubber planting The holes are 
29 or 30 ceutiinetrea id diameter and abo at 
Lbe Bame in depih. When the earth io 
thtne cavitteB has beeu well broke d up, the 
tapioca a- amp piece? are pu"' io, taking 
l^re&t care to place ihem in their oormai 
pssitioo, that is to aay, with the eye or 
seed bad npwarda. Ibey are partially or 
fully covered op, bat in the latter caae the 
baodiog proceea it very bIow. The 
atauap pieces n^ed for plaotiog are aboat 5 
inches io leogch and come frooi the stalka 
of the previoas crop ; tbay are planted Z' 
by 2^' ia inferior lands aod 6' by 4' in 
richer soils. 
A second method is instead of digging 
soiall holes, aa aientlonad above, a long 
narron cat io the earth is made with tht» 
