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crops and leguminous weeds co-operate in certain respects with 
the farmer, but often without the latter recognising their help. 
This, in certain cases, accounts for the notable fact that in the 
Tropics a soil which, from a European point of view, is very difi- 
cient in nitrogen, is capable of supporting vigorous growth of 
plant-life. The subject of incidental increment of plant-food in 
soils is one of extreme importance, and moderate methods of 
scientific enquiry have hardly reached the threshold of it. We 
have but begun to doubt the absolute correctness of the existing 
methods of estimating the fertility of soils. 
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Coffee — Palembang 
Tons. 
10 
$ 
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Bali > - 
6 
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... 
66.00 
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_ 
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. . . 
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259 
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738 
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IO 
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r 99 
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- 
1,097 
7*75 
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21.00 
8.80 
13.00 
15.00 
450.00 
300.00 
50.00 
74.00 
7.00 
48.00 
65.00 
80.00 
66.00 
31.62^ 
51*50 
4.25 
4.80 
5.80 
3 - 5 2 k 
1.90 
5*25 
5*25 
5.00 
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