34 ^ 
the Colonial Economical Committee; sooner or later we must suc- 
ceed in procuring from German Colonies most of the tropical pro- 
^FinaUy’we mus^mration the colonisation of the “ oun ^; 
tricts in our Colonies: The time for introducing German Farmers 
has not yet come; we must begin by experimenting with the 
breeding of cattle andatthe same time introducing Hill cultivation 
like Coca, Cinchona, Tea, &c. As private enterprise is not like y 
to undertake such experiments, it is the duty of Government to 
smooth the way by starting smali experimental plantations.^ 
1 1th May, 1902. 
SOIL ANALYSIS. 
Results of an Analysis made at the Imperial and Royal Agri- 
cultural-Chemical Experimental Station at Vienna Austria; by 
Director Dr. DAFERT, of soil taken from Perhentian i mggi Estate, 
Negri Sembilan; the Estate is situated about 16 miles from the 
sea, on the watershed of rivers Lmggi to the West and Rembau 
to the East, at the southern extremity of the Gunong Angsi range, 
at an elevation of about 500 feet above the sea. 
Loss in Insoluble Phosphoric 
Water, burning, in Muriatic acid. 
acid. 
Potash. Nitrogen. 
Field No. i 
» " 
„ 3 
„ 4 
5 
Sample fr 
Field No. 1 
„ 2 
v> 0 
„ 4 
„ 5 
- 3'54 
- 4*20 
- 2-98 
- 2-48 
- 2 ’ 9 3 
im field; 
- i ’35 
- 4-20 
- 579 
- 2*10 
- 1-80 
11*58 
85-8 
*07- 
•24 
■22 
1775 
73‘8 
•07 
*i 6 
•23 
T l l 
93’4 
■04 
■20 
•14 
7 ‘o 8 
9 I- 4 
'05 
•21 
*IO 
8*81 
88-6 
•06 
'II 
•13 
which had been 
opened from 5 to 3 
years : 
6*31 
92.0 
*o8 
•23 
■08 
1778 
71-4 
■01 
•oS 
•17 
2-63 
93'8 
•09 
’ r 5 
•07 
8-82 
93-6 
•09 
•21 
•I 1 
8*36 
85 - 6 
■07 
■14 
■ 1 1 
CORRESPONDEN CE. 
COCO-NUTS. 
Peematang Estate, 
Jugea. 
Selangor, 24th April, igo2. 
The Editor 
Agricultural Bulletin. 
Dear Sir, . 
It is ^ratifying to notice by recent correspondence appearing 
in your paper that interest is at last '.eing aroused amongst 
