AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES, 
No. 8.] AUGUST, 1904. [Vol. III. 
THE AGRI - HORTICULTURAL SHOW OF THE 
COLONY AND MALAY STATES, 
The first of the combined exhibitions of the Colony and Feder- 
ated Malay States was held in Kuala Lumpur on August 5th, 6th 
and 7th, and may be described as the most successful Show ever 
held. The full report is not yet to hand, but will be printed later. 
His Excellency the Governor visited the Show on the first day, and 
most of the planters, officials and many others from the Native 
States and Colony, were present. The outbreak of rinderpest in 
Selangor prevented the exhibition of horned cattle, which was 
regrettable as some fine beasts were to have been shown. 
The Forest Department had a house built of bark of Shorea 
macroptera , and roofed with attaps, in which were exhibited a line 
series of timbers, rattans, dammars, wood-oils and fruit-oils, gut- 
tas, bamboos and other jungle produce. Among specimens of 
special interest were some very large samples of Deudrocalamus 
giganteus , the largest bamboo known. Several sleepers from the 
railway of Tembusu and Chengei which had been many years in 
use and were still in sound condition were interesting as showing 
the durability of the wood. Dragon's blood, from the fruits of two 
species of Doemonorops , was shown by specimens of the fruits, 
the prepared product, and a piece of palm spathe coloured with it. 
Mr. MOORIIOUSE showed a very large series of rattans with leaves 
and fruits, with native names. The dammars were exceptionally 
fine, most of the best known varieties being shown. Outside the 
door stood two large plants of Dichopsis oblongifolia in tubs. The 
whole formed a most interesting exhibit and reflected great credit 
on the Forest Department. 
The next bouse contained the poultry and other stock, the exhi- 
bit, however, was poor on the whole. Mr. FarreR-BayNE’S white 
Shanghai fowls were far the finest in the whole shed, and were very ■ 
soon all purchased. Ducks and geese were few, guinea fowls 
fairly good, sheep and goats were few, pigs were hardly repre- 
sented, one little animal alone being shown, a large crocodile, a 
bear and a deer were also exhibited in this enclosure. 
