No. 5.] 
MAY, 1906. 
[Vol. V. 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
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FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, M. A., f.l.s., 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. 
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J. B. CARRUTHERS, F. L. S., 
Director of Agriculture , F. M. S. 
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CONTENTS. 
Tapioca as a Catch Crop for Rubber-By H. N. Ridley 
Ceara Rubber— By J. C. Campbell ... 
Analyses of Rubbers— By H. N. Ridley 
Rubber Notes from Consular Reports — 
The Old Rubber Tree at Penang— By H. N. Ridley 
Large Ceara Tree in India — By H. N. Ridley 
Rubber Exhibition in Ceylon ... -•* RiriTWV 
New Pamphlet on Rubber.-Tapping Methods— By H. N. Ridley 
Agriculture in the Seychelles • ■ • ■ ■ ■ 
Ramie— A Vast Industry Opening— By D. Edwards-Radclyffe 
Vacuum Dryer for Rubber— By J . Livingston ... 
United Planters Association, F. M. S. — Report for 1905 
Personal. — Agricultural Show — By H. N. Ridley "* , 
India Rubber Market Report.— Gow, Wilson and Stanton, Limited 
Federated Malay States’ Labour Question 
The Ceylon Agricultural Society 
Ceylon’s Place in the Rubber Industry 
Rubber in Coorg 
Experiments in Krian 
Register of Rainfall 
Meteorological Observations, General Hospital, Seremban, For the 
of April, 1906 
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