No. i.j 
January, i9ii. 
VOL. X. 
Agricultural Bulletin 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, m.a„ f.r.s., f.l.s., f.r.h.s. 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S.S. 
Page. 
Legislation Against the Dissemination of Pests . . . . . . I 
Rubber Cultivation in German Colonies . . . . ■ 5 
Eutypa as a Parasite ■ • • • • • ■ ■ . . 6 
Pink Disease Prevention Experiments . . . . . . • • ■ 6 
Bailey Memorial Fund . . • ■ ■ ■ • ■ 7 
The Planters’ Association of Malaya . . . . . . . . io 
The Rubber Exhibition of London, 191 1 • • ■ • ..12 
Gum Benjamin •• • • •• •• •• ..12 
The Occurrence of Red Patches on Crepe Rubber , • ■ . . 16 
Smoked Rubber • ■ • - * • • ■ • • 17 
A Hand Power Creping and Sheeting Machine • ■ ■ ■ . . 18 
Export Telegrams .. .. .. 19 
Market Reports - ■ • • ■ ■ • • " . . 21 
Weather Reports . • ■ ■ . . - - . . 22 
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