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arduous task. Forms are sent out in English and Chinese 
to all planters, except those occupying small holdings ; the 
information on each form being considered as confidential, 
only the totals, averages, etc., being published. 
Kelantan appears for the first time in the agricultural 
statistics of this report ; some 2,000 acres, with over 300,000 
trees, being planted in that State during 1908. 
The progress in Johore was more rapid last year than 
in any other joart of the Peninsula, the acreage under rub- 
ber in that State being more than doubled during the twelve 
months ending the 31st December, 1908.. 
This feat was also performed by Pahang, but the com- 
parative inaccessibility of that Stale has prevented land 
being chosen for rubber there, and it is therefore respon- 
sible for a very small acreage in proportion to the other 
states. 
Agricultural Acreages in the Federated Malay States, 
1907 and 1908, Excluding Padi and Horticulture. 
— _ 
| Selangor. 
PEIlA,t - ! Semklak. 1 Pahang. 
Total. 
1907. 
1908. 
1907. 
| 1908. j 1907. 
| 1908. 1907, 
1908, 
1907, 
J 1908. 
Coconuts 
21,321 I 
23,160 
57,776 
6r,o86 1 18,000 1 
18,779 15,463 
15,463 
112,561 
118,697 
Rubber 
1 61,552 
82,246 
46,167 
56,706 1 17,656 
27,305 1 86o 
l,79r 
126,235 
168,048 
Coffee 
Other cultivations. 
7,595 1 
6,009 
756 
641, 2,382! 
1,781 j 100 
10,830 
j 8,431 
chiefly Tapioca . . 
j 1,604 
286 
I0,2“0 
13,397 1 261 
, — - I 
10,853 1 • • 
IO 
12,135 
24,546 
Total . .i 
1 
1 92,072 1 
III, 7IO 
114,969 
131,830 j 38,299 ; 
58,718 ! 16,423 
17,464 
261,703 
319,722 
Coconuts. 
The “Consols of the East/* have again had a prosper- 
ous year. No serious outbreak of disease occurred, and 
the crops from mature palms were equal to the average of 
recent years. The relatively poor quality of the copra pre- 
pared in the Native States is a question which is receiving 
attention. The constant rainfall of Malaya makes it often 
impossible to properly dry the copra without artificial heat 
and renders it very liable to attacks of moulds and bacteria 
which damage its marketable value. It is possible to im- 
prove the quality by putting up light roofs which can be 
quickly placed over the copra being dried when rain is 
coming. 
Arrangements will be made for the Coconut Preser- 
vation Staff to instruct small-holders as to the advan- 
