No. 10.] 
OCTOBER, 1908. 
[Vol. VII. 
Agricultural Bulletin 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
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EDITED BY 
H. N. RIDLEY, M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.H.S.. 
Director of Botanic Gardens , S. S, 
AND 
J. B. CARRUTHERS, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., 
Director of Agriculture & Government Botanist, F.M.S, 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
1. Improvements of Fruits in Malaya .. ... ... 433 
2. The Improvement of the Dairy Cow in the Malay Peninsula ... 437 
3. Some Diseases of Rubber Plants ... ... ... ... 43ty 
4. Notes on some Piscicides ... ... ... ... 443 
5. Ramie Fibre ... ... ... ... ... ... 445 
6. The Chinese Method of Rotation of Crops and Reclamation of 
Lalang Land ... ... ... ... ... 450 
7. Fifth Joint Annual Agri-Horticultural Show of the Malay Penin- 
sula. Held at Kuala Lumpor 10th, 11th, and 12th, August, 1908... 452 
8. Personal ... ... ... ... ... ... 481 
9. Growth of Gutta Perch a. ... ... ... ... 481 
10. Emergency Meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya ... 482 
11. Singapore Market Report ... .. ... ... 489 
12. Gow, Wilson and Stanton India Rubber Market Reports ... 490 
13. Exports Telegrams to Europe and America ... ... ... 496 
14. John Haddon & Co’s. Special Produce Letter ... ... 49S 
15. Ceylon, Straits and Malay States Rubber Reports ... ... 502 
16. Weather Reports ... ... ... ... ... 507 
To be purchased at the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, or from 
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited. 
No. 32 Raffles Place, and 194 Orchard Road, Singapore. 
Singapore : 
Printed at the Methodist Publishing House. 
