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Tobacco. The Department of Agriculture has 
carried out experiments on tobacco 
cultivation, and the conclusion has been reached 
that the production of this crop is possible on 
average good soil. 
The class of tobacco recommended is that suitable 
for the manufacture of cigars which are popular 
among the Asiatics; it will be wiser to fill this 
demand rather than to encourage the cultivation 
and curing of tobacco for the European market. 
Samples of tobacco leaf grown at the Government 
Plantation, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, were favourably- 
reported on by local manufacturers. 
There is a considerable quantity of tobacco leaf 
imported from Sumatra and Burma and manufac- 
tured into cigars locally. It must be remembered 
that locally grown tobacco is protected by Govern- 
ment, as it is not liable to the import duty on 
tobacco. 
Tuba Root A good deal of interest is being 
(Derris taken in the cultivation of Tuba Root. 
Elliptica). Chinese gardeners appreciate its value, 
but grow it on a small scale only, 
mainly for the purpose of providing an insecticide 
for use in their vegetable gardens. The cultivation 
of this crop, however, is being considered by the 
larger planter and one or two estates are now grow- 
ing Tuba on a fairly large scale. The Ministry of 
Agriculture and Fisheries, London, report that there 
is, as yet, no trustworthy information concerning 
the relative toxic contents of the different species 
of Derris or of the varieties of the species Derris 
Elliptica, since botanic specimens have not been 
