Prospectus for the Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated 
Malay States. 
• has b S eTn C n„HuL a H B h lle » t i n "T A gr>-HorticuIture and other cognate subjects 
ba becn P ubIls . hed b y the Gardens Department at irregular intervals Uo to the 
douh? nH m V me nun ? b f rs hav , e been published and of their utility there ca P n be no 
the federated' M ™ uch bave the J been appreciated by the Planters in the Colony, 
the Federated Malay States and others, that a desire has been expressed that 
an n?ereT[ d A ^ , T ge T ! ncre , asin g nu mber of Agriculturists and others taking 
n interest in Agriculture, the time has now come when something more than the 
Bulletin mentioned above is required, 
old one Ind JIT Pr ° P ° Sed P ub , lish a monthly Bulletin, which shall incorporate the 
old one, and as far as possible enlarge its scope by making it the medium for the 
exchange and record of Planters experiences in all that pertains to their interests. 
3 - The lines on which it will be conducted will follow to a large extent those of 
similar publications in other Countries, such as the Agricultural Bulletins of Australia 
thingsTclude 6 d ' an S ’ eSpecially Jamaica ' and wil1 a mo"g other 
(a) 
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Leading Articles by the Editor and others. 
Articles on Forestry, Labour Supply, Soils, etc., etc. 
Extracts. 
Entomological Notes, Insect and Fungus Rests, etc. 
Reports of Meetings of Planters' Associations and their Annual Reports. 
(/) Nmesandq'uelfesJ * h ' C °'° n * ° r Federated Mal V Stat «' 
[g) Correspondence 
(h) Market and Trade Reports. 
(*) Weather Reports. 
. In pf ct . lts r ge l Wl 'I. be ? pen t0 the widest possible extent to subjects of interest 
^rontlv umed fhj} 0 ™ T th f maiH * is chic % intended I it therefore cannot be too 
strongly urged that to make it a success, and of real use to them, each one should 
makl ft a P Tlmer 7 'papT S TrTlTterr ,eVer Sma "’ ^ m ° nth ’ a ” d thUS in * WOrd 
here emphasise strongly the difference between editing a Paper and writing it. It is 
of the greatest possible importance that a band of contributors be organized g and this 
p? U ^ be , st * be .the Federated Malay States by the Chairman of the 
United Planters Association; in Penang and Province Wellesley by Mr. Curtis the 
1I fV SU ^ eri f' ten< f e M t ’ Botanlc hardens, Penang. In Perak by Messrs. WRAYand 
Derry the Curator of Museums, and the Superintendent of Government Gardens res- 
pectively. In Selangor by Mr. Arden, the Federal Superintendent of Experimental 
Plantations; and, when appointed, by the Chief Forest Officer of the Colony and 
^ alay S i atGS A J heSG gentlemen wiI1 » I feel sure, (if asked by the Govern- 
ment) be only too pleased to contribute to its pages and also collect copy in their 
respective districts and forward it to the Editor in Singapore. It is by this combina 
tion only that success can be achieved ; and so far as &eGardens Dep^rtmentTs con. 
reproduced eff ° rt ^ ^ ^ * S °' When P ossible illustrations will be 
S- Subscriptions payable in advance will be at the rate of $3.00 per annum, or 
% cents f< p - a .. sln ^ ffi co P^. and W1, l be received by the Superintendent of the 
Government Printing Office Singapore, to whom all orders shouldbe sent. Subscrip- 
wmi: l C °r enCe r0m the 1St ° f 0ctober nextj the date cn vvhich the first number 
S ingap ore, 1st A ugust, 1901. 
W. FOX, 
Acting Director , Botanic Gardens, 
