Department of Agriculture, 
' Federated ifalay states. 
Kuala Pilah 
June 18th, 1919, 
Sir, 
I have the honour to send you herewith an approximate 
estimate of the cost of opening up the Juasseh Fruit 
plantation. I would point out that the Director of gardens 
Singapore writes of 20 acres opened at Juasseh. The planted 
area is at pre3B»t^ 10 acres. A further 5 acres is felled 
but not yet cleaned. The 1^ acres planted has been cleaned 
of all timber, and all large stump3 extracted. 
2. It is somewhat difficult to estimate cost of upkeep, 
as various other experimental work has been carried out 
on the land; e.g. tobacco trials. 
Cp3t of opening up antf planting 10 acres.of jungle 
1 and at JuaS 3 eh. 
Felling, burning, stumping Q $100 per acre $1000.00 
140.00 
120.00 
50.00 
96.51 
30. Op 
$1436.51 
$540.00 
60.00 
$600.00 
3. Five acres have recently been planted with Centro3ema, 
which, it i 3 expected will considerably reduce upkeep 
expenses in future. 5 acres hae^ been lent to the Public 
Works Department who are to plant one crop of ragi, and to 
leave the land reasonably clean* This will then be planted 
with a cover csrop. 
Fencing material 5 3trands barbed wire 
Cost of erecting fence about 
Nur 3 e rle s about 
Cost 20 mango grafts from India 
Approximate cost of other plant3 (local) 
Co 3 t per acre for planting $143.65 
U PKEEP CHARGES . 
3 men @ $15 per mensem for 12 months 
Implements re about 
Annual upkeep charge per acre $60.00 
I have etc., 
Sd/ D,H.Grist. 
The Director of Agriculture, 
Federated Tiralay states. 
