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ALTERNATIVE CROPS TO RUBBER IN

MALAYA

PINEAPPLES AS A SOLE CULTIVATION

BROADENING THE BASIS OF

AGRICULTURE

Singapore, Sept. 19-An important paper on the extension of alternative crops to rubber in Malaya, by Dr. H. A. Tem- pany, the Director of Agriculture, and Mr. F. W. South, the Chief Field Officer, Department of Agriculture, was rend at the Conference of the Incorporated Society of Plautera. It was am- phasised that, while rubber would remain the principal agricul- tural product of the country, there were many other directions in which Malayan agriculture might be developed

On the question of pineapple oultivation at was stated that there seemed to be no reason why it could be undertaken profit- ably as a sole crop? Planting as a sole crop allows more plants per acre with a resultant increase in erop. It also allows of better internal communications with more frequent harvesting rounds and as a result a higher proportion of fruit in the right condition for conning..

The paper states:

TIDING OVER THE PRESENT CRISIS

Nobody doubts that rubber will, or without a small area of ten or continue to be, the principal agri- coffee. The establishment of such [-cultural" product of this country; Malaya in pre-eminently adopted for the growth of Hoven and the industry has become established more firmly here than any other country. Prosperity has been largely built up on the industry and whenever pormality, oner more "occurs in world economic condi- tinus the gradual re-establishment of an equilibrium in relation to the rubber industry is certain.

L'afortunately we are very far from, this and many years will probably have to clapse before it can be attained. As an immediate palliative of our present difficulties it seems that the safest course s for the time being to encourage the production within our own boun- daries of many of the staples which we a present import from abroad.

A Two-Fold Problem.

Our problem is two-fold: (a) is concerned with the immediate ne- cessities of the present situation, (b) more with the future. The ar ticles of which there are large im-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932.

THE POLICE

"STATELY PERIODS OF GIBBON.”

Up to the present pineapples have THE LANGUAGE OF 'always been regarded as a catch stop with rubber.Relatively little land is now bring planted with. rubber, and extensions of the area planted with other permanent crops are only proceeding gradually, while some of these crops are not suitable for interplanting pineap- ples. Consequently the supply of fruit will decrease as the rubber becomes mature, unless the cultiva. tion of plaeipples na a šole omp can be undertaken profitably.

There seems to be no reason why this should not be done. It is done suoccasfully in other countries. Planting as a sole erop allows more plants per acre with a resultant increase in crop.

The language used by the police in giving evidence and the "magni- Joquent" phraseology employed by the higher administrative officials in the compilation of the Metro politan Police Report for 1931, are commented on by the "Justice of the Peace."

In the course of discussing the report the journal states:

"The Commissioner is proud of the training school at Peel House, Experiments at the Pineapple and no doubt valuable work is done there. But the claim that the Station in Singapore Island on land previously under rubber and system is kept continually under pineapple, but now planted with review in order to keep abreast pineapple alone, already show that with modern ideas' is a little high, imanuring especially with phosphain view of the imperviouaness of tie fertiliser is a matter of import. the teaching in the giving of evid- ance in maintaining yields after the first few years when pineapples are grown as a sole crop..

ence,

"Year by year police language gets more wooden. Whole ranges of conduct are grouped under gen- eral phrases. "He refused to go away' means anything from de- fiance shouted in violent and obs

cone language to a dull persistence in remaining on the spot.

The demand in the United King sum has been very well maintain- unit, among European cultivators ed owing to the advertising cam- is quite feasible, but one problem paign carried out by the Malayan which confronts the intending cut- Information Agency. During the tivator is the same as that which present year Malaya has supplied

"A celestial army continually has arisen in connection with the about 90 per cent. of the total im-assiste a police force held firmly to improvement of similar types of ports of pineapples into Great Bri

the passive word. "The prisoner agriculture among peasant produ-tain. cors, namely the organisation of It must, however, not be forgot was conveyed to the station,' 'was restrained' was searched, wag. the disposal of the produce and in ten that other Colonies are taking

cautioned,' 'was charged," particular the circumventing of the an interest in the possibility operation of marketing rings. The obtaining a share in this trade. solution appears to lie in the or- ganisation of producers into mar ketinggroups on a co-operative

basis.

Tea and Codes,

Ten is a crop which has attracted an increasing degree of attention. So far there has been no difficulty in selling tea that has been pro duced locally and it has been able to compote very well with the chea per brands of imported tea.

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One final point ge which mention may be made in that at the recent Ottawa Conference a reduction was made in the import duties on Ma- layan pineapples. It is hoped that this may have the offect of resusci- tating the trade with Canada which had lapsed in consequence of the increased duties imposed in 1930.

Oul Palm Industry.

more

Further questions are always needed to discover whether the

witness did those things, or is only repeating what he has been told that someone else did,

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A Translation. "The preference, for Latin strongly marked, and apparently The prisoner was ineradicable, forcibly ejected, and persistently endeavoured to return," has to be

The oil palm industry has made translated by the court to an un- intelligent prisoner of no educa- steady progr069. In 1931

tion into, 'You were turned out, than 4,000 acres were planted, most- but kept trying to got back." Rome of the Caesars, dominates the speech of the Metropolitan Police.

total planted area in Molaya up to approximately 57,000 acres.

The world's supply of coffee is divided into two classes, "Brazily in Johore, which brought the lian" and "Mild." The low price for coffee on the Singapore market is due in part at least to the huge surplus of Brazilian coffee,

There are some stately periods not unworthy of Gibbon in the re- As was to be expected with a port itself. "The centrifugal ten- of residential districts," large aren coming into bearing, deney

fone-way workings were instituted the production of palm oil and in the vicinity, with a view to ports and which we could produce It appears that further exten- kernels during the first six months segregating the respective streams ourselves divide themselves into two sion of the area planted with this of 1939 at 3,547 tons of oil and of traffe, and so on. Such is the classes viz. (1) foodstuffs and (2) crop in Malaya should aim at 571 tons of kernels showed a mark administrative officials responsible magniloquent diction of the high other articles. (1) the most im-supplying the local deinand rather ed increase over the production ex for the systematic and discri portant are rice, vegetables, fruit, than the production of an export 2012 tons of oil and 400 tons of minating application of resources coffee and tea, poultry and egg, staple. That this aspect of the kernels in the corresponding period ferent parts of the district,"

to the varying needs of the dif while under (2) probably the most situation is realised is indicated by of 1831. The value of these pro "It is a pity that first-class promising is touneco, Other are the fact that the planted area was ducts in 1801, even though low work should be told of so dully: copra and coconut producte, palm increased during 1931 by about prices prevailed, had already ex redistribution of force and a bring- for there has boen a very useful oil, canned pineapples, tea and

3,000 acres to a total of 12,980 ceeded 81,000,000. There are bowing into use of modern methods in arocanuts and possibly tuba root,

10 factories in existence two of transport and communication. gambier, tapioca and one or two

which commenced operations this: more articles,

year, while a third is about to

Bice Cultivation.

↑ Nobody" enu fail to be struck with the rapid extension of this form of cultivation. The first con- sisted in the appointment of

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Rice Committee which sat during the latter part of the year 1930

ACTUS,

Tobacco's Possibilities.

Of products other than foodstuffs | start. for which Malaya is dependent on imports tobacco is one of the most important, as is shown by the fact that in 1931 imports of all classes amounted to over 14,300,000 lb.) valued at about $14,800,000.

Coconuts,

Turning to coconuts, we find two new developments both of consider- able financial importance which are taking place in the industry.

These are firstly the increasing production of copra by Malays in tieu of the old system of nut Bale and secondly the improved produc tion of empra on estates.

The Lepartment of Agriculture made a comprehensive survey of the bas during the last eighteen months rise industry of this country. In conducted experiments in the cul- its report it made a number of re- tivation of Virginia types of commendations ronny of which are tobacco. These experiments have The gradual decline in the qual being implemented. - One of the not yet proved conclusively that ity of Malayan copra which buyers most important was the organise- type of leaf can be grown locally tion of a separate Irrigation and which will meet the requirements Drainage Department which has of manufacturers of cigarettes but already embarked on a number of the indications are hopeful schemes for improving the water Experiments conducted by the contfol in relation to the rice crop. Department of Agriculture indicate The extent to which rios cultiva further that with more attention to better methods of cultivation tion has already augmented in un- certain. We know that in 1931 and ouring the quality of the local comparod with 1830, 60,000 more 19-grown, tobacco is capable of im ncres of rice have been planted. Provement, to an extent which

Other efforts have been experiment- al work in relation to improvement of rice production.

Farming for Europeans

Another crop concerning which nuch has lately been writion and

is the production of vegetables

would enable it to replace, much of the leaf at present imported to moet the demand for cheap cheroots and out tobacoo.

Pineapples.

While the area of about 51,000 cres planted with pineapples in Malaya in 1931 was if anything

for local murkets. Lately much less than that planted in 1930, the

assert has taken place over the past ten years has been further checked by increased interest in copra manufacture on estates,

While at the present time, the coconut industry cannot be describ od as flourishing, it is an undoubt ed fact that it has withstood the

remarkable⠀⠀ manner. Although extremes of the depression ka ja there are vast stocks of other agri- pultural products, lying unwanted in the world's warehouses, copřá has been absorbed as fast as it has been produced, pop a da

In concluding this survey we Would like to emphasise that, while directly the points which we have

treated are of secondary interest to rubber plantors they are of great importance in relation to the wel- fare of the country nu a whole; especially in conditions suck in the present the implications to the agricultural outlook cannot be nar rowed down to any one industry...

attention has been directed to the quantity of exports amounting to We hope that what we have said: possibility, of Europeans taking up well over 89,000 tons or 1,650,000 will serve to convince you that the lund to the Highlands regions with | carce con

view to the establishment of small however,

ming. units for the production

vegetables, fruft, pouf and undor W. herhans a few cattle and pigs with the

points outlined and their implien

od 1 record. Since, tion is being kept) prominently in ices were low the VIDW and that in many directions exports little there are efforts in progress to fos

kes an agricultural policy whi was below that of will broaden the economie, year by about 8300,000 the country,

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