TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE
F!SCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1926
STANTON YOUNGBERG
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PLAJrrP....,.Oo,mw•DIVIBIO!l-,.Co:nllnoed. Plantm..e.-...o,ntinoei!.
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UST OF ILLUS'J!RATIONS
(0) Catgu]othir Joto,: and P"'l'ar!!la" rabbor ,bodo hi AbnoayR1bb.,.Pt..11.totloa,B.uonPrmiu:e._...-.. 34 ni.��S..i!.!"� p .:.. =:t:� to (�)PmofthoJ>l'Ollaiatuic ho... ·oliowiqoo&<aad =g•Bldlinpinpr<IJIOglltiql,on,nu!ffor.tll Vll .(o)Pll!tofthoA.lba,-ProvlnoitlNm-,ohow!,,g-,c,,... t ooodlillgJ,J>fl!l-<Oll'ee.-.___;:_,.__.___ o (O)S..Olh,pof!tiothroevuiotl"'<ltoofroo:lloll•lltl,E><-• Bll8a, .... Llberica.--.·-·-------- .. • VJil.(i,,).\JIO>tiono!tho...-...lfgrotte,f•arobmo-11.t TabimoePrr,,h,eial�Pn,po1p.tlonSwton,T•llony Cel,11. ---·-----·------,-----f2 (O)PartlolviowoftbePua:rul,be,ooedlinroR'l'llbo -"''"lP!""'l:'r1111oplilmBW!on,'l'II-. Ta-' · lo:!, IL(<1)�:n.;j 011 a,oll>OJllD!rOlloook, ll""l'lllldS mont!u,old.Tab""""Pro'1111!11lPJu.tP,opap.ti<>n SW:1rm, TDllrioJ, 41 (�) Voloncla "'""'" sufted on• IIOW" ,...,,,. llloOk, SJ yu.. ola,TabOllOOPnrfJno!n\Pbin>Prop,ptiml Station,T,ll""1, Cobu-.--------··-·-·-.. 41 X.Geuralvl..,.ot -•• Ecija Pnoinda\ Nunot7-······••• H Xl.(<>)TDhoooo1oedllnpdnfflQ'tlliby1\IDflllO...-•-•····-· 58 VL (o) P
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Ll$T or lLLUSTRArmh'S
TWE:NTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU 011 AGRICULTURE
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'l'WEN'fY-SIXTHANNL"ALREl'OllT
"r,ILAY'' (�ouaa mc:s)
BU!tEWOF/\GRICOLT�RF.:
15
16
TWUNTY-SJXTHA::,./NUALRE1'0R1
BlJR!;AUOFACJUCUL'l'URE
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18
TWBNTY-SIXTll ANNUAi, l<EPO!l.T
GE:>lEII.\L ADMlMSTRATlON IMPORTANT CHANGES
Bl'IDHUdPAGnICULTUJUl
19
20
TWIIN1:Y-SIXTB ANNUAL 11.El'{)KT
ACCOUNTING DIVISION Rushed p ayments of account.I!, especially the &a.latiea and trav..linge,:pen11e11of.thelleld force,werefrequentdlll'ingthe year; and the pral!tice of adVlll1ClllJI" funds to some of the field fl>J'Cetooovertheir travelingand incldentnl exp&MeSwascon tinued. Tlmprovincialt1:usurersalsoeontlnued pa.ylngourmen employeain theraooutlngpartles,uthe nature oftheir dutles demandsthat their aalui&11should bcp11id promptly. Anewpl!lllWlUlput!nopemti<>D.durlDgthe yeat'-llla!lingthe salary wurnnts of permane nt field employees to them innne di.atelyupon:recelpt thereof, dnlyeountersignedfromtheOffice of the Inimlar Auditor.· Heretofore, the re11peetive.divls!ollli1 mailed the Blllary checksof their field emplnyees only after the cor=ponding time cert!ficatea of the employees had been received. Thefollowingtablesarecomparatiwstatementsofthe tota.l e:ii:pendituresand ineomeo:f t heBurea.nfor the years 1925and 1926:
llUREAUOrAomcu1TUl<E
PllO?)!,llTrDP.'JSIO:'< SCOPEOFWOR>.
21
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22
TWENTY-8.lltTH ANNJ.!AL Uli'OIIT
The. total value of theenppli8Band cquipment purebased by thaBureau throngh thia officeemounted tot>J.41,771.76. Due to tha Hmltadappropriation for e�ulpment great core WWI exercised topurchaseon]y thoae thinpoonsideredmost ea..entlalforcarry ing on thom!lllifold activltiesof the dllferent divislons oitllll Bureau, @ecial attentlon hal'lngalwayabeengivento sclentiftc inetrumenta and apparatusesand agrieulturallmplements. Aa atated elaewberelnthil! report tbe workonp]aDtpestlnvestlga tlon andcDI1.trolworkwas moreintensiveth!syearthanlRSt. To provide more effil!lent and speedy meanafor conductingthelo cust seoutblg and extermination campaign! a new JN4D Curtis. alrplaneandtwol927morle1Harley-Davidsoumotorcycleshave beenacquircd. The propei,ty accountability of the Burea.u llf Arr!culture at the endolthefiscal yearle:
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l,1!711,966.64
The routine work bandied by the division tol!oWl!:
Thelncrea11e ln the ofll.ce workdue to the lncrea•edacttvitiea of the diffenmt orpnizations of theBn rean had also ita eouut:er part in the transportation eerv.iee. The two White trucks oov ered not le1111than 30,000 k:ilometers dnl'Ulgthe)'l!nr. Frequent triJII! outalde of the city limit• were also made. The foreign andlnaular sldJ)lllelltl!handledthlilyear gteatly8Xtll!eded thosa of the prooedingyear in volume and value, as mayba g!eaned fl'Omthefollowing:
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TWENT'f-S!XTI! Al>·�·u.\L !U:POnT
26
TWENTY·BlXTH ANNUAL REPO&T
:S.l/llEA!IOPl,ll!ll(J!ILTOIU':
27
v...tt'Qil.aMin.cline<li's.B&rizontai'll'Ulthw-of1'1<mt(ng {l.4 0/lrlota &,ga,'-0=• 8'1'!'.wiffl.Bm stafi,m.).-The varlllcy Biir Tanna gave a yield.of 61.88picul1ofsugar parhectue when t ha po.inbiwffl!plantedhorl!O<Jnlully;thoae plantedat1111anir\8 of'5 ° yieldedle,as,but tho•e plantedv,,rti.Cllllygl\ve the lowest 71eld---47.81pieulsofeuga:rperhectll1'eDll6P11B.8haUow<lrdU,atione:,;:pol'l,,i1111ta.-Deep cultivat i on gave<1bigge?yiel dboth in tonnage ofcaneand inpiculs ole11gar,the1ainbelng.lll.0Spi cu!e oflll)g'IU'p;rbectare. fufiluar tiiatB�A single aPI>lie4t ion o1. lll!lmonhun au\phatl! att h erate of200kilas:perheetal'cllllvetheb!ghest;yieldboth ln call(lal!dlneugarpe,:hectflra. The:plotfertilited-w!tb•hell lime at tha :rate of2,000kilai1perhect are1111velpi<:utrnore thlmthellO!ltrol. Tbat wherel,OOOkilosperhecl:arewereap.. pliedll'&VBalower yieldthaii.tbecontrol plo t . Green llllUIIU'e J111V11thelowfflyleld----<!V81llower tban t hato.ttbe contl'O!:plot. Da/oliati<Jno:tporim•m.-Stripp:il.i l the •talks ofeaneo.ttlle oldleavesat the a geo1.7monthsillCN:U.sedtbeyfeidllO.S7:p!cul.e parhectlll'sl: Tobru:oo-Wra.m,"1'1"ffi6t71toat(lmg(l!O.Tabmc..o� st,,ti,m).-ln wrapperJield,47-BakerSUIQatmledwitil46per cent,followedby43-s.P.No.1WithS8percent,and40-,S.I', No. !lwith84par cent; 61;-.Hav!UlellSieyiald!l4 percent, and J.S....Fllll'lda Sumatra 20 per cent. In tot al yield, 'LS-Florida SlllllAt ra came out ftr&t with 4(1 quint.ala (1,840 ki1oa); 47.. Baker Sumatra gave S7.31 quU!tu.J.a (1,71 6.116 kilos): 40-S. P. No. 2, 36.41 qolnbile (l,62S.1!6 kilo&); 48-8. F. No. l 28.29 quintab (l,801.:U kilos); and 66-Ravan9PS!e 24.88 quinl:ala (1,134.86)per hectare. Fil!•r 1'/ll'ioti, te:9t (Ilagan TobaCGO z.,pa,-im,,m Statz'tm).16..Jlepollo ll'B.vethe beiltyield�1.8S quintale {l,'l'42.4S kllo&) per hectare; 6-Pampano Ne. 2 Ia!lowe,i wi t h 38..86 qulntals (l,672.li6kilo&);theneameli1-Paffll)llnoNo,4wlthS2.7'1'qu!n tala (1,50'l.43k!loa);12,.Pan,.paru, No; 1, with 32,69 qulntu.la (l,499.l4kflcs);U-Eapada,wil:hSI.l0qu!nta1'(1,'30.6ldlc•); 61!-Vhea,ya , with 30.65 qnintals (1,409.9 ki lo•); 17-I'llmPllllO No.3with29.1Gqnintnis (l,341.86kilos);andSll-Bahia,with 21.86qnintals(l,006.6 6kilos) per heetare. Leaf vrim"la (1/Jlgan ToOOcoo E:.1'8rlm�m StutionJ.-lJar. vesilng47-BakerSu1D11tra60daY!lnft erkansplijnting prodnced t he beilt wrapper leavee. TbDSe hll'vested Inter were not BO i:J.osay, tootbickand badlyspotte�.
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TWIINTY-SlXTH ANNUALKE�OKT
Sam,rJ:ra (kailijjb.) methodofplat1tl•'Owmppertob11COO (Sa,. nmay.;m Tobacco �ariment S1,o.tion)�The growth, d8Velop m<!ll.t, and stand of Ihaplants were excellent. S. P. No. 1 aud Florida.Sumatraprodueed89Bklloennd64lkiloaoflea:ftoba.C<IO with 19.69 percantand!!4 .40pei·eentwrappar,reapedively. I11temrt11e 113. Ezt0ll4iva 1�ethod of p!a,,1Ji1W lob!>o;eo (8"'11mtlf(m
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atPikit inl923andl9&4. Off..sea,,onpla,,iino tcslw (Sa1'!!111<yv,n Tob«e<:0Ext,MHl1et1I sta tion) .-Byoovcrlng the seedbedwith cheeoecloth and bytrans planting in raised bedll it WBSmado p o ssible to hnl."Wllt 1,040 Jrilosofleaftobacco from one heetm:e. The aeedwas sown in Juooaud harvested!nOetober. Toba�oo tOBts (Lm UIIWn Tobac�o E:cparimont Stalion).-SO fa.l',ithaabeenfoundtbatS eptember(latterpartoft hemonth), October, a.nd N ovember are thobest mDIIthe fo r sowing theto Jiacco seed and November and December the beat time for trans plantiDgtheseedllD11Glntbefield. lnspiteofadvel'l!ewetttl,er conditions during the11)26-26 S<!IIIOD,the Florida-Sumatra,RenUlPu.got, Pampano No . 2, and Repollo, inthe variet y tests, came o utwithpromisingl'llsults. Oilier �b ,:rops-VM'iet'!{ 16111 of peanufa (Lama<> Ew1/ffUIW)l.tStation.)......Ofthetwl!lveVRrletiestelited the bestyield crswere: the Spanillh,glving690.11ld\oe;the Tennessee Red, 657.33ki1n•;theBan.l'oaeNo.S,043.6lkil so ;andSanM!lten 019,05 kilo! of unshelled peanuts per hectare. The avenge cost ofproductloniii"l08.60perheetare. Gowpctl8 {Lrlww 8:i:p61"immt Stu!ion).-TheN ew Em oow peaheebeen t'aund tobethe bestofthesil< va.rieties tested. Its )'leldofseedperhcclarewas'7G8ldloe,theoost ofproduct:fon of whfoh was 1"48.30. When planted in the months of Septem ber, October, 11nd November, the yields obtained wcni good. P lentingimadeinthe montha ofMoyand.l'uneproducedmore �loea than pods.
Re1a�11:tYgt:!t�!�ro::�!1��1:ou�:�:
Provineo,642.10klloaperhectare;Babulcas,52fl.2Dkilosper heclu.rc;Momnngan, 500.HO kilos per heetare; and Laman White, 495.70k!o l epcr heclare,
SURP.Atr �F AGRlOULTG!IB
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30
TWJ<NTY-S!XTHANNLAJ. mwom
BUREAlJOl'MRTCUL'rUHE
31
32
'i'\\'E!WY-SIXTHA:<rNUALRErORT
berB0,1926,1:appingdaUyiJI yieldpertrelip(!l,"day-14'grari,sn!deyrubber,. ,,, ,, C'omJ1m-aUwstesto/hal/-;az,{Nland-V-a�.1Mtii6.roftiw,i,ig dail!,alldaltarnate�.-H�-spiriilt.a}lpillg·aa�lOgr&INI d. .lSgramijdey dryrubberl!,11 da.llytapplngs,res�vely,per p!ng zave 10, name dey"�ubber _
�;/.�;.T���-!smatie., ,.> __ .,·,/:-··�,·-;,;-. C11!11P41'l¢1116't6-,t.ofll/tfflwon.mid.lllOl'mffd�lffg'.-'.,l'11P• ping wi,, 1111�.!11temll1ill"dal)y� tbamor(lingrm 9Bl'll.l'll6iln'.:
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dryrubberperclll;v,.�vely._ ,;-;<-·.·-,:,- .• ;·• Com;a,ratltt6j)Nl�p/·w,ppinq ,mla!lel �lfflll,a,v at66pelopes.-TllaproductlanP6l"tree_IX!l',d111oftreesp!�edol( JOVlllplainswltbdally.tappiuwa,9gJ:&m11dtyrabbe. r,lindwlth'· alteniatedailytap�g:l(gramadry.rubb9!.;.1I1ateeppiaC11S daUytapptng,lfllve I2 grallll dl'Y_rnllbef ,ond��atu.�-�11"-· .,• "" pi!IA'gQW9gralllSdryrubh&r, '
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Goo��!l;!,'Btcm,8iln,eri1aoltd.-Eiaht.BYI.� were lt1V811!tip.tl!d,_ The·maintenane6 _'4. !crlntion waW far · 06'lble_in.anyof� deyseuoncroN1ixlKCW11BfOIIIld�dl;rp ays�= 111e:Ambul'11Yan Imgatfo11 Byel-elp, l!JadY ,-
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'l'WENTY-SJXTI.I ANlillAL REPORT
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(a) A smoke-house for rubber on the Rio Grande Rubber Estate, Cotabato Province
(b) Coagulating latex and preparing rubber sheets in Abucay Rubber Plantation, Bataan Province
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TWE'.1TY-S1.\THAKXUAL JIBPORT
BUREAl/OPAGlmlUI,TIJIIE
37
rate. The coat of op,:,rating the traotor with the mower is from'PU6tot>811lulctar<>arxlofthenat ivemethodo£harvest• fog7iooby hsndwith the llncao1>8to1'10. C"W}erati�• wial plami"o work 10itl, dif!IYl'e'/1.t cropa.-Thel'(' were,atthemd oftheyear,atotal of2,GOlcotlperatorainthe ditl'ereot IIl'ovincea doing trial planting work wlth various er<>P11 lncoilpel'ation with this BIIHlln. Among the provineea havlngthe m.. t coBperatoraare•T1ulac,Pangasinan,Oeddental NegrOII, Ioabela, BablnllllS, Cavite,and Pampanga. R�.--The �ults o!coHperutivetdal pianting of ricejn 'different place,,;aretobulatedbelow:
Oo/ipcratfuo rino fs,11i/J.ze,· o:i,pcrl111011ts.-.An ai,p!lea!ion of lOOkiloa o!ammlWfum,ntlphatetoa.poor r ci efield•tAlabang J>lantedio:Miican rice;nru,eaaed the cropl.7perCllllt and a 200.Jd1o applicationgave a11incre11ooof27.Sper<:ent. In Ballwag, Bulacan a 100.Jdlo application or ammonium sulphate gave an !DcL"el!ae of 10.5 percent; wl:,lle ln unoU1e: 1W1&a200-kilo app!lcatio n producod an lnc""a"e of22.5perCCllt. SU!lflr amo.--Among the beat of the manyS!llPlr-cane v arie tiM intJ)oried and a,iclimatized by the Bureau of Arricultore aro Badlla, New Guineu 24.-A and H-109. Coapemtivetrjll.l plantingofnugnrCIIIle0.11abo-aho (volcanfo) soil ln Occidental Negroe :resulted a.a follows: Brullla, 105.68 p!culs of sugar per hect.nl"'i New Guine&, 24---.A, 104.20; Hnm bledon, 426185,SO; YellowCaledonia, !lll.'Tl; nnd Ne(11"<1a purple, !U.SO. Tobacco�The varieties 10-Repollo, Pampano No. 2, 43..S.P. No. l,47-Bakl!rSumatra andHnvanensls ha.vebllen found to beverywell adnptedtoeondftlonain bathCaJ!B9nn nndianbela province.a.
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TWENT'(.J;IXTH AISl'l.UAI, REPOR7
�UO!l'A.GtlCULTUKE
39
ofexten,ionagants fro111d.ifflll"elltpr�lnce,,could notbe com pliedwlthfDl'wa11tofwson11eliomanyC8.l!e11. Jtowevertbel'rovlnceo!Suri1111owll:h oncagent11111!lirnedwas lstr
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PW!t materials diatribnted. :Aborrt 1,824,50!1 seeda of Para rubber and 45,000 \anion Beeds were propaga.ted for distribution pnrpolll!I. Thero bi ,o big a demE.11d for Excelsa nolfee &eed8 that the rrrders can not all bosuwlfed. llOll!laULTIIRALOAHPA.IGN Theresult of thecarnJ>IUlmlntbeplantiniroffrultb:ee&in the district.a where agents 111"8 =igocd we>:e:
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The agentshelp the far1ners lay out their orehards 1111well a,bydemonstratb1g thedifferent methodBofpropugat:i?li'Pl&otl!I and Improving thl!lll r ight OIi the farma. There 1Wl'8 3,702 citrusnnd71otberplantabudded,2,Bll3man11Qan114filan11<1n graftedfol926. ThereWt!l:'ealso232la.uzon,2(19chlco and!IS o therp1e.ntamarcotted,arui2,018ooft"ec, l,132cneao,8l7 i:ltru5, and434rn!ecelhuteonsplantspruned. Another activity In connection with the horticultural cam palgn!sthellncouru.ginroffal'lllerato establiahthetr ownnlll'lle• riesandpropai:ateaeedlingstheynood,aathe.totlonandnurSl! rie.o of the Bureau cannot fully meet the dem11nd for ]l!lmting
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TWENTY-SIXIH ANNJJAL llEPORT
In the.ee priv"ie 'nm·�eriea the seedlings growine
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E,vense,up to J)ecemher 10, 192! .._
These figures do 110t include the v:,lue of the plants set out forstoekamltho,einlheorehard.
l!UREAUOF AORlCULT!J!tE
43
44
1'WENTY�IX'l'H ANNLAL REPOl<T �UNICjPAL NUR£f.P.1\:S
46
l\\'CNTY-mXTII A�NUAL !UlPORT
BURI:AUO>'.\GR!CLTL1l'RF.
47
Batl,llaintt-oduccdinJirev10uayrn,·smPang.ssinanandBnlacaa havegivengoodyidd.s.
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TWENTl--SIATII ANNUAL REPORT
As usual the nctivitic.s of the Division durin� the yc.sr were the following:
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TWENIT-SlX'!ll'. AN:<!UALREPORT
seel10n1;; of Act2472):aRd (3) fundfromthcreglllarapprc,.. priotionofthe.province.
BUllEA.UOFAGRrotlLTIIKB
5l
The infestation dnrlll.i"l926iosummarizoilin table. Theloc:ust work durlngtheJ'l!al'ws,, on the whole satlsfa<> to17. ThelocustinBpeci:ors of theBureaunceived tbaCOOper atlon of the Colllltabuiaey and of Pl'(IVinclal and mUJ:licipal officials, to a l!I'eatOT en&llt, porhnpa, than in prevloue y(llll'l!, There were no lrregu)adtloo of 11111 Importance in connection with the enfDl'Ol!meot of .Act 2<172 and oa a result llffl8.t damage bytbu loeDBtswaspreveut.ed. All the provbtoes Usted in.the loltowiug table il!il erlei'mi ution work under Act 2�'72. Qaro.n, whi ch ,vaa the llllly pro vlncethat enfol'ctlilAct81461nlll25, diaoontinued doingao inl926due to thaillf6elllties enoo1IU!eredln anforcingib Pl'OVisiolll!. The fable on the :follaw:ing page ahows the amotmt of loot12b destro!'1"l and am ount of ilamagl! done by thelnl!<!cl& The figures were compiled f?om r"llorbi of locust iMpectDl'II, co1111tabullll'yandprovineialnodnmnlclplllolliciale.
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TWP.N'rY-S!XTH ANNUAL REPORT
nlJRJ!.\U OF AGll!ClULTL'RE
ii3
!NS1'EC•r10,;- OF IN0011llW AND OUTGOING J'LANT MATERIAL�
54
TWEliT\'-SIXTH ANNUAL/fEPORT
P.\TliOLOGICAL ,\.�0 UTO�Ot.oOlCAL !NTl>ICEM'!Ol!S Pa!Mlogil:a!
IIUREAU 01' A.GRICULl'U!IB
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56
TWEN1'Y-S1X1'H ,NNUAL H�POWr
TIU,U,:AUOr<Gl'1CTJL.TUlill
57
INSPEC1WN orFIELllS,Ol<GIIAP.DS,AND GARDE!<S P0l'Il!ECO}!THO�
58
TWElWY-SUTJ<ANNU/1.L!<EPO)<T
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TWENTY•SIXl'H ANNUAL llJl:NIRT
llilhllrncaae of1111turalsterilityordue to fungu.1111ttnckd11ring theform11.tlvelllaJe ofthenut,fromCebn. Cit,11s.----Gumnosls was the most common trouble reported durinKthe year, especially in the c!cy' and its vicinity. St.im end rot wan reported from Le!Del')', Batnngas; hnrk-rnt nnd dl•-baclc in lbllllII, Batan1J11Bl citn,s cankar (Ps�udomQIUJ8 cilriMa<1u),soot)'mold andpink d!seas•s (G'1!-tkiumaabnoni oolor). C110X10�Die--ba1lk was reported from Tan11.wan, Batangas; b]sokro tand twlgeanker (Pf<iltaphth(ml.fab£riMaubl.) from Cavltll,Mountain I'rovlnr.e, lllld Laguna;witches' broom (Co!/<l tolricl11111, lu�.:um) from Cavite and Lnguna. Co8M-(GIOOQSPor/um oof!eo.,•'llll nnd Corlid1m 111l111oni� color) were thecolfeedfaeases rcportedfromC&loocan,Rizul. andLipa,'sataogas;respectively,durlng\heyea.r. ,Mai,goea.-Gumnoai.s andanthracnooe (Glom81"!1ilt:< e;,111u!n!"} weuthe dieeaaeonportedfrom time to time dur!ngthe year. Tm"'"" 0, trouble w ' ere alao repor!od but one was due to ,ome mechanioal ilijurles and the other to deep i:irdles. Pos mlNril sp., Flroo.rium ap., and Rhabdoapara sp. W"1'1! reporL<,d fromCebu .ta....oll&Y.-Aoortaln root disease and Lo1unthua philinon a/1werebothrep01'1:ed fram !Inn Pablo, Laguna. Cliioo.-Galls and a leaf funE'WI W<!l'I! fom,d in San Pedro T1111&sBn 1llld PBllll)', RIZ8.l, re,pect!vely. Rimns�A lea£ spotww, found infecting rime icll.ves in Ban
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B111111,11,...----{;w,e•ofl>anana wiltwerereportedfrcmCuenca, BatanJraa, and Ban Antonio, Zomb:lle&. Tobaceo-The tobacco diseasesreported duringthe ye&r f�theCagayauValley are thefollowinir: C•rcospo,.. . ,,foo ti<iu; l!\Olllllc (ll!temb!o virt<s); mosafo spots; angular leaf ,pnt,. o� black !!re (Ba<terh,m anuulatum); bn�te:,,W wilt (&dm""' 1111,.llllceaTUII!) Fl<llll<'ium. sp.; Nematoae (Ho!aro d"'?radfrieo:");root-rot (Tldelavi" !acwico!<>);stem rot (Scle rolillnn1!fsii);hmteria!leaf1pot;and bacterlalwilt. root diaewie and leaf spots ,vere found on
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Rem�rl"!.-Thc column "Nutnhe1• of Tr�s Treukd'" include� u·aesaffectecl"ithbothLomntht1sandbark-rot.
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.\'ilMH!:<DUSTRYDl\'!SJO;>; ANJ\!ALHUSR<NDRYSECTION
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•·'lJU!lEAU OF'ACR!CUT,TUJ!E
69
70
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BUREAU OF AGR!CU!.TURE
72
,WHNl'Y...S!X'l'H A�Nl'AL 1'fil'OR1'
74
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUALfil?ORT
�ATANGAS ANIMAL lll<EEDING aTATW:\'
tlURmAU OF AGl\rCUL1:URE ,,
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co,mAT!>!G SNl11AT,D<a,rns:;
BURIJAU OFAGR!GUL'J'I.RE
78
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B\/RRA\/Of.\GRIC\/LTUP.L
79
BUIIBAU OFAGl'IICULTURE
81
82
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BUIUIAU-OFAGillCULTURE STATISTICS
85
86
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IlLREAU OF A�filCUJ,TUHE
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88
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not�n geventhe interest!oryeara. This nnturally pL'l!Vents them from en!orcln g p11Dotuality ln repayme:nt :from othere and beget.fl atotal la<:kofoonfldence lnthewholeassociathm. ABSlltfCEOFAUTHOBITY'IQCORREC'l'EVlUI
A.ct2008provideathatlnC!18ethe Director ofAi:riculture flnds thatthe law ,the by-lawa,o rthe rulee lesnedbyhim,baw been violated "he ahall give th<! neeelll!llrY ordCl'II to the board of diNctoreofSRides:soeiationt o have thede:fe e t remedied." Inoue of non-compliance. the eecreta.ry shall call a apeeia] m.eetiQ&"oftheatockhol d en uin order to decide whether o r not there an grounds fo r tbar rn e ovalfrom office of one or more of tbel'<!l!Ponsihledirector&." Itwillbe•eenthatbythls procedareaoorrupta1"""1atlon can miJy be corre.ited by K l!(lmp]alnt to the a ssociation eacretary toonllameetingoftbe stookholderswho wil!decldewhellier the irregularity ls irnp01t11nt enourh Ill warrant action. '!'he deoent element havln gl�tbe ail!loeiation indisgustlone-be fore,aarm,p ofunworthymenoome todomlnate thellll&OClation and thewtrrkof yea111lamidone. DIVISIONOFPUDLICA.TIO!fS Althou ghthei-e wa.sadelll'e!lse inthenumber o fpu bllcatlonB lll�Ui!d during the·year, the total number of publications di11:i::Elruted w&11 nearly tripled. The publicntiOW1prlnted werellll follows: one annual report, four isallM of The Philippin8 Agri. mdturnLR1111mll, fifty-tbree e!rolllars, two mlsr:ellaneouo pu bli• lllltlon•, four ·reprints, four postezs, BJJd one a gricultural b\bilOlll'aphy. The number of pubiiClltion& df,,trihuted wa s 169,71Sllll&ll'li1_Jst69,002forthePrevlous year,oran lne,..,QIII! ol108,711. Tbe:followlnll'table shows the number ofpub]ic,,.. tion1iesuedBMdistrihuted ln l025ontl lff26:
BlmEAU OF AGl!!CULTUJ!IJ
COMPII.\.T!ON OFAGl<ICULTl;H,IL INY01r.MATION
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The followir,g woretheol<l circula,.,. ardcr<lll republished;
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TWENTY-SIXTH A!IINUAL lll!l'ORT
Thefollowingreprints weniordered laet year; BriotB..si,,,,ofthe.Ad.i-.irn,,ooftJ,oBuruooIAgricnltlln,,by8tantott Yom,�he>,:. Insoets:Th,irRelat\ontoManondThelrCon!Nl,byFallmnoQ.Otoneo. ThePhlllppln0PhmtQUQ,anJ;1U1Sonioo,bylll:orlno,Teodol'c,andOtonoo. TheP!QntPestandDiso... Controlllem""ofthoDureauof�ulturc, 1>,N.G.Teodo>o. Six tho\WIIDd copies o:I' Adminisb:atlve Order No. 55�"Reg. ulatingthe HBI1dling of Dang,!r<lu.s andCommunicable.AJJlmal Dlaeaae1"(3,000ID Englfshand3,000in Spnnish) were printed. These W(!l8 distributed among the provincfal and municipal offi clah, for their guidance in theoontrol ofanimal diseases. Added to thisadminlstriltive order i1lbea.foremenlionedCompilatlon of.Agrleulturallnformat!OD. Fourpol!tenw,,re)ll'inted during tbeyear: one on Swine in Engl.lab: OllO on Asgi,M,Ua I7'di<» (Bufita. iii: Tubo) ; one on Low land Rice; and V!,ocy'an venriimoftha onaon whlte gnibs. These poSOOl'II wl!?e �lstrlbuted,to the dilferent llllllllcipallt!ea of the Accbipclago. Rolltine111"1'1<..-The routlne workpfthe!ibrarYwaaoarried on aa usual,covering aec,;,ssfoning,handl[ng,lllldloaning cutil to Government offices and locaJ,papera for reprodnction; clip .plDg a�ticles from local papen for Pl'l"lfil'Vlltion. and sorting miecellaneouspuhlicatlonsto_Prl!Pl!reforbinding. 'l'hellhraryi:ei:elvubulletin11,circular11,rep0ri11,and mieool la11eou11j011rDale rogularlyfrom theUn!lcdState! Agrlcultu.re.J E,q,er.!mentStation andmany f orcign coUJltries. Ao�na.-Tbere.werel8(book1accessi.oned(lnc\uding paper bound) received in 1926. � IMmdled.-There were 295 cuts bandeld by the Bureau of Printingusedfer printing publication,, ofthe Bureau of Agri cuJtqra, Cuts loml<rd.-Twenty-six cubs were loaned to dlJferent Govand commercla\ llrms, fer reproduction in their
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• ArilclM dlpped.---Nine hundrod twenty-five articles were .,�lipped nnd lll'?a,nzed by eubjeets• . s..ba.:1'ipt{o11B.-Thc Bureau subscribes to 17 m!scellaneoua Janrna]s and looal papera.
94
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BUlt&\UDF.\GIUCUL'l'URIC
95
quarantined materiasl , lt would beadvlBable to aequira ,Wout
!':::��rea of land somewhere In Manti� nr snme nclsJ,boring 1ni. Alari:ern�latlon l<lhllJ'niDrejllQ>O!'ledbreedjng . mals, 111p eo111llypigsandpoultl'yiare1111lred. The following[egislati onloneeded, (a) An .Act auillariziog this Bureau to IISe a t least20 per oont ofthegl'OSl!lnwmeoftheexperiments!ationaW1armrolv ingfundforthemaln.tenaru:e o ttbellll.idablt!Olllllnorderto raise stoenabletheBureauta make more�sivetzperjmerrt:a��.::.� {b) AnAci:ame11:UngtheRural CreditL&wasaa.to grant theDireetorof,\grleulturemorellXl:ens:ivepowerthonlhatnovr allowed him......t(i make hi s �uthority OOmnll!Daurats with hi, resp0ll8ihility. At preeent t!te Director of Agriculture i• a mere advlller and auperviaor ot the Rural Credit Anoclatlons, He can not even put a stop to irE1lglllnrltl<>! In the ma.Dage. ':,�:!1::·!o;;:·::t�·=l=::i�·� worthy di rectors. (�) Act.ii approprlatlngsufflclent!unds forlhe eradic•ti1111 of eoooliutputsand dlaeall8s,thewaterlill8:!!lllldSUg<ircane and rice pests and diseases. And Jnstly, the reeommuillltlon s ubmitted lo the p:rev.itlUS reporllltx.,the effecithatan additiooalappropriml.DI1begiven thiaBureau forprlnt:iDgPlll'l)Ol!"" ln ordertouahloittopub il shJh pamphlets in nativedialecl:s for the benefito:ffarmers whodonotrendEnglishorBpJlllishlsTelterated,
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The Honorable, TheSJi:CllBTAJI.YOPAGllicuLTllllB .\NDN.\TUIIA.LREBOUllall, Manila.
Dlr!llltoro/Aoric>rltfln
APPENDICES
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