The Reconstruction Bureau is now at work here, and is tackling the problem of destroying the grub res. Ponsible for the poor rice harves: Reports in the local proas indicat that the farmers are actually digging up the stubble roots in which the grub hibernates. In other cases the low lying ground has been ploughed early, and so the roots are exposed to the killing effects of frost and hoped-for snows. It is also said that some officials consider that the artificial fertilizers may be responsible for the increase of this grub, and so intend to carry out scientific experiments to remove all doubts on the matter. Meanwhile, the farm ers are urged not to use this] a, fertilizer, but revert to the old methods of fertilization.
Those: in authority are still pressing the farmers and other holders of land to furnish all necessary details before the end of the year. There is great reluctance to do this, sit vis well known that the deeds for property and the actual size of the land in question, dees: not always correspond. In order to adjust this irregularity owners will
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