ABSTRACT
At the present time a comparatively small area is under agricultural treatment. This is accounted for by the thinness of the population and the ease with which the natives can get the necessaries of life, either by working occasionally in the mines, or cultivating a small patch of garden and rice land. Rice is at present the staple agricultural product, and is planted in two ways; it is called either hill, or wet, paddy, according to its situation. Root crops and vegetables are only produced in sufficient quantity to supply the local demands. The two Malayan fruits that stand out prominently are the Mangosteen and the Durian. Bears and squirrels are the chief thieves, but Malays say that tigers are also very fond of the fruit. The tiger is more probably attracted by the men and animals who seek the fruit. Sugar to the value of $254,852 was exported from the Krian District of Perak in 1884.
