Cotabato Province 106 Increasing Christian Population 106 The Large Lakes in Cotabato Province 106 Mount Apo 106 Bukidnon Province, an Unsurpassed Region for Cattle 107 Beautiful Lake Lanao and the Maria Cristina Falls 107 Davao Province, the Finest Hemp Land in the Island 108 Agusan and Surigao Provinces--Minerals and Agricultural Products 108 The Sulu Archipelago 109 Description, Principal Ports and Industries 109 Introduction of Mohammedanism 110 The Sultan of Sulu and His Present Position 111 The Policy of Attraction Carried Out by the Insular Government 111 The Town of Jolo--Chinese Pier and Ariolas' Walk 112 The Language for the Tourist 113 Number of Filipinos Who speak, read and write English 113 X. Agricultural Products, Forests, Minerals, and Industries 115 Number of Hectares under Cultivation 115 Principal Undeveloped Regions 115 Percentage of Farms Owned by Filipinos 116 The Principal Crops--Rice, Hemp, Sugar, Tobacco, Coconut-- Export Figures 116 Prospective Agricultural Industries 127 Irrigation 128 Rural Credit Associations--Table 128 Forest Resources 130 Area 130 Only 1 per cent Private Ownership 131 Timber Output and Export 131 How Timber Tracts are Obtained 132 Sawmills 132 Minor Forest Products 132 Minerals--Gold, Silver, Iron, Manganese, Coal, and Statistical Data 132 Other Industries 135 Public Lands 143 Area 143 Modes of Acquisition 143 XI. The Trade of the Philippine Islands 147