December, 1912.] 



COMMITTEE OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS, PERADENIYA. 



SEPTEMBER MEETING. 



Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Agricultural Experiments 

 held at the Experiment Station, Peradeniya, on September 12th, 1912. 



Present:— The Director of Agriculture (Chairman), Messrs. G. C, 

 Bliss, R. G. Coombe, N. W. Davies, G. H. Golledge, H. Inglis, W. N. 

 Tisdall, the Government Entomologist, the Government Mycologist, 

 the Government Chemist, the Superintendent of the Experiment 

 Station Maha-iluppalama and Dr. R. H. Lock, acting as Secretary. 



1. Read and confirmed minutes of previous meeting. 



2. Read Progress Report. 



3. Read Progress Report for Experiment Station, Maba-illuppalama. 



4. Discussed the introduction of Castor seed cultivation among the 



natives of districts bordering on the Northern Railway. 



5. Submitted tables showing results of Rubber Tapping Experiments 



at Henaratgoda. 



6. Read correspondence with Mr. Herbert Wright and the Secre- 



tary of the Rubber Growers' Association with reference to 

 the Henaratgoda Experiments, 



7. Resolved to approach the Ceylon Planters' Association with regard 



to the collection of data on the spacing and cutting out of rubber. 



8. Resolved to begin manuring experiments on 3 acres of Hevea 



rubber newly cleared of cacao. Half acre plots to be treated as 

 follows :— 



All the plots to be tapped daily on the half-spiral system with four 

 cuts per tree. 



One plot to be treated with a general mixture at the rate of 840 lbs. 

 per acre. 



Three plots to be treated with general mixtures containing an excess 

 of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash respectively. 



Control Plot. 



9. Resolved that coloured plates of the various fungus diseases of 



Hevea be prepared and circulated. 



10. Resolved that the Government Mycologist be asked to visit the 



Kalutara District to confer with Planters on the subject of 

 Rubber Canker. 



11. Discussed the question of advances and payment of coolies. 



12. Discussed the question of additions to the number of unofficial 



members serving on the Committee. 



13. Resolved to open a new plantation of Hevea, half to be planted 



at a distance of 20' x 20' and half at a distance of 20' x 10', 



