466 [December, 1912. 



Estimate for 1 Acre of Castor. 



Outturn. 



Rs. 



Seed 10 maunds at Rs. 4 per maund ... ... ... ... 40*00 



Cloth 105 yards at Rs. 3 per yard ... .. ... .., 315-00 



Cost op Cultivation. 

 Three ploughings with levelling ... ... ... ... 3*00 



Seed 10 seers ... ... ... ... t-< t<< i-qq 



Sowing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... i-oo 



Two weedings ... ... ... ... ... ... 3-00 



Thinning twice ... ... ... ... ... ... i -00 



Topping ... ... ,.. ... ... ... ... -5c 



Plucking capsules ... ... ... ... ... ... ]/00 



Cleaning seed ... ... ... ... ... ... 2"00 



Rent ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 



Rearing charges : 120 maunds of leaves will give 60 seers of cocoons. 



2 maunds leaves producing 1 seer of cocoon at Rs. 25 per maund... 37*50 

 Spinning charges : 60 seers of cocoons produce 35 seers of thread at 



Rs. 3 per seer. 1 seer of cocoon produces on an average a little 



over 9 chattaks of thread ... ... ... ... ... 105-00 



Weaving charges : 35 seers of thread will produce 105 yards of cloth 



52 inches at 4 annas per yard ... ... ... ... 46-00 



Total ... 203 00 

 Profit ... 152-00 



Grand total ... 355-00 

 N. WICKRAMARATNE. 



AMERICAN UPLAND COTTON IN CEYLON. 



TRIAL GROUNDS OF THE SEASON. 



Daring the present season about 58 acres in School Gardens and 

 Experimental Plots have been planted up in different parts of the Island 

 with the same variety, viz., Aliens' Long Staple American Upland, as 

 shown in the statement given below :— 





No. of plots. 



Acres. 



North- Western Province... 



17 



51/6 



Southern Province 



13 



13 



Central Province 



6 



23 



Sabaragamuwa Province... 



1 



2 



Uva Province 



7 



8 



North-Central Province ... 



11 



21/3 



Northern Province 



2 



21/6 



Eastern Province 



1 



2 



Total... 58 57 2/3 



The plots are well distributed over the island and useful data will no 

 doubt be obtained. 



