Miscellaneous, 



5(5 



[January, 1910. 



Catch Crops.— The sun-flower plots 

 have grown well and are now flowering 

 and seeding. The germiuation of the 

 Mammoth Russian seed was very good. 

 Of the Giant Russian only 50 % germi- 

 nated. 



It is proposed to sow two more plots 

 of Sun-flower now to ripen in dry 

 weather. 



Gingelly plots sown on the 25th August 

 seeded but are not yet ready for harvest. 



A leaf disease appears to be attacking 

 parts of the plots. Specimens have been 

 sent to Mr. Petch. 



Several other plots will be commenced 

 at once in the 10 acres of coconuts now 

 that the N.E, rains may be expected. 



Fruit Plots.— The land cleared for 

 plantains is still unsupplied, but the 

 plants are expected to-day, four varieties 

 being promised by the Ratemahatmaya, 

 Beligal Korale, viz.,Kolikuttu, Suwaudel, 

 Embul and Alukehel. 



Soil Wash Plots. — Further plots have 

 been made below the former ones, and 

 all borders grassed and catchment drains 

 deepened and levelled. 



The weight of soil from the Desmo- 

 dium plot given at the last meeting 

 was erroueously entered, as it was from 

 a fall of earth from the path side of 

 the drain and not from the plot itself. 



One plot planted with dadap stumps 

 shows a loss of over 61 tons of soil per 

 acre since April, containing at least 

 207 lbs. of nitrogen, 110 lbs. of phos- 

 phoric acid, and 138 lbs. of potash. The 

 cost of supplying this as manure would 

 be nearly Rs- 200 per acre. 



Grass. — Much labour has been utilis- 

 ed to weed supply and manure these 

 plots with cattle bulk. 



A roof has been erected over the 

 manure along the whole length of the 

 cattle shed. 



Nurseries. — A new plot by the cattle 

 shed has been cleaned and fenced, and 

 beds of Coffea robusta from Java, coffee 

 from selected trees on the Experiment 

 Station, Liberian coffee, Mauihot hepta- 

 phylla, &c.., have been planted. 



Coolies. — A transfer of money from 

 certain other votes was made on the 

 25th September amounting to Rs. 500 

 per mouth for extra coolies. Owing to 

 the paddy planting season, no Sinhalese 

 were then obtainable but more are now 

 working on the estate, and it is hoped to 

 have a full number until December 31st. 



The outturn to date is about 1*25, 

 but from this week an additional fifty 

 coolies are working. 



CEYTjON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Minutes op Meeting Held on 

 December 18th, 1909. 



Minutes of the 49th meeting of the 

 Board of Agriculture, held at the Coun- 

 cil Chamber on Saturday, the 18th 

 December, 1909, at 12 noon, 



His Excellency the Governor presided. 

 There were also present : — Sir Hugh 

 Clifford, k.cm.g., the Mr. H. L. Craw- 

 ford, g.m.g., Hon. Messrs. W. H. Jack- 

 son, P. Arunachalam, F. C. Loos, c.m.g., 

 S. C. Obeyesekere, Dr. H. M. Fernando, 

 m.d., Messrs. J. Harward, R. H. Lock, 

 R, W. Smith, W. A. de Silva, Tudor 

 Rajapakse (Gate Mudaliyar), L. W. A. 

 de Soysa, J. D. Vandeistraaten, S. D. 

 Dabere, James Pieris, J. P. Jayawardene 

 (as a visitor), and the Secretary. 



Minutes of the meeting held on Octo- 

 ber 8th were read and confirmed. 



Progress Report No. 47 was adopted. 



Statements of Expenditure for Octo- 

 ber and November, 1909, were tabled. 



The consideration of the Report of the 

 Model and Experimental Gardeus Com- 

 mittee was, on the suggestion of His 

 Excellency the President, postponed for 

 the next meeting, when it is expected 

 that the Hon'ble Mr. Kanagasabai will 

 be able to be present. 



The final Report of the Tobacco Sub- 

 Committee was presented by Mr. R. H. 

 Lock and adopted on the motion of Dr. 

 Fernando, seconded by the Hon'ble Mr. 

 Loos. 



The Secretary read a "Memorandum 

 on his Recent Visit to India." 



At the close of the meeting, His Excel- 

 lency presented Mr. Philip Denzil Jaya- 

 wardene a gold medal awarded by the 

 Society to his father, Mr. G. W. Jaya- 

 wardenya (deceased) at the last Anurad- 

 hapura Show for a collection of new 

 products and for pioneer agricultural 

 work in Tamanakaduwa district. 



C. DRIEBERG, 



Secretary, C. A . S. 



CEYLON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Progress Report XLVI1. 



Membership. 



Since the meeting of October 18, the 

 following members have joined the 

 Society :— T. E. Wanger ; B. J. Santiago ; 

 L. S, Woolf; B. Wolde; the Superin- 

 tendent ot Police, Central Province ; the 

 District Inspector of Police, Hatton ; 

 the Sub-Inspector of Police, Nuwaia 

 Eliya ; A. C. Chamberlin ; the Manager, 



