August, 1910.] 



155 



Miscellaneous. 



to circularise those members of the 

 Committee who were not present with a 

 view to ascertaining their opinions on 

 the subject. 



J. A. Holmes, 

 Secretary, O, A. E., and 

 Superintendent, E. S, P. 

 Peradeniya, 25th July, 1910. 



Progress Report on Experiment 

 Station from 12th May to 21st 

 July, 1910. 



Tea. — In plot 142 the Indigofera has 

 been once more cut giving 547 lbs. and a 

 total for the current year of 4,650 lbs. 

 The Crotalaria in 147 cut gave 479 lbs. 

 bringing the year's yield to 1,678, while 

 that in 148 gave 2,916, bringing the yield 

 up to 4,960 ; the disparity between these 

 two plots is probably due to the loss of 

 vitality consequent on the crop in 147 

 having been originally allowed to run to 

 seed. 



In 149 the weight of dadap leaves, &c, 

 available for mulching was 1,780 lbs. 



The general yield continues to be satis- 

 factory, more especially in the case of 

 the dark leaf Manipuri, 



Owing to the uncertainty of the 

 weather, planting has been only moder- 

 ately successful, many supplies having 

 died- 



Forking and hand weeding is still 

 necessary owing to the prevalence of 

 Cy perns rotunda. 



Cacao. — The dadaps in the young cacao 

 were pruned and gave 1,884 1,068 and 

 970 lbs, of green stuff in the two low and 

 the high shade plots respectively. 



The remaining plot had the branches 

 bent as usual. The shade on all the 

 cacao, with the exception of the aban- 

 doned portion, has been regulated and 

 supplied. 



Coconuts.— The draining of the ten 

 acres of young cocounts has been com- 

 pleted, and the land arranged tor 

 fruit experiments is almost ready. 



The following is the result of oil 

 expressions : — 



500 nuts- 

 500 nuts- 



ill i j 



l,229i 608J 621 70 551 

 1,052| 512§ 540 46 494 



jW jS. S ^ ^ 



185* 18» 

 166 1613 



lolj 



92§ 



65} 

 63g 



Rubber.- The results of tapping Para 

 for the month of June are apppended 

 (in dry rubber). 



A system of tapping opposite quarters 

 has been commenced. 



Ceara. -The yields of the various cuts 

 were as follows : — 



Vertical cut pricked ... , . 30-47 grs, per tree 



Half herring-bone into the wood .. 17 - 27 ,, do 

 Full herring-bone with pricker .. 29-67 „ do 

 Half herring-bone with pricker . . 31/57 ,, do 



Of the two trees tapped with a long 

 spiral one gave 121 "13 grs., while the 

 other only yielded 11 grs. 



About an acre has been cleared to 

 plaut selected seed from India and is 

 now sown with Crotalaria. 



Manihot Dichotoma. — The largest trees 

 are being tapped, but statistics will not 

 be available until the next meeting. 



The trees continue to be blown down. 



M, Piauhyensis. — A larger part of this 

 has been planted out. 



Castilloa. —Is also being tapped with 

 indifferent results. 



Paddy.— The Hineti crop was sown in 

 the middle of May. 



Coffee,— I acre plots of both the 

 Robusta and Liberian varieties have 

 been planted out. 



Green Manures.— The following table 

 shows the yields of the leguminous 

 plots : — 



Leucaena glauca ... 75 lbs. = 3 tons 6 cwt. per acre 

 Tephrosia Candida ... 284f ,, =12 „ 14 ,, ., 

 Crotalaria striata per acre =14 ,, 4 ,, stalks 

 = 5 ,, 16 „ roots 



There was not the slightest trace of 

 a weed under the Leuccena glauca which 

 had been cut once previously. 



Two plots of groundnuts have been 

 sown. 



Nurseries,— Some of the best varie- 

 ties of castor seeds aud millets have 

 been obtained from the Director of 

 Agriculture, Bombay ; the castor seeds 

 are already sown. 



Small packets of the millats will be 

 sent for experimental purposes to the 

 Superintendent of School Gardens. 



Method of tapping 



How. 6 g 6 g, f g 



Grains. Grains, Grains. 



<4 Q. 



channels f A"| (13 631 1,178 1,093"! 



and -JB5-108-J14 6' 8 1,102 1,890 V 



ricking. i.C/ U4 421 1,339 1,819 ) 



Plot 78. 

 Knife and Pricker — 



Full herring bone A 31 14 831 523 1,354 43 - 6 



J spiral, left to right B 43 14 605 443 1,048 24'3 



J i spiral, right to left C 31 14 647 459 1,106 35 6 

 Plot 79. 

 Vertical channels 



52'68 



prl 



Plot 81. 

 Knife only. 

 Full herring bonem A. 31 14 1,052 

 i spiral, left to right B 29 15 1 ,253 

 i spiral, right to left C 27 13 1,U7 



Plot 83. 

 Knife and Pricker— 

 Full herringbone cnt 



pricked A 19 15 464 411 875 46 00 



J spiral, left to right 



cut pricked B 14 15 230 314 644 3S 00 



Full spiral, cut 



P"Cked C 17 15 329 299 628 37TO 



330 1,382 44-35 

 288 1,541 53-17 

 475 1,622 60-07 



