THE 



TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF THE 



CEYLON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Vol. XXXI. COLOMBO, DECEMBER 15th, 1908. No. 6. 



Our Circulation. 



While the circulation of the T,A. is 

 rising, it is not rising so fast as the 

 amount of planting enterprise in the 

 Tropics, and we should be glad of sug- 

 gestions from our subscribers as to fea- 

 tures that might be included. 



We propose in this number to start a 

 column upon cookery of vegetable pro- 

 ducts, and shall be glad of articles from 

 ladies dealing with this subject. There 

 can be no doubt that a great improve- 

 ment is possible in general cookery in 

 Ceylon. 



We also propose to increase the cor- 

 respondence by the insertion of a certain 

 amount of the departmental correspon- 

 dence carried on at Peradeniya, giving 

 the letters and our replies, of course 

 with the name? of the writers concealed. 



We shall also be glad of original 

 papers under any of the heads already 

 existing, as well as Poultry Notes, 

 Notes on Gardening, Shikar Stories, &c 



It must be clearly recognised by the 

 public that it is absolutely impossible 

 for the Editor, even with the assistance 

 of the whole staff of the Botanical 

 Department, to write original matter, 

 or even to translate foreign papers, 

 enough to fill more than a small pro- 

 portion of so bulky a periodical as the 

 T.A., and that most of it must be " paste 

 and scissots." Many people who com- 

 plain of the absence of original matter 

 would be surprised if they were to 

 measure the amount actually contained 

 — enough to more than fill most of the 

 rival journals of other countries. 



