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[November, 1909. 



These magnificent results in agricul- 

 ture have been brought about by the 

 wonderful foresight of Congressman 

 Hatch in his persistent advocacy and 

 final success with his now famous Ex- 

 periment Station Hatch Bill. James 

 Wiloon, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 who now for so many years has been 

 holding this very important post under 

 so many succeeding administrations, has 

 also been one of the most important 

 factors in the recent development of 

 agriculture in the United States. In 

 this connection we believe that we 

 ought also to mention Secretary Coburn, 

 of the Kansas State Board of Agricul- 

 ture, who has been devoting himself to 

 the promotion and the good of agricul- 

 ture with all of his great ability, energy 

 and integrity until his name has become 

 a household word throughout the entire 

 country. Secretary Coburn declined the 

 appointment by the Governor of his State 

 as Senator, to represent his State in 

 Washington, believing as he did that he 

 could do more good to his people at 

 home than he could by the advocacy 

 of their interests in Washington. 



The immediate application of all this 

 to our agricultural conditions in Louisi- 

 ana is the fact now apparent to almost 

 everyone that it is only by intense 

 agriculture that we can win success 

 in our life's industrial battle. 



REPORTS ON AGRI-HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SHOWS. 

 KEGALLA A. H. SHOW, 



July 2nd and 3rd, 1909. 



By R. H. Lock, 

 Acting Director, R. B. G., Peradeniya. 



The writer acted as Judge in Classes I., 

 VIII , and IX. 



Class 7.— Plants in Pots. 



The actual number of exhibits was 

 small except in Section II— Colias, of 

 which an admirable display was made. 

 The individual exhibits were, however, 

 on the whole distinctly good. 



The arrangement of the building which 

 contained this class was admirable. 

 Class VIII— Cocoa. 



The exhibits in this class were few and 

 poor as was only to be expected at this 

 season of the year. 



Class IX. — Rubber. 



For a district like Kegalla the number 

 of exhibits was distinctly disappointing. 

 ' Individual exhibits were good and the 

 actual prize-winning samples in each 

 section were quite creditable. The gold 

 medal was awarded to a decidedly valu- 

 able batch of Para biscuits. 



The Show as a whole struck me as 

 excellent, and there were practically 

 fine displays of fruits, vegetables and 

 native produce. 



The Committee deserve the highest con- 



gratulations upon the admirable arrange- 

 ment of the exhibits in all sections. 



PANNALA VILLAGE SHOW : 

 August 21st, 1909. 



By C. Drieberg, 

 Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural Society. 



This village Show was held in the 

 Pannala School rooms on the 21st 

 August, when the Government Agent 

 of the North- Western Proviuce was 

 present. It made the fourth of a series 

 of village shows held In the Province, 

 previous shows having been held at 

 Balalla, Pilessa, and Kuliyapitiya ; still 

 another is fixed for December 4th at 

 Hettipola. Speaking generally the vege- 

 tables were good, but fruits poor. Snake- 

 gourds, bitter-gourds, sweet pumpkins, 

 ash pumpkins, okras, luff as, chillies, and 

 betel loaves were particularly fine. 

 Beans were badly represented, and good 

 varieties of these will be sent for distri- 

 bution in the district. Fruits were not 

 in season. Dry grains and native rices 

 made up a good section. School Garden 

 produce was sent from Makundara, 

 Pannala, Dahanakgedera and Kanka- 

 niyamulla School Gardens. The best 

 collection was from Makundara. "Rodiya 

 manufactures " consisting of plaited 

 work (mats, baskets, &c.) was an interest- 

 ing section. Addresses were given by the 

 Government Agent and myself. Agri- 

 cultural Instructor Wickremaratne was 

 present to assist in the arrangements 

 and confer with the people. 



TELIJJAWILA A. H. SHOW. 

 Augus t 25th , 1909. 

 By N. Wickremaratne, A. I. 



This Show was held on August 25th, 

 when H. E. the Acting Governor was 

 present. It was the 5th Show held under 

 the auspices of the Weligam Korale 

 Agricultural Society, of which Mr. 

 James Wickremaratne Mudaliyar is 

 the Secretary. 



The arrangements, as at previous 

 Shows held in the Korale, left nothing to 

 be desired. The sheds were full, but the 

 quality of exhibits might have been 

 better. Among vegetables, pumpkins, 

 gourds, capsicums, cucumbers, brinjals, 

 cassava and sweet potatoes deserve men- 

 tion, while in the fruit section, jak, 

 breadfruit, pomeloes, oranges and limes 

 attracted attention. There were also 

 good exhibits of paddy and dry grains, 

 coconuts and jaggery. 



Under School Garden produce, collec- 

 tions were sent in by Paraduwa and 

 Dampella Schools. The exhibits of 

 the former were of striking merit. The 

 other sections comprised oils, articles 

 made of coir, dairy produce, cattle, 

 woodwork, pottery, lace, basket work, 

 fishing tackle, &e„ which helped to make 

 a very full and interesting exhibition . 



