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I. Kiushu ptiddy.— Mr. J. W. Eknelligoda, r,m., reports that three bushels of 

 this paddy obtained by the Secretary of the Kuruwiti Korale Agricultural Society 

 and planted in one of his fields, which withstood the recent floods, are doing well. 



9. Garden syringes. — Mr. M. S u ppram auian, one of the life members of 

 the Society, has imported some syringes, price Rs. 4 each, which are recommended 

 as very useful by the Superintendent of School Gardens, who says : — " They are 

 strong and well made, and should do admirably for use in vegetable and betel 

 gardens. Syringes of similar make have proved very useful in the Stock Garden 

 and in school gardens to which they have been sent on loan " The syringes are 

 available at Mr. Suppramaniam's office- 



10. Awards to school boys for good work in school gardens. - A sum of Rs. 

 212-50 o\it of the vote allowed in the Estimates of the Society for 1906 has been 

 granted as in 1905 to the Director of Public Instruction to be distributed in awards 

 to school boys for good work done in school gardens throughout the Island. 



II. Experiment in potato growing in Oanetenna. — Mr. S. Abeyaratna, 

 Station Extension, Maradana, reports that he has successfully tried cultivating 

 potatoes at Ganetenna. A report on the potatoes and as to whether the locality 

 is suitable for this cultivation will be published later. 



12. Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition and Cattle Show, Ettaiyapuram 

 India.— M. R. Ry. S. R. Ramakrishna Aiyar Avergal, b.a., Dewan of Ettaiyapuram, 

 India ; has forwarded copies of notices, rules, and list of exhibits connected with the 

 proposed Exhibition at Ettaiyapuram, which will include agricultural, industrial, 

 and live stock exhibits. Copies of notices, &c„ have been distributed among the 

 branch societies. 



13. Castration of cattle, work by locally trained men.— The Chilaw 

 Agricultural Society has ordered six sets of implements used in castration of 

 cattle and dressings sufficient for six men to carry on the work of castrating 

 cattle. These will be distributed among the men trained as operators. No 

 further work has been done by the Government Veterinary Surgeon's Department 

 since the last report. A full report on the work done by this Department during 

 the year will be printed and issued shortly. 



14. Publications. — A pamphlet " Hints on the growing of Vegetables,*' 

 by the Superintendent, School Gardens, is now ready and is being sent out to 

 members. A Sinhalese translation is now in preparation and wiil be issued in 

 due course. 



A leaflet on " West Indian Yams " (Jamaica) recently imported by the 

 Society, prepared by Mr. C. Drieberg, Superintendent of School Gardens, was 

 printed and issued to all members to whom the yams were supplied. Fifty copies 

 of the " Sihala Samaya" containing translations of the proceedings of the last 

 meeting of the Board of Agriculture, kindly sent by the Editor, have been distrbuted 

 among the Branch Societies. 



T. A. CAREY. 



January 7, 1907. Secretary Ceylon Agrimltuml Society. 



NOTICE. 



It has been decided by the Local Agricultural Society at Mintiwangoda to 

 hold a fair in " Ellis Court" (Gansabawa garden) at Minuwangoda on every Saturday 

 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. All persons concerned have the permission of the Society to 

 make use of the " Ellis Court" without any charges to expose for sale vegetables, 

 fruits, mats, yams, pottery, silver, gold and brassware. iron work, rice, oils, ghee, 

 butter, copra, cinnamon, clothes and all commodities of trade The persons attend- 



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