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[Feb. 1907. 



Experiment in Scientific Manuring. — Messrs. Preudenberg & Co. have sent a 

 supply of artifical manure to be experimented with on coconut, orange, mango, and 

 mangosteen trees by the Panadure Branch. 



The Telijjawila Branch has also applied for supplies for similar experiments 

 on coconut and various fruit trees. 



Beans from Welimada. — Mr. N. P. R. Coorey, a member of the Society and 

 also of the Branch Society at "Welimada, reports that seeds of tree and white wax 

 beans grown in the Welimada district are now available. He thinks that these 

 seeds are particularly suited to the Western, North-Central, North- Western, and 

 Southern Provinces. The beans can be obtained on applicaton to Mr. Coorey, at 

 65 cents per lb. for tree beans and Re. 1 for white wax beans ; post free. 



Fruit Trees for Telijjawila. — The following varieties of fruit trees have been 

 supplied to the Telijjawila Branch from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya : — 

 Avocado pear, loquat, sapodilla. star apple, granadilla, custard apple. 



Banku Paddy.— Referring to the Banku seed paddy imported from India, 

 the Hon. Secretary of the Jaffna Branch reports that " None of the seed germinated, 

 though it was put in the hands of experienced cultivators. The opinion of those 

 who conducted the experiment is that the paddy was from the first unfit to be 

 used as seed." The Society will be glad to receive reports from other members who 

 tried this paddy in other districts in view of the total failure reported from Jaffna. 



^.'."Sixty-days Seed Paddy. — An application for seed paddy has been received 

 from Mudaliyar G. E. Weerakoon, Tangalla, who wishes to try the sixty-days 

 variety in his district. Arrangements are being made for obtaining a supply. 



Cotton and Camphor Cultivation in Badulla District. — A proposal has been 

 made that scientific opinion be obtained as to whether cotton and camphor culti- 

 vation is probable in Badulla District so that these cultivations may be taken up 

 on a large scale. It is also proposed to make an experiment in growing tobacco 

 in some districts of Uva. 



Castration of Cattle. — Printed copies of the annual report by the Government 

 Veterinary Surgeon on the work done by his Department during 1906 in connection 

 with the castration of cattle will be circulated at this meeting. The report deals 

 fully with the work done by the Society in this connection. From 1905 to end of 1906 

 there were 197 demonstrations held indifferent centres, at which 4,384 cattle belong- 

 ing to 3,470 owners were operated upon and 179 men trained to perform the operation. 



The men trained in the local centres have been in most cases furnished with im- 

 plements and drugs from Village Committee funds, and they have been employed in 

 different districts. The following figures indicate the work done by them in the 

 centres named :— Wanni hatpattu 432, Puttalam 7, Hambantota 10, Pata Dumbara 18, 

 Matara Gravets 99, Panadure 40, Delft 34, Harispattu <i, Wellaboda pattu (Galle) and 

 Horrekelly estate. Figures for the last two are not to hand. 



Publications — The Editor of the " Sihala Saniaya," as usual, kindly forwarded 

 50 copies of his paper containing a translation of the proceedings of the last meeting 

 of the Board ; these were distributed among Branch Societies. 



A complete list of members of the Society up to January, 1907, has been 

 compiled and printed, and is now being issued to members. 



A leaflet on '"Experiments in Rotations of Crops on Chena " is now being 

 prepared by the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, anil will be printed in 

 English and the vernacular languages and issued to members. 



T. A. CAREY, 



February 4th, 1907. Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural Society. 



