Makch 1, 1900.] THE TSDPICAL AGRICtTLTURKT. 
635 
COCONUT PLANTING ON N.-W. COAST 
OF CEYLON. 
Marawila, Feb. 27. 
The drought has been broken this month by two 
falls of rain we had on the morning and eve ing 
of the 25th inst., measuring "85 cents of an inch. 
The rain was very welcome and was eagerly 
sucked up by the parched and dry soil. The i>ric:e 
of copra and coconuts is keeping up. There 
seems to be a great demand for the former in 
Colombo, and agents of some members of the De 
Soysa family are buying up all they can and 
at high prices. The copra trade at Madampe and 
Cliilaw is almost entirely in the hands of Chetties, 
who are very disinclined to sell the stuff locally 
even at tempting prices. The results of the 
drought of last year are apparent not only in 
small crops, but in lower outturns ot copra and 
desiccated stuff per thousand nuts. Those who 
are paid at the mills for their nnts according to 
the outturn, find the outturn less than of the 
previous crop. 
RAINFALL RETURN FOR COLOMBO. 
Ceylon iiamfall. 
{Supplied by the Surveyor-General.) 
1895. 
1896. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
Av of 
Styrs. 
ItfOtl. 
Inch. 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch. 
Inch. 
Ineh. 
Januar j> . . 
6-00 
2-92 
s-si 
1-Ai 
6-98 
3-22 
3-72 
February . 
0-81 
0-35 
1-6S 
1-98 
2-78 
1-93 
0-63" 
March 
1-8) 
5-e4 
3-66 
4-21 
0-88 
4-78 
AprU 
9-34 
5-93 
10-97 
22-81 
6-66 
11-31 
May 
10-09 
9-31 
8-30 
5-80 
17-73 
12-09 
June 
13-99 
8-37 
10-14 
10-94 
9-23 
8-37 
July 
0'62 
2-85 
b-il 
6-15 
1-11 
4-38 
Aujuat 
0-92 
6-35 
9-09 
0-97 
0-62 
3-67 
September 
4-09 
10-99 
4-58 
6-90 
1-4.S 
5-01 
October . . 
3o-3e 
16-78 
4-71 
•20-60 
12 99 
14-52 
November.. 
5-83 
19.81 
H-tt-i 
17-38 
8-58 
12-66 
December.. 
9-44 
11-76 
8-89 
3-U5 
4-44 
6-39 
Total.. 
92-23 
101-06 
82-73 
103-11 
73-48 
88-3S 
4-85 
— 
PLANTING NOTES. 
" Kew's Famous Gardens "—are graphic- 
ally, as well as popularly, described in our daily 
and r.^., and certainly not too much is made 
of what British dependencies all round the 
world owe to Kew. 
Ceylon Te.a fob Australia.— The fol- 
lowing from the Report of Messrs. Tarrant 
Henderson & Co. is not very i*eassuring: — 
The following extract from a Melbourne circular 
explains the position, and shows plainly how Ceylon 
teas have lost ground during the past year : — " The 
inoHt noticeable feature of last year's trading as 
regards this market has been the increased demand 
for Indians, at the expense of Ceylons. If Indians 
should iispiace Ueylong to any appreciable esti;nt, 
the present demand for Chinas will most assaredly 
continue, if not increase, as a larger proportion of 
the milder flavoured Foochow teas would be required 
by blenders to counteract the more astringent pro- 
perties of Indians, as compared with what is needed 
when Ceylons are more largely used. Demand runs 
principally upon teas up to 8d. Ceylons, owing to 
high costs and poor quality, as compared with Indiuns, 
have gone very m-ach out of favour. The latter 
throughout the year have shown excellent value. 
Chinas have experienced a steady market, demand 
being entirely for clean liquoring sorts from 5Jd to 6id, 
which has been fully supplied." The foregoing, we 
might say, does nut apply lo Australia only, but it 
also applies very largely to the United States, Canada 
and Russia, whilst to Europe gensrally, shipments 
have been disappointing. 
*Vx*m Ist to 2gth Feb. 0-S3 inch, that is up to -SB a.m. 
The p. W. D. Meteorological Observations of 
Jan. 1900. — We append a Monthly Pveturn of rain 
from which it will be seen that the highest fall was 
at NnuU* in the E istern Province, '2111) inches and 
the lowest at Kayts in the Northern Province 0-38 
inches. 
Western Pkovinch. 
Nugombo, Mr. Bueknall 
(I)) ... 5-iia 
Kalutara vlr. Gregsou 
(36) -. 4!I3 
Labugaina. Wr. Bond 
(369) .. 15- ;i 
Henaratgoda, Mr. Silva 
(33) . . 3S7 
Cknthal Provi.vcu. 
Katugastotft, Mr. Morgan 
. ■ (1.500) ... 7 0:l 
New Valley. (Dikoyaj Mr. 
War I (3,7UI) .. 5^17 
Hi; t'ocia (Pusseliawaj Mr. 
.■\n ier3oii, (l.iiO) .. .■>'30 
Yarrow Ksiate, 
Mr. Peto (3,400) ... 5-9S 
PeradeniyaMr. 
.Mac-Viiilau (l,54iij ... 4 67 
Duckwari, Mr. KUwin 
(3,-'<00/ ... 6-Sl 
Caledonia, Not received 
(ifiTi) .. — 
Pussellawa, Mr. 
Powell (S.OUO) .. 7-69 
Hakgaia, Mr 
Nouk (iS,581) ... 5-13 
8. Waiiaiajah Estate, Mr, 
Tatham ( (,700 ■ . . 4-40 
Padupola, Mr. ;Ward „ 
(l,63ti ... 487 
Mylapitijtt. Mr. Eowland 
n,7t'7) ... 1-07 
NohTHBBM Pn0VI^CIS. 
MuUaittivn, Mr. Sanmokam 
(12) .. H-5i 
Jaffna Mr. MacDounell 
f8) 1-00 
Mankulam, (N. Road) Mr. 
W.ilker (167) ... 2-99 
Elephant Pass. Mr 
Kretaer (7) Wi 
Vaiigala. liettykulara, Mr. 
Oorluff (17tf) .. 2-10 
Point I'odro, Mr.Chittampal, m 
(24) . ... 0-14 
•Jaffna College, Mr. Cooke 
(9i ... 1-86 
Kaj'tb, Mr. Kretser .. 
(8) .. 0-38 
Kaiikesaiil urai- Mr. 
Parar achasinirha (10). . 1-18 
Pallai, Ml. Krettor 
.. 0-65 
Murlkauiiy, (North-Central 
Eoad) Not received — — 
Nedunkeni. Mr. Saumuliaiii 
(122) ... 8-74 
Chavakachoheri, Mr. 
Kretaer (16) ... 1-22 
tJdupiddi, Mr. Hastings 
(o5) . . 0-66 
Marichehukaddi, Mr. 
Thanio-.haraniplUay(14) 1-35 
Murungan, .Wr. 
Kamalingfin (.52) 0-94 
Vavuiiiya Mr. Walker 
(318) 3-52 
Southern Peovinok. 
Ella Vella Mr. Adams (262) 
5-38 
Kekanadura, do (150) Vi'i 
Denagjma, d?> (2-:6) t-l7 
U.iukiriwila Mr. LtUrensz 
(-230) . . 2-dO 
Kirama, isot receive I 
(iitta) — 
Hali-ela Mr. Aaams C200) 5-70 
Tissa >ir. Peries 
(75; „ 3-92 
Matara Mr. Adams (.15) 2-95 
Dandeniya, do (157] .. 5-27 
Urubokka, Mr. do 
Tiiigalla Mr. Fox (94) 
4-20 
Mamailola. Mi-. Itodiigo 
(30) . . 2-58 
EASTUI1.\' PlIOVINCB 
Irrakkaoiam. iMv. Bower 
(4>) 
111 -28 
4-08 
13-63 
11-92 
3- 31 
4- 25 
Devilaiia. Mr. 
Van l(rdtri.a-en (136) 
Sagamatii, .Mr. Bower 
Co; 
Ambare, do (65) 
Kantlialai, Mr. Carte 
(160) 
AUai, Mr. Carte (fl.5) 
Rukam, Mr. Vandecstraaten 
(i2U) ... 6 .15 
Periyakulaiu, Mr. 
Carte (20) ... 5-Gl 
Chadaiyantiilawa, Mr. 
Rriberiscn (57) 11-65 
Kalniuiiai, do (12) 1-^-17 
R.tewewa, do (30) 13-8 
Lahugahi, do (70) 14-70 
NauUa, do 
Andankulaoi, Mr. 
Cane (41) 
Manalpviddy, Mr. 
Tanderstraaien 
Maha-Oya-Tank, 
Mr. Vanderslraateu 
(100) 
(30) 21-40 
... 5-46 
(21) 13-15 
10-16 
N.-W, 
Province. 
Mr. 
Magalawewa, Mr. Dassanei- 
yake (176) .. 6-21 
Maha Uawewa tank, Mr, 
Ciabd (160) ... 370 
Tenepitiya. Mr. 
Lhurchill (8) ... 5-80 
Batalagoda, Mr. Foiiseka 
- 4-95 
N.-C. Provinob. 
Kalawewa, Mr. MacBride 
(268) 6-40 
Maradaiikadawala, Mr. 
MacBride (443) ... 3-97 
Mihintale, Mr Drieberg 
(354) .. 6-63 
Horowapotana. Mr. 
MucBridc (217) .. 4-54 
Madawachchiya, Mr. 
MacHride (285) .. 1-fO 
Topare, Mr.Jayewardaue (-200) 
4-51 
Minneriva Mr. Eves — 
6-18 
UVA PnoviNCB. 
Bandarawela, Mr. 
Tocke (4,00o) .. 5-37 
Haldumtnulla, Mr. Viramuttu 
(■3.16O) .. :-i0 
Kumbukaii, .Mr. 
Emerson (446) ... 7-61 
Koslanda, Mr. 
Euier.sun (,',258) ... 8 09 
Tanamalwila, Not 
received (550) .. — 
Bibile, Mr. Silva (fiSO) H-87 
Tali,.eaa, Mr. Fernanda 
(1,100) .. 7-30 
AUutnuwaia— Mr. Leembrig- 
gen (1 0) 11-/2 
Sabaragamuwa. 
Ambanpitiya, Mr. 
Caldicott (729) 
4-05 
Pelinadu'Ia.Mr. Clar'«e 4'05 
(408) 14-62 
Kolonna Korale (Hulanda- 
oya) Not received ('203) — 
Avisawella, Mr. Jeffery 
(105) „ (316 
