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The following pages include the Contents of the Agricultural Maganins 
November : — 
Vol. X 
T 1 
NOVEMBER, 1898. 
[No. 5. 
SEASON EEPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER. 
ESTERN Province— Yala 
harvest on, and land in prepar- 
ation for Maha. Rainfall ample ; 
Health of cattle fair- 
Central Frovince. — Paddy. Harvesting of Yala 
crop in progress, prospects generally fair. Rain- 
fall in Matale, 9-75 in. Health of cattle good. 
Northern Province.— Faddy. Sowing of fields, 
Rainfall 6-59 in. in Jaffna, I'SS in. in Mannar. 
Cattle disease in the Mullaittivu district. 
Southern Province. — Paddy sowing for Maha 
crop going cn. Rainfall general,]^3'01 in. in Galle. 
Health of cattle good. 
Eastern Province. — Paddy. Munmari sowing 
commenced. Rainfall, 5'24 in. iniBatticaloa, 5"46 
in, in Triucomalee. No reports of cattle disease. 
North- Western Province. — Paddy, Yala harvest 
practically over, and preparations for Maha crop 
in progress. Rainfall light, -58 at Puttalam. 
Murrain prevailing in the Kuruuegala district. 
-North-Central Province. — Paddy, Yala crops 
being reaped and threshed. Rainfall 1'37 in. in 
Anuradhnpura, Health of cattle good. 
Province of Uva. —Phddy. Malia | hnrvest .siill 
going on, results not very satisfactory. Yala 
cultivation begun. Weather: early part dry, 
latter part wet. Health of cattle good. 
Province of Sahnragumuwa. — Paddy, iala har- 
vest generally fair. Maha cultivation begun. 
Rainfall in Kegalle 19 35 in. Murrain still prevails. 
RAINFALL TAKEN AT THE SCHOOL OP 
AGRICULTURE DURING THE MONTH 
OF SEPTEMBER, 1898. 
1 
Thursday . , 
•15 
17 
Saturday 
. Nil 
2 
Friday 
•03 
18 
Sunday 
. -21 
3 
Saturday 
Nil 
19 
Monday 
. -43 
4 
Sunday 
•14 
20 
Tuesday 
. •OS 
5 
Monday 
. -72 
21 
Wednesday. 
. 18 
6 
Tuesday 
. Nil 
22 
Thursday . 
. -75 
7 
Wednesday . 
. -11 
23 
Friday 
. -14 
8 
Thursday 
•22 
24 
Saturday . 
. -U 
9 
Friday 
. -m 
25 
Sunday 
. Nil 
10 
Saturday 
. 1^08 
26 
Moiid.''y 
. •oe 
11 
Sunday 
. ^54 
27 
Tuesday 
V/ednesday 
. Nil 
12 
Monday 
. ^04 
28 
. 2^9 
13 
Tuesday 
•22 
29 
Thursday 
. -.56 
14 
Wednesday . 
. Nil 
30 
Friday 
. -32 
1-5 
Thursday 
. Nil 
1- 
Saturday 
. -02 
16 
Friday 
Nil 
Total. . 8-63 
Greatest amount of rainfall in any 24 hours on 
the 28th September 2'9 inches. 
Mean rainfall for the month 1'28 inches. 
Recorded by A. M. Ahamat. 
HYBRID1S.\TI0N IN AGRICULTURE. 
The ii.'fluence of Hybridisation in horticulture, 
and particularly in floriculture, are well known 
in the new Viirieties of fruit and the endless 
varieties of showy flowers that are cou^tant)y 
beiu;.,' 'lirouglit to public notice. 
In Agriculture propei', hybridisation has done 
someihing towards the production of disease- 
resisting ])lanls, and it was o;ily in our l.ist 
issue that w e were speculating as to the probability 
of a weevil-proof paddy being obtained by this 
means. Since the.i we hear of an important 
