AGRICULTURAL  mAGAZIOG, 
COLO  MBO. 
Added  as  a Supplement  Mrmlhbj  In  the  “ tkoPIGAL  AGRIGULT  VRIST." 
Tho  following  pages  include  the  Conte2its  of  the  Afjricultaral  Magazine 
for  Mn)-  : — 
Vol.  VIL]  MAY,  1896.  .[No.  11. 
SEASON  NOTES. 
ESTERN  PROVINCE.— itulia  crop 
harvested  and  preparations  being 
made  for  jnila  cultivation.  Vegeta- 
bles generally  scarce  except  in 
Colombo  district  and  Rayigam 
Korale.  Crop  prospects  satisfactory  except  in 
Colombo  district  where  the  dry  weather  has 
retarded  yala  cultivation. 
Centrat.  Province.— Maha  crop  harvested  or 
being  reaped.  Crops  good  as  a rule.  Chena  crops 
generally  satisfactory.  N^oc/,;.— Iloof-disease  pre- 
vailing in  Walapane. 
Northern  Province.  —Paddy  harvest  and  dry 
grains  good  as  a rule ; in  Paiiankaman  a diso.ase 
called  “chental”  is  reported  to  have  injured  crops. 
Reaping  and  curing  tobacco  commenced  in 
parts  of  .laffna  district,  average  yield  e.xpected, 
through  in  some  places  the  plants  have  been 
attacked  by  a worm  called  alukanavan.  Stock. — 
Hoof  and  mouth  disease  .still  lingering  and  a few 
cases  of  murrain  reported. 
Southern  Province. — Operations  for  yala  crop, 
principally  sowing,  going  on  under  satisfactory 
conditions,  except  in  Galle  district  wliere  the 
germinating  grain  has  suffered  owing  to  the  severe 
drought.  Dry  grains  also  being  sovyn.  Stock. — 
No  disease  reported. 
E.iSTERN  Province. — Munmari  crops  harvest- 
ing, yield  satisfactory  ; preparations  for  pinmari. 
Dry  grains  fair  in  Trincomalee  but  damaged  by 
rain  in  Batticaloa  district.  Tobacco  crop  in  the 
former  place  good.  Stock. — Hoof  disease  dying 
out  in  Batticaloa. 
North-Western  Province. — Paddy  harvbst 
practically  over,  and  generally  satisfactory ; in 
Kurunegala  reported  a marked  success.  Chejia 
crops  also  good. 
North-Central  Province. — Some  of  the  maha 
crops  being  reaped,  others  in  various  stages. 
Chena  crops  almost  all  reaped,  with  satisfactoiy 
results.  Harvested  chenas  being  sown  with  gin- 
gelly'.  Most  of  the  tanks  full.  Stock. — Cattle 
murrain  still  prevailing  every'where  e.xcept  in 
Tamankaduwa. 
Province  of  LN'a, — Maha  paddy  being  sown 
or  just  over.  Kurakkan  harvest  over,  crops  good 
or  fair.  Fruit  and  vegetable  plentiful  except  in 
Bintenne,  Udukinda,  and  Wellawaya.  Stock. — 
Health  good,  excepting  cases  of  foot  and  mouth 
disease  along  cart  roads. 
Sabaraq-amuwa. — Maha  harvest  lover,  crops 
generally'  good,  yala  ploughing  begun.  Prepara- 
tions for  chena  sowing.  Stock. — Alurrain  occurred 
at  Yatattawala,  but  apparently  stamped  out. 
Piospects  of  paddy  aud  dry  grain  crops  good, 
