Jan.  1,  1897.] 
Supplement  to  the  '‘Tropical  Agriculturist." 
507 
species  and  G.  barbadense.  Indeed  it  is  from 
an  exactly  similar  reason  that  the  whole  iiroblera 
of  the  solution  of  the  species  of  Gossypiuin  calls 
most  urgently  for  solution.  Until  wo  are  in  a 
position  to  say  so  and  so  are  delinite  forms, 
varieties,  or  species,  we  are  not  in  a position 
to  propose  tlie  steiis  tliat  should  be  taken  in  the 
direction  of  improvement  of  stock. 
NEW  INDUSTRIES  FOR  CEYLON. 
Wlien  the  question  of  establishing  a technical 
College  in  Ceylon  was  under  discussion,  much  w-as 
said  about  the  way  that  it  would  help  the  people, 
of  the  country  in  acquiring  a knowledge  of  what 
to  them  would  be  new  arts,  and  in  showing  them 
how  to  work  at  new  industries.  Teclinical  edu- 
cation is  a very  wide  term,  and  no  doubt  the 
present  iiosition  of  the  Ceylon  Technical  College 
as  a training  scliooi  for  those  who  would  qualify 
to  enter  the  Railway,  Survey,  and  Telegraph 
departments  does  not  belie  its  name,  but  it  is 
questionable  whether  the  Institution  would  not 
have  been  better  employed  iii  helinng  to  develope 
the  latent  resources  of  the  Island  and  open 
new  fields  of  work  for  the  peoi)le.  A careful 
consideration  of  the  subject  will  show  that  there 
are  many  industries  which  can  be  established  with 
benefit  both  to  the  governors  and  the  governed. 
Take  for  example  the  extraction  of  cutch. 
The  Island  is  rich  in  tan  producing  trees  of 
which  there  are  so  few  in  western  countries. 
Some  trade  is  no  doubt  being  done  in  the  export- 
ing of  tanning  barks  and  myrobolans,  but  how 
much  more  remunerative  will  such  a trade  be 
to  those  engaged  in  it,  if  thej'  knew  how 
to  extract  the  material  for  which  the  bark  or 
fruit  of  trees  is  valued,  and  export  it  iu  a concen- 
trated form.  AVhile  the  people  of  the  country 
remained  in  ignorance  of  the  technical  knowledge 
which  would  have  stood  them  in  such  good  stead, 
we  find  that  a Scottish  Cutch  Company  has  step- 
ped in  and  established  itself  in  the  Island.  Apart 
from  the  question  of  a trade  in  Cutch,  our 
local  tanners  would  be  able  to  turn  out  much 
better  leather  if  they  were  in  a position  to  treat 
their  hides  with  tanning  extracts  of  standard 
strength  instead  of  by  the  more  or  le.ss  indis- 
' criminate  use  of  tanning  barks  in  the  raw  state. 
Another  way  in  which  technical  knowledge 
would  have  helped  to  develope  local  industries 
is  in  the  treatment  of  indigenous  and  naturalifsed 
fibres. 
Indeed  there  are  many  natural  products  which 
the  natives  of  the  country  could  be  taught  to 
make  capital  out  of,  such  as  gums,  resinis,  oils  &c. 
We  would  go  still  further  and  say  that  chemical 
industries  like  inkmaking,  pottery,  the  art  of 
dying  and  cleaning  by  chemical  means  and  other 
operations  would  form  part  of  a technical  school 
curriculum  witli  much  resulting  advantage  to  the 
people.  We  note  that  an  enterprising  native  is 
advertising  ink  of  his  own  manufacture.  All 
honour  to  him.  The  wonder  is  that  it  has  taken 
so  long  for  so  simple  an  industry — particnlarly  in 
a country  where  tan-yielding  substances  are  so 
easily  available — ^^to  be  started.  Cleaning  and 
dying  works  are  sadly  wanted  in  Ceylon,  where 
owing  to  tropical  conditions  woolen  and  silk 
clothing  soon  becomes  unfitted  for  wear.  We 
have  only  referred  to  a few  of  the  ways  in  which 
a technical  education  of  a more  varied  character 
that  is  available  at  the  Technical  College  (which 
has  so  far  been  a school  of  mechanical  engineering) 
would  help  the  people  of  the  country,  and  we 
have  no  doubt  that  after  a careful  enquiry  a cur- 
riculum for  a very  useful  course  of  training  could 
be  arranged  for. 
» ■ ' 
BREEDER’.^  TABLE,  giving  period  of  ges- 
tation, and  date  of  production  from  time  of 
service  of  the  Mare,  Cow,  Ewe,  Sow,  and  Slut. 
Time  of 
Service. 
MARE 
340  days. 
COW 
283  days. 
JiiWE 
150  days. 
SOW 
112  days. 
SLUT 
63  day.s. 
.Jan. 
1 
Dec. 
6 
Oct. 
10 
May 
30 
April  22 
Mar. 
4 
s 
13 
17 
June 
6 
„ 29 
11 
t 
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it 
20 
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24 
13 
May  6 
18 
22 
27 
Nov. 
31 
20 
„ 13 
25 
29 
Jiin. 
3 
7 
27 
„ 20 
April 
1 
Feb. 
5 
M 
10 
if 
14 
July 
4 
27 
8 
12 
17 
21 
11 
J line  3 
15 
10 
24 
Dec. 
28 
18 
„ 10 
22 
2(i 
Feb, 
31 
5 
25 
17 
May 
29 
Mar. 
r, 
7 
12 
Aug. 
1 
„ 24 
6 
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12 
i i 
14 
19 
8 
July  1 
13 
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19 
it 
21 
yy 
26 
15 
„ 8 
20 
J 1 
April 
29 
Mar. 
28 
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20 
„ 15 
27 
2 
7 
9 
29 
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13 
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9 
14 
ii 
16 
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5 
„ 29 
10 
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16 
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21 
1 
23 
12 
Aug.  5 
17 
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23 
if 
April 
28 
30 
19 
„ 12 
24 
30 
4 
Feb. 
6 
26 
19 
July 
1 
May 
7 
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11 
13 
Oct. 
3 
26 
8 
14 
> 
18 
n 
20 
>» 
10 
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15 
n 
21 
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25 
Mar. 
27 
17 
„ 9 
23 
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28 
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29 
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5 
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11 
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16 
20 
7 
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13 
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18 
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23 
April 
27 
14 
Oct.  7 
19 
July 
2.1 
if 
June 
30 
3 
21 
14 
26 
2 
6 
1 
10 
»» 
28 
21 
Sept. 
2 
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9 
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13 
17 
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5 
„ 28 
9 
10 
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20 
M.ay 
24 
12 
Nov.  4 
16 
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23 
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27 
1 
19 
11 
23 
30 
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4 
8 
20 
„ 18 
30 
Aug. 
6 
11 
15 
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2 
2) 
Oct. 
7 
1 
13 
it 
18 
22 
9 
Dec,  2 
14 
»» 
20 
Aug. 
25 
29 
16 
..  9 
21 
> 
27 
1 
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5 
23 
„ 16 
28 
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3 
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8 
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12 
30 
„ 23 
Nov. 
4 
if 
10 
15 
19 
Feb. 
6 
„ 30 
11 
a 
17 
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22 
if 
July 
26 
13 
Jan.  6 
18 
Oct. 
24 
Sept. 
29 
3 
20 
„ 13 
26 
1 
5 
10 
Mar. 
27 
„ 20 
Dec. 
2 
y, 
8 
12 
17 
6 
„ 27 
9 
1,5 
>» 
19 
24 
13 
Feb.  3 
16 
22 
Oct. 
26 
31 
20 
„ 10 
23 
Nov. 
29 
3 
Aug. 
7 
27 
„ 17 
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5 
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10 
14 
April 
3 
„ 24 
Jan. 
G 
12 
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17 
21 
10 
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13 
fi 
19 
>> 
24 
28 
17 
„ 10 
20 
if 
26 
Nov. 
31 
Sept. 
4 
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24 
17 
27 
Dec. 
3 
7 
t) 
11 
1 
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Feb. 
3 
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10 
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14 
18 
8 
„ 31 
10 
if 
17 
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21 
25 
15 
April  7 
17 
a 
24 
Doc, 
28 
Oct. 
2 
22 
..  14 
24 
if 
31 
5 
ii 
9 
if 
29 
„ 21 
Mar. 
3 
PECULIARITIES  OP  COCONUT  CULTIVATION 
IN  INDIA. 
[In  concluding  the  account  of  coconut  culti- 
vation in  Bombay,  we  should  have  .-itated  that 
according  to  the  various  di-trict  Gazetteers  there 
are  from  30,0i)0  to  40,000  acres  under  the 
palm,  with  about  100  trees  to  the  acre.  Kanara, 
Ratuagiri,  and  Kathiawar  appear  to  be  the 
districts  where  the  largest  number  of  trees  occur. 
Of  Ratuagiri,  it  is  stated  that  where  grown  for  the 
fruits  only  each  tree  gives  a net  yearly  profit 
of  Rl'3  as.] 
