THIE 
AGRICULTURAL  mAGAZinG, 
COLOMBO. 
Added  as  a Supplement  Montldy  to  the  “ TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST.'’ 
The  following  pages  include  the  Contents  of  the  Ayricullaval  Magnr.ine 
for  Felirnaiy  : — 
Vol.  VIII.]  FEBRUARY,  1897. 
[No.  8. 
SE.-^SON  REPOltT  FOR  DECEMBER. 
L S TERN  PRO  VINCE.— ll  iha 
paddy  iu  blossom  or  in  ear,  fair 
supply  of  fruits  and  vegetables  in 
the  Colombo  district,  but  scarce 
in  Negombo  and  Kalutara.  Rain- 
fall generally  above  the  average. 
Harvest  prospects  fair. 
Central  Province. — ’Paddy  crop  in  various  stages, 
much  damage  done  by  rain  in  the  Matale  district, 
prospects  good  in  the  Kandy  district,  very  promis- 
ing in  the  Nuwara  Eliya  district.  Rainfall  above 
normal.  Health  of  cattle  good,  some  hoof  disease 
in  Laggala. 
Northern  Province. — In  the  Mannar  district  the 
rainfall  was  unprecedented,  in  Mannar  town 
rainfall  19'0.5  in.  Paddy  and  dry  grain  in  ear, 
what  was  not  washed  away  in  good  condition. 
Southern  Province. — Ploughing  and  sowing  for 
Maha  crop  going  on  in  Hambantota  district, 
vegetables  plentiful,  and  food  supply  sufficient. 
Health  of  cattle  good,  some  hoof  disease  in  Walas- 
mulla. 
Eastern  Province. — Munmari  crop  much  damaged 
by  rain  ; Indian  corn,  kurakkan  and  tobacco  also 
damaged.  Rainfall  in  Batticaloa,  19T8  in.,  in 
Trincomalee,  27'58  in.  gale  on  the  loth 
caused  much  damage,  many  houses  and  over  700 
coconut  trees  having  been  blown  down. 
North-Western  Province. — Though  miicli  dam- 
age caused  by  rain,  generally  speaking  pros- 
pects fair.  Rainfall  in  Piittalam,  ll'5-5  in.  The 
excessive  rain  has  done  most  damage  in  the 
Chilaw  district. 
Province  of  Uva. — Heavy  rain  all  throughout 
the  Province,  harvests  prospects  in  Wiyaluwa 
good,  health  of  cattle  good. 
Proxnnee  of  Saharagamuiva. — In  many  parts  of 
the  Ratnapura  district,  Maha  crops  coming  into 
maturity,  in  Kolonna  Korale  fields  just  being  pre- 
pared. Lowlying  fields  have  suffered  on  account 
of  too  much  rain.  In  the  Kegalla  district,  paddy 
pro.spects  are  good  in  spite  of  somo  damage  by 
rain.  Dry  grain  prospects  satisfactory..  Health 
of  cattle  good. 
RAINFALL  TAKEN  AT  THE  SCHOOL  OF 
AGRICULTURE  DURING  THE  MONTH 
OP  DECEMBER,  1896. 
1 
Tuesday 
Nil 
2 
Wednesday  . . 
Nil 
3 
Thursday 
Nil 
4 
Friday 
Nil 
5 
Saturday 
•33 
6 
Sunday 
•68 
7 
Monday 
•93 
8 
Tuesday 
•23 
9 
Wednesday  . . 
1-47 
10 
Thursday 
Nil 
11 
Friday 
Nil 
12 
13 
Saturday 
Nil 
Sunday 
Nil 
14 
Monday 
Nil 
15 
Tuesday 
•03 
16 
\Fednesday . . 
1'80 
17 
Thursday  . . 
2 00 
18 
Friday 
•40 
19 
Saturday 
..  -03 
20 
Sunday 
..  -29 
21 
Monday 
. . 1-46 
22 
Tuesday 
. -40 
23 
Wednesday . 
. .05 
24 
Thursday  . 
. 2 40 
25 
Friday 
. '•Bo 
26 
Saturday  . 
. Nil 
27 
Sunday 
. -80 
28 
Monday 
. Nil 
29 
Tuesday 
. •05 
30 
Wednesday. 
. Nil 
31 
Thursday  L 
. Nil 
1 
Friday  ’ . 
. Nil 
Total. 
.14-19 
Jlean. 
. -45 
Greatest  amount  of  rainfall  in  any  24  ii  .mo- 
on the  24th  day  of  December,  2'40  inclie.s. 
Recorde.l  by  A.  R.  JKUKMfAii. 
