AGRKJULTURAL  OlAGAZinG, 
COLOMBO. 
Ad(hd  as  a Supplement  Monthly  to  the  “ TROPICAL  AGRIGULTURISTT 
The  following  pages  include  the  Contents  of  the  Ayricultaral  Alajazine 
for  April  : — 
Vol.  VIII.]  APRIL,  1897.  [No.  10. 
SEASON  EEPORTS  FOR  FEBRUARY. 
E 8 T Eli  N FRO  TTNC E.—l\ich\y. 
Malm  Imrvest  over,  and  prepara" 
lions  going  on  for  i'ala  sowing" 
Fruits  scarce,  vegetable  sujiply 
good  except  in  Negombo  district- 
Rainfall  light.  Maba  crops  good' 
Central  Frovmce. — Paddy.  Alalia  cro^  being 
bnrvested  or  nearing  maturity,  except  in  Uda 
Ilewaheta  and  VValapane,  wlieie  cultivation  has 
just  commenced.  Prospects  good  except  in  Uda 
Bulatgama.  Dry  grain  crops  goodlor  fair,  but  not 
satisfactory  in  Alai  ale  owing  to  damage  by  rain. 
Northern  Province. — Paddy.  Kalapokam  1897 
harvested,  crop  good  in  Alannar,  somewhat  damag- 
ed by  rain  in  Jaffna  and  Alullaittivu.  Cattle 
murrain  still  prevailing  in  Tunukkai. 
Southern  Province. — Paddy.  Alaha  harvest  on, 
and  preparations  going  on  for  yala,  crops  fair. 
Fruits  and  vegetables  scarce. 
Eastern  Province. — Paddy.  Alunmari  crops  har- 
vested, outturn  good  except  in  some  places  where 
damage  was  done  by  hoods  of  the  previous 
months. 
North-Western  Province. — Paddy.  Alaha  crop 
in  various  stages  but  harvested  in  many  parts, 
yield  and  prospects  generally  good. 
North-Central  Province. — Paddy.  Crop  in  vari- 
ous stages,  but  a good  harvest  is  anticipated.  A 
few  occasional  cases  of  murrain  in  ICalagam 
palata. 
Province  of  Uva. — Paddy.  Yala  crop  gathered, 
yield  good.  Cultivation  for  malm  commenced. 
Fruits  and  vegetables  plentiful  and  cheap.  A few 
Cftses  of  cattle  murrain  in  Kendagolla  village. 
Province  of  Sabaragamuwa.—VaMy.  Afaha  har- 
vest good  both  in  the  Ratnapura  and  Kegalle  di  - 
tricts  Dry  grain  crops  satisfactory  except  in 
Kadawata  and  Aleda  Korales  owdng  to  drought. 
' ♦ 
RAINFALL  TAKEN  AT  THE  SCHOOL  OP 
AGRICULTURE  DURING  THE  AIONTII 
OF  AIARCH,  1897. 
1 
Alonday 
Nil 
19 
Fridaj' 
Nil 
2 
Tuesday 
Nil 
20 
Saturday 
Nil 
3 
Wednesday . . 
•04 
21 
Siiuday 
Nil 
4 
Thursday 
•Oo 
22 
Alonday 
Nil 
o 
Friday 
Nil 
23 
Tuesday 
Nil 
6 
Saturday 
•56 
24 
AFednesday. , 
Nil 
7 
Sunday 
Nil 
25 
Thursday  . . 
Nil 
8 
Alondajf 
Nil 
26 
Friday 
Nil 
9 
Tuesday 
Nil 
27 
Saturday  , . 
Nil 
10 
AVednesdaj^  . . 
•24 
28 
Sunday 
•30 
11 
Thursday 
•08 
29 
Alonday 
Nil 
12 
Friday 
Nil 
30 
Tuesday 
Nil 
13 
Saturday 
Nil 
31 
AYednesday, , 
Nil 
14 
Sunday 
•53 
1 
Thursday  . . 
Nil 
15 
Alonday 
•55 
16 
Tuesday 
Nil 
Total. . 
2-35 
17 
Wednesday  . . 
Nil 
Alean.  . 
•07 
18 
Thursday 
Nil 
Greatest  amount 
of  rainfall  in  24  hours 
on 
the  6th  instant  inches  "56. 
Recorded  by  A.  R.  Jeremiah. 
^ — 
GREEN  AlANURING  AND  MIXED 
CROPPING. 
Air.  Ewart  of  Atchencoil,  Shencotta,  in  writing 
to  assays:—"  It  may  interest  you  to  know  that 
Dadap  loppings  have  been  tried  as  green  manure 
and  the  result  has  been  an  increase  of  some  30  per 
cent  in  paddy.”  This  is  the  Erythrina  lithospei-ma 
used  together  with  E.  indica  (erabadu)  asshade  fon 
