THE 
AGRICULTORSL IBAGffZinG, 
COLOMBO. 
Added as a Supplement Monthly to the TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST:’ 
The following pages include the Contents ot the Agricultural Magazine 
for April : — 
Vol. IX.1 APRII-ii 1898, [No. 10. 
SEASON EEPOETS FOE FEBEUARY. 
ESTEEN Province.— Malia 
crop reaped, and being tbre&hed 
in some places, preparations for 
Yala going on. Eainfall light. 
Crop prospects good and excep- 
tionaly flue in Eayigam Korale. 
Central Prownce.— Paddy. Maha cultivation in 
various stages, pro.spects good. No cattle disease 
reported. Eainfall registered in Matale 41 in. 
Northern Province.— PnMy. Eeaping and thresn- 
ing going on. Yield moderate in Mannar district, 
disappointing in Jaffna district. Eainfall regis- 
tered in Jaffna 112 in. Health of cattle goad 
a disease called raunanginoi prevails among the 
goats in Mannar district. 
Southern Province. — Paddy. Malia harvest on, 
preparations for Y^ala in progress. No. cattle 
disease reported. 
Eastern Procence.— Paddy. Miiumari crops reap- 
ed in Trincomalee district. Health ot cattle good, 
Eainfall in Batticaloa '04 in. 
North-Western Province. — Paddy. The harves 
is on, prospects generally good. Murrain still 
prevails, but is decreasing in many place?. No 
rain in mo-t parts, and where it occurred the fall 
was very scanty. 
North-Central Province. — Paddy in various 
stages. Eainfall at Anuradhapura, 1-3S in. 
Health of cattle satisfactory, though murrain was 
reported from Eppawala Korale. 
Sabaragamuiva Provmce. — Paddy. Malm harvest 
inprogi’ess in most places and outturn satisfactory 
No cattle disease. Eainfall atEuanwella, 5'14 in, 
Uva Province. — Paddy. Maha fields, some be- 
ing shown and some ploughed. Chena crops good 
on the whole. Fruits and vegetables plentiful and 
cheap. 'Weather dry. A few cases of murrain 
wore reported from Wellassa, othe.’\vi£e health of 
cattle good. 
EAINFALL TAKEN AT THE SCHOOL OP 
AGEICULTUEE DURING THE MONTH 
OF FEBEUAEY, 1898. 
1 
Tuesday 
Nil 
16 
Wednesday .. 
Nil 
2 
Wednesday... 
Nil 
17 
Thursday ,, 
Nil 
3 
Thursday ., 
Nil 
18 
Friday , . 
Nil 
4 
Friday 
Nil 
19 
Saturday 
Nil 
5 
Saturday 
Nil 
20 
Sunday 
Nil 
6 
Sunday 
Nil 
21 
Monday , , 
Nil 
7 
Monday 
Nil 
22 
Tuesday 
•19 
8 
Tuesday 
Nil 
23 
Wednesday. . 
Nil 
9 
Wednesday , 
Nil 
24 
Thursday 
Nil 
10 
Thursday 
. 0.1 
2i5 
Friday 
Nil 
11 
Friday 
. Nil 
26 
Saturday ... 
•17 
12 
Saturday 
. -02 
27 
Sunday 
•18 
13 
Sunday 
. Nil 
28 
Monday .. 
08 
14 
L5 
Monday 
Tuesday 
. Nil 
1 
Tuesday , , 
•01 
Total . . *68 
G reatest amount of rainfall in any 24 hours on 
the 22ud, '19 inches. 
Mean rainfall for the month "02 in. 
Recorded by A. H. Ahuat. 
