The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . therdemonstrations are being arranged for in the Southern, Western, and CentralProvinces, and at Ruanwella in the Province of Sabaragamuwa, where nodemonstrations have hitherto taken place. The Government Veterinary Surgeon reports that there are two very fineimported buffalo cows for sale at the Government Dairy. In full milk each gaveover fifteen bottles. Price Rs. 125 each. Publications.— The leaflets on Shade Trees and on Agricultural Shows:Instructions on forwarding Exhibits are now being issued. The Government V
The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . therdemonstrations are being arranged for in the Southern, Western, and CentralProvinces, and at Ruanwella in the Province of Sabaragamuwa, where nodemonstrations have hitherto taken place. The Government Veterinary Surgeon reports that there are two very fineimported buffalo cows for sale at the Government Dairy. In full milk each gaveover fifteen bottles. Price Rs. 125 each. Publications.— The leaflets on Shade Trees and on Agricultural Shows:Instructions on forwarding Exhibits are now being issued. The Government Veterinary Surgeons report on castration work done lastyear is sent to each member of the Society. A leaflet on Salt as Manure byMr. Kelway Bamber, Government Analyst and Chemist, is with the printer. The Dinakaraprakasa has kindly furnished one hundred copies of twoeditions of the paper containing the Proceedings of the last Board Meeting inSinhalese. These copies have been circulated to the Branch Societies. E. B. DENHAM, March 5, 1906. Secretary, Agricultural TiErm TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST AND MAGAZINE OF THE CEYLON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Vol. XXVI. COLOMBO, APEIL 16th, 190G. No. 3. Agricultural Tools. With the increase in cost of living that is universally going on, with thegreat extension of rubber planting, and with the increasing demand in othercountries of the tropics for his services, more especially in the Federated MalayStates, where the chief industry is rubber, which can afford to pay higher ratesthere must in all probability come a time when the wages of the Tamil coolieemployed upon estates will rise, thus making a great difference to estates plantedin comparatively unremunerative products like tea, cacao, or cardamoms. This, with other causes, will stimulate the wish to find agricultural toolsother than the mamoti which can be profitably employed upon estates to the savingof labour. Were it not for such tools, farming would be, comparatively speaking,imp
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