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The Tropical Agriculturist. The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon March 1934

1934

Indeed nature has more than normally blessed Ceylon in the matter of her crops the writers of the report express apprehension at the high grade quality of the cloves that Ceylon produces the yield of the trees and the profitablness of the industry. [...] Provided the operation has been carried out at the correct stage of develoment of the flowers and allowing for other natural causes of failure the pollen grains so transferred to the sticky surface of the stigma germinate and fertilise the centrally-attached ovules (later seeds) that are inside the ovary. [...] From the point of view of other producing centres the trade has for the time being little significance; and as an indication of the relative unimpotance of this commodity in the general spice trade of Ceylon it may be noted that in the year 1930 the total imports and exports of spice of all classirications amounted to 480 000 cwt. [...] It may he said that with the exception of the European community all the races constituting the population of Ceylon are addicted to the regular use of spices for the flavouring of curries and other foodstuffs. [...] It is true that there is a great variety in the dietary of the domiciled Ceylonese than in that of the peoples of India and if may he assumed that spices including cloves are156 a less indispensable item of the household budget than is the case in the sub-continent.
agriculture environment
Pages
67
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Editorial
139-140 unknown view
Ceylon’s Import Trade in Citrus Fruit
141-144 J.C. Drieberg view
Notes on Orchids Cultivated in Ceylon
145-146 K.J. Sylva view
Notes on Cross—Pollination of Rubber (Hevea Brasiliensis)in Ceylon
147-151 W.I. Pieris view
The Clove Industry of Ceylon
152-158 unknown view
Citrus Canker in California
159-162 unknown view
The Influence of Rootstocks on the Texture and Flavor of Orange Fruits
163-167 unknown view
The Better Utilisation of Forests for Grazing
168-173 unknown view
The Rice Crop in Burma
174-181 unknown view
The House Fly
182-185 unknown view
The Nutrition of Indian Cattle
186-190 unknown view
Citrus Fruit Growing in Rhodesia
191-198 unknown view
Animal Disease Return for the Month Ended 28 February 1934
199-199 M. Crawford view
Meteorological Report February 1934
200-200 H. Jameson view

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