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The Tropical Agriculturist. The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon January 1937

1937

There is however no export trade either of the unroasted mature nuts or of the lieiels which are extracted from the7 roasted and mature nuts in spite of the fact that there is a large demand for the former from the cashew factories on the west coast of India and for the latter from the United States of America. [...] VARIETIES There are several varieties of cashew growing in Mannar which show such differences as reported in a previous article* by one of the writers in the colour of the fruit (red yellow or intermediate) its size and shape as well as size and shape of the nuts and kernels the season of bearing and the degree of shedding of flowers. [...] Although the crop is purchased in Mannar on numbers of nuts and not on weight it would not be advisable to plant the smaller nut varieties without considering the quality of the kernels as in the event of the development of the industry in Ceylon the purchase of nuts from growers is certain to be made on weight. [...] Even before the establishment of a factory in Ceylon the surplus nuts from such centres as Mannar and the coastal area of the Eastern Province could be disposed of in India to meet the requirements of the existing factories on the west coast. [...] (Poona) ASSISTANT IN AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY IN this paper which is a continuation of the series on the important soil groups of Ceylon (1) are detailed the characteristics of typical profiles of the following soil groups : the lateritic gravelly soils (known locally as the cabooky soils) the lateritic brown loams the white coastal sands (commonly designated the cinnamon soils) and the red san
agriculture environment
Pages
75
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-vi unknown view
Editorial Agricultural Implements
1-2 unknown view
Agricultural Implements-III
3-5 unknown view
The Production of Cashew Nuts in Mannar
6-11 W.C.R Paul, C. Canagaratnam view
Studies on Ceylon Soils
12-25 A.W.R. Joachim, S. Kandiah view
Notes on Orchids Cultivated in Ceylon
26-27 K.L. Sylva view
Cultivation of Cloves in Kandy District
28-30 W. Molegode view
The Performance of Imported Clones in Ceylon- i
31-36 unknown view
The Rational Manuring of Colonial Plantations
37-42 unknown view
Fruit Fly-Ceratitis Capitatay Baiting Trapping and Luring Experiments
43-47 unknown view
Some Observations on the Methods of Making Clarified Butter (Ghee) with some notes on a new Method
48-57 unknown view
Correspondence
58-58 unknown view
Tea Research Institute of Ceylon
59-61 Roland Norris view
Rubber Research Scheme (Ceylon)
62-63 unknown view
Review
64-66 unknown view
Animal Disease Return for the Month Ended December 1936
67-67 A.P. Kandasamy view
Meteorological Report—December 1936
68-68 H. Jameson view

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