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The Tropical Agriculturist. The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon August 1936

1936

According to the returns 144 116 out of the 287 467 acres of tea and 143 409 out of the 178 018 acres of rubber were under control at the time when the committee found the coditions " appalling ". The appearance of the principal rivers and streams after a shower of rain in the hills shows that the small increase in the acreage under control since then has made very little impression. [...] The amount of manure used and the number of animals employed as well as the period during which they are penned depends to some extent on the type of tobacco grown the fertility of the soil and the wealth of the cultivator. [...] In the tropics owing to the high temperatures and the consequent rtipidity in which the hunrus content of the soil is broken down the presence of adequate quantities of organic matter is essential especially in soils of poor moisture retentivness ih order to maintain the fertility and texture of the soil.72 The cultivator is therefore compelled to resort to heavy manuring but in order to [...] The importance of the relation between quality and the amount of potash available in the soil to the crop should be made clear to the grower and the use of potash fertilisers should be advocated for improving body texture and burning quality of the better types of smoking tobacco. [...] The estimated cost of the work to be undetaken in the reserves during the next five years is £100 000 and one of the principal objects of this campaign is to ensure the preservation of the chief watersheds of the principal rivers of the Union.
agriculture environment
Pages
66
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-i unknown view
Editorial
65-67 unknown view
Tobacco in South India-II
68-75 W.R.C. Paul view
Improvement of Cattle-I
76-78 M. Crawford view
Cocoa in Ceylon
79-82 J.C Drieberg view
Chemical Notes (15)
83-84 S. Kandiah view
Standardization of Producecocoa
85-91 unknown view
Soil Erosion
92-98 unknown view
Soil Erosion in Tropical Africa and Problems Connected With it
99-105 unknown view
The Soil Erosion Questionnaire-1935
106-117 unknown view
Rubber Research Scheme (Ceylon)
118-120 unknown view
Tea Research Institute of Ceylon
121-125 unknown view
Reviews
126-127 unknown view
Animal Disease Return for the Month Ended July 1936
128-128 M. Crawford view
Meterological Report—July 1936
129-129 H. Jameson view

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