Abstract

By the kind courtesy of the Director of Agriculture, Madras, we are publishing the following report of the first tour of the III year students of the Argricultural College, by the Principal. "The students assembled in Mangalore on 2-10-13 after the Michaelmas vacation and the tour commenced on the 3rd morning. 3rd Morning. Bangarakolur. This is a village some five miles from Mangalore; the people are mainly native Christians and are petty cultivators. The Department has been successful in introducing the red Mauritius cane here as well as improved methods of jaggery making and the information gathered by the students from the farmers was mainly on the merits of these improvements. They were introduced also to the implements of the district as well as to the methods of housing cattle.

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