from remote anti.|uitv. nn.l n. .til probability many of Us* raw* at U plant 



preseniK mel uith in tlmt o.iuiir} i. : i 0n*tt 



Trnr.ls, ,' . IMCl (Q, il 



Tragus, / 



-.. Nov., 1570. 14; Prosper Alpinua, Her. Mm*.. ITU. 176 j FsslHisMm. 

 Theatr. Bot., 1040, 1137, f. 3 ; Morw.m. fi nKiti. , . IW. fern* f*t 



/'/., ITU 1 '. 1; .. v t; Uronovius, / 



1805, iv., I., t 2; also Fl. Aiutriae., 1827. . . 7! /,*.. 



1852, 15H ; Fl. Brat., 18s, >,. jf H //wrp/f wn4 



Hait*t., 1894, 492-3 ; Lambrecht, Rmckte Loud-unit for**, in Umigek Ott.- 

 africa, 1903, i.. 398-402 ; Semler. Trop. Agrik.. IMS. in.. ISA 44 ; Jot**, &M 

 PJ. dona ISAntiq., etc., 1904, ii., 247.) 



FOOD SUPPLY. 

 Varieties and Races. Speaking in a very general sense, then are two Varieties 



great crops of judr. Of these one is the kharil. wlm-h r 



majority of the kharif forms would fall u lot AMU al varieties 



hit-ofor. rerun tr*. and i'ul<i<n-i* pn>p.T. They have usually compact 

 heads, the grains are more or less rounded, and the floral envelopes almost 

 completely glabrous. The second crop is the rabi, or that which ripens 

 in spring. It seems likely that most of the races placed in this position 

 would be found to fall under the varieties l <thii and 



tHK-r/Htrtitiix, and to approximate nearer to >. huh ,, >,*, than do those 

 of the kharif series. They have lax feathery panicles with the grains 

 elongated and the floral envelopes often more or less hairy. As a rule 

 the best kinds are creamy white (the extremity only being darker coloured) 

 and of a pearly lustre. It is customary for the grain to be slightly flattened 

 near the apex, a peculiarity often much increased until in some forms it 

 becomes almost hooked or even indented. The curved grains are generally 

 the most highly prized, for the purpose of being parched. The glumes 

 or envelopes are usually darker than the grains themselves, and may be 

 awned or awnless. In some forms the envelopes (chaff) are coloured 

 and the grain-husk (or seed-coat) white ; in others the seed-coat also is 

 uniformly or parti-coloured. Lastly, the floral envelopei may firmly 

 embrace and almost adhere to the seed, while in other conditions the 

 attachment may be so slight that (as in certain barleys) the grain may 

 deserve the description of being naked. 



Mollison (Textbook Ind. Agri., iii., 10-11) says: "The most i 

 able differences between varieties are that kharif, i.e. rain crops or early 

 varieties are much more numerous than rabi or late varieties. Ear 

 late varieties do best if sown at their approximate seasons. A rabi vu: 

 may or may not thrive if sown as a rain crop. None of the rain crop 

 varieties are likely to succeed if sown in the rabi season." In the ex- 

 periments conducted at the farms in the Bombay Presidency it was 

 established that forms of judr procured from goradu (light) soils fo- 

 ample, those of Kaira and Baroda could not be cultivated on the black 

 cotton soils of the Deccan. Thus there would seem no doubt centuries 

 of selection and special cultivation have directly adapted this plant into 

 the numerous recognisable races that exist in India. 



Area and Yield. From the Agricultural Statittia, 1900-1 to 1 5-, Area and 

 this crop is shown as occupying in British India approximately 22 millioi 

 acres. To these figures have to be added 2J million acres for the Native 

 States, making the total of some 24 million acres for all India and Burma. 

 The chief provinces in order of importance are Bombay, Madras, Berar. 

 the United Provinces, Central Provinces and Pan jab. An almost identical 



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