ARACHIS HYPOG^A (pEA-NUt) 



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Silica ... 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid ... 



Phosphoric acid... 



Lime ... 



Magnesia 



Potash... 



Soda ... 



Oxides of iron and alumina 



Carbonic acid, &c. 



Nitrogen 



When the cakes are manufactured from decorticated 

 seed, though the husks have not a high value as fodder, 

 they may still be useful when soaked in molasses. Further, 

 the value of the shells leaving the decorticator is increased 

 through the remains of seed mixed with them. 



The composition of the stems and leaves as fodder has 

 already been noted. In certain countries where fodder is 

 scarce even the dry stems are used as hay. Its use just 

 depends on what relish animals show for it. 



Finally, in concluding this account, we can only urge 

 every sugar-cane grower to make use of the spaces between 

 his canes to cultivate the pea-nut ; it will not only furnish him 

 with a remarkable green manure, but will enrich his soil, 

 lessen the cost of upkeep of his main crop, and thus be a 

 source of real profit. 



Production. — The chief centres for the cultivation of 

 the pea-nut are : Senegal, Java, Egypt, French India, 

 British India, Argentine, Sierra Leone, &c. 



The following figures showing the amount and value 

 imported by Europe will serve to give some idea of the 

 production : — 



19.04 



T905 



