CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS (jACK BEAn) 



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ment; each pod weighs from loo to 125 grm., and contains 

 ten to twelve seeds. 



One hundred grammes of whole pods give 83 grm. of 

 husks and 17 grm. of .seed : one seed weighs about \\ grm. 



In this state the composition of the pod is as follows : — 



When the crop is allowed to remain the pods ripen 

 completely ; the seeds remain about the same weight, but 

 naturally contain less water and a greater amount of nutri- 

 tive matter; each empty pod then weighs from 25 to 30 grm., 

 and the average weight of a seed is i"4 grm. 



Five different samples yielded 57 and 58 per cent, of 

 seeds, and 43 and 42 per cent, of shell respectively. 



Percentage Composition of Ripe Pods. 



As regards nutritive value, the seeds of the Jack Bean 

 may thus be classed among the valuable leguminous seeds, 

 and it is only natural that they should be used as fodder 

 for live stock. 



