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DOLICHOS UNIFLORUS 



sown at Reduit, gave fairly satisfactory results. The plant 

 is of upright growth and may be grown through canes, 

 where, although its leaf mass is inferior to that of the cow- 

 pea and ambcriquc (Phaseolus heholus), it is still very 

 useful in a mixed cultivation. 



It yields a fodder of the following composition : — 



Water ... 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat ... 



Sugars ... 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



In 1,000 kilos of green fodder, the chief mineral elements 



are 



Nitrogen ... 

 Lime 

 Potash 

 Phosphoric acid 



5-20 lb. 

 2'47 ,, 

 4-90 „ 

 0-83 ,, 



the percentage composition of the ash being as follows 



Silica ... 



Chlorine 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphoric acid 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Potash ... 



Soda 



Oxide of iron 



■Carbonic acid, &c 



This plant might also be employed as a green manure 

 and be ploughed in when in flower, but it is inferior to the 

 cow pea and Jack Bean, which contain a much higher pro- 

 portion of organic matter. 



