PHASEOLUS MUNGO (wOOLLY PYROLUS) 



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Generally speaking, this legume is not eaten by cattle, and 

 it is not grown for fodder. 



The Woolly Pyrolus has a wide distribution in India, 

 and is eaten bv all classes of the inhabitants. 



Appended is a list of analyses made by the Chemist to 

 the Indian Government, Dr. W. Leather, and published in 

 the Agricultural Ledger: — ■ 



p. MUNGO 



P. MUNGO, VAR. KADIATUS 



Water ... 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous 



matter 

 Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



Nitrogen as proteins 



Average of 

 six samples 



9-97 

 4-57 



3-Si 

 0-93 



58-29 



22-43 



lOO'OO 



3-59 

 3-33 



Leaves and 



husks from 



threshing floor 



15-38 



14-92 



17-08 



1-70 



38-24 



12-68 



100-00 



2-03 

 1-79 



Average of 

 five samples 



10-38 

 4-12 



3 -So 

 1-07 



56-76 

 23-87 



100-00 

 3-82 

 3-40 



Leaves and 



husks from 



threshing 



floor 



13-30 



14-29 



18-66 



2-52 



39-67 

 11-56 



lOOOO 



1-85 



1-74 



In Anjouan (Comoro Islands) the native, in order to grow 

 this bean, simply burns off the scrub, and after sowing it 

 takes no more notice of it till harvest time, two and a half 

 months later. It is often cultivated in weeded soil along 

 with other crops. We owe these notes to the kindness of 

 our colleague, Desruisseaux, agricultural engineer in the 

 Comoros. 



In Australia, as in India, the harvest takes place two 

 and a half to three months after sowing. The pods are 

 left to dry thoroughly in the sun, and the seeds are then 

 easily separated from the husks. 



After the seeds have been gathered the residue may be 

 used for straw or be ploughed in ; or still another method is 

 to burn it on the land and allow the ash to enrich the soil. 



This bean is not adapted to cold climates and must be 

 acclimatized. It withstands drought well. 



