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PHASEOLUS LUNATUS (lIMA BEAN) 



.US as to the abstraction of mineral elements from the soil. 

 These elements are returned to the soil by ploughing under 

 the stems and leaves remaining on the fields, whilst the pods 

 .are gathered merely for reproductive purposes. 



Other samples from our experimental fields have been 

 analysed with the following results : — 



Stems and Leaves. 



Water ... 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Sugars ... 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 



Generally speaking, the pods have a proportion of 63 per 

 cent, of seeds and 37 per cent, of husks; a full pod weighs 

 on an average 3 grm., and a seed 0*390 grm. 



The husks form a coarse and rather poor food, their 

 composition being as follows : — 



Water ... 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



"Nitrogen 



