PHASEOLUS LUNATUS (LIMA BEAN) i6i 



Taken as fodder the stems and leaves of the Lima 

 bean have a nutritive value as high as that of the other 

 Leguminos^e, and it is unfortunate that they should be totally 

 barred as a food for stock. 



The mineral analysis gives, near enough, the same figures 

 as those previously quoted from M. Boname's trials. 



The Lima bean is a legume to be grown as a pure crop ; 

 it is not adapted to cultivation as an inter-crop with canes, its 

 stems spreading too far and its growth being too tufted. 

 The crop is sown at the beginning of the wet season ; the 

 seeds should be sown in groups o'66 metres apart, with two 

 or three seeds in each group. The three plants should be 

 left in order that the ground may be covered more rapidly. 



The plant needs no further attention once it is strong 

 enough to resist the weeds ; consequently, care should be 

 taken to keep the plantation clean. 



If the plant is only to stand for one year the peas are 

 ploughed in at florescence, i.e., when their development and 

 assimilation have reached their maximum. 



The sum of organic matters may be considerable, and 

 depends on the conditions of climate and growth. With the 

 yield of green matter varying from 10 to 15 tons to the 

 arpent, the amount of organic matters will be from 2 to 3 tons 

 for the same area. 



When, as in some cases, the crop stands for two or three 







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