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Kaffir Corn. In parts this plant (Andropogon 

 Sorghum, var. vulgaris) is extensively grown. 



Wheat. Wheat can be grown twice in the 

 year, in February and in September ; the average 

 yield is from 18 to 22 bushels per acre, though on 

 the Cuito farm, w r hich is in a particularly ferlile 

 region, nearly 40 bushels were taken recently from 

 some acres. 



Barley and Oats are occasionally grown, but 

 I was unable to get any figures showing this yield. 



Rice grows well in the north of Angola, where 

 the moisture and temperature are more suitable 

 for its cultivation than in the east or south. 



Fodder Plants. According to Professor Tar- 

 uffi, plants used for cattle fodder are Usilla, a 

 small grass, which makes excellent forage, and 

 grows mostly along the banks of the rivulets ; 

 Senne, a tall grass with a sweet root, an ex- 

 cellent pasture grass when still young ; Soka, a 

 slender and tall grass, also used for basket- 

 making ; Soke (Eleusine indica), which, when 

 young, makes excellent forage; Senje and Tiombe, 

 tall grasses, used for roofing cabins when dry, and 

 for forage when green. 



Farm and Plantation Fruits. Most of the 

 Angolan fruits have been introduced by mis- 

 sionaries, from Europe. They include the orange, 

 lime (which now grows wild), as well as apples, 

 pears, figs, plums, mulberries, and grapes. The 

 mango was probably introduced from India. 



Of indigenous fruit trees, the paw-paw (Carica 

 Papaya) is commonly cultivated ; its large fruit, 

 delicious and digestive, grows in clusters on the 



