820 cbapter xix 



Analysis by Transvaal Department of Agriculture. 



Husk ... 43"43 per cent. 



Kernels 56-57 



Percentage oil in keruela ... ... 36" 7-2 ,, 



Percentage oil m seeds 20'77 ,, 



After pressing out the oil from the seeds, a residue is left 

 in the form of a cake, which is of high nutritive value, and 

 said to be quite equal to that of linseed and cotton-seed cake for 

 feeding dan-y cattle. 



Conclusion. — It is a crop for intensive agriculture where 

 labour is cheap. Whether it would be profitable when grown 

 on a large scale in South Africa is questionable. It thrives in 

 parts where maize succeeds, and is a much surer crop in 

 tunes of drought. 



REFERENCES: 



" Seasonable Hints," July, 1921. — Dominion Exp. Farms. 

 " Feeda and Feeding." — Henry and Morrison. 



PUMPKINS {Curcubita pe'po). 



KAFFIR AND STOCK WATERMELONS (Citrullus 

 ruUjaris). 



These are grown for human consumption and for stock 

 food. Certain sj^ecies of the genus Curbuhito, and all the 

 kaffir and stock watermelons are indigenous to Africa and 

 South Africa. 



Pumpkins. 



Description. — Pumpkins arc summer annuals, monoe- 

 cious ; of two distinct types. 



(1) Table. — Medium size, generally flat, with thick flesh 

 and fine-grained. The seed cavity is small in proportion to 

 the size. 



(2) Cattle. — Large size, somewhat spherical in shape, 

 flesh coarse, and sometimes with woody lumps. The seed 

 cavity is large in proportion to the size of the pumpkin. They 

 cross-pollinate readily within the genus, and with some of the 

 other genera belonging to the Curciibitacece. Cattle pump- 

 kins will weigh up to 120 pounds. 



