rich iu nutritive substances containing about ^5 / of albuminoids. 



Beans are chiefly used in feeding working bullocks ; they are 

 admirably suited to them and keep them in good condition. They 

 are also used for fattening stock, milking cattle, donkeys and to a less 

 an extent for camels and hard working mules. The seed is besides 

 largely used for culinary purposes, especially in a dry state. 



Cattle are fed on beans during the whole dry season, extending 

 from about the 15 th of December till about the middle of June ; the 

 seed is given in a crushed condition generally in conjuction with 

 Wheat or Barley straw. The am mnt given to cattle particularly to 

 working bullocks, generally varies from 1/6 to 1/3 of akela daily depen- 

 ding on the work to be done, when at rest "receiving less beans than 

 when working. As a food for milk, perhaps no other food substance 

 than bean, is more universally used when milk of superior quality 

 is the object. 



The straw is coarse and is particularly fed to camel, goat, sheep, 

 etc ; often it is used as fuel, litter and in making bricks. 



VIII : Bean only thrives in a soil of a heavy nature. It does 

 not succeed on light soils and requires no manure at all for its suc- 

 cessful growth. No much care is wanted in preparing the land and 

 but a small amount of water is required. In the case of Broad bean, 

 the plants should be topped when the pods have set, to promote filling 

 of the pods. Broomrape is often very detrimental to the crop particularly 

 on somewhat light soils. 



Zea Mays . Doura shami ; Maize or Indian Corn; 

 Gramincae. 



I : Many varieties are grown, the most important being : 

 (a) Baladi or Hamami ; (b) Sinebra ; (c) Moral i ; (d) Biltani ; 

 (e) Nab-el-Gamal. 



(a) of which two forms are known, viz : the Sittini or Manialawi 

 and the Sabeini, ripening respectively in 05 and 75 days, is the 

 earliest of all var. at the same time being the least exhaustive. The 

 plant is comparatively low, the ear and grain small. A light crop- 

 per, it is sweet when fresh and particularly grown in the neighbour- 

 hood of large towns, for human consumption, in a green or fresh 

 state (toasted). Also largely grown for grain. 



