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Seed-rate— 40 to 70 lb. per acre. 



Volume weight— 1 M.M. weighs 313 lb. 



Husk to grain— 20 per cent by weight. 



Weight of seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 133*94 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb— 3,400. 



Germination capacity— 98 per cent. 



Yield— 300 to 700 lb. The refuse is a useful cattle food. 



Tamil 



Telugu 



Malayalam 



Kanarese . 



Oriya 



Tulu 



RED GRAM. 



( Cajanus lndicus.) 



Tuvaraf. 



Kandulu. 



Tuvera. 



Togari. 



Kandulo. 



Togori. 



Area in Madras — 294,800 acres. 



There are numerous varieties which differ in the colour of 

 their seed coats. A very widespread and hardy pulse $ sown 

 early ; stops seven to nine months in the field. Practically 

 always grown as a mixture, frequently in lines 4 feet to 6 feet 

 apart with cereals. Dhal is a very valuable and important 

 human food, while the husk is a good cattle food. 



Seed-rate will vary with the mixture adopted : from 

 2 to 4 lb. per acre. 



Volume weight— 1 M.M. weighs 2-83 lb. 



Husk to grain -20 per cent. 



Weight of seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 8*95 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb.— 6,600. 



Germination capacity— 76 per cent. 



Yield — This will vary very much with the class of mix- 

 ture ; 300 to 1,000 lb. per acre. The refuse (pods, leaves, etc.) 

 obtained in the process of threshing is stacked and given to 

 working cattle. 



