crops 79 



NIGER SEED. 



(Guizotia abyssinica.) 



Tamil .,, Peyellu : Uchchellu. 



Telugu ... ... Verrinuvvulu : 



Valiselu : Ojurellu. 

 Kanarese Huchellu. 



A black oil seed grown occasionally as a mixture in the 

 western and northern taluks of Bellary, and in the uplands 

 of the Circars, Salem, Coimbatore, etc. 



Seed-rate — About one pound of seed is mixed with a 

 cereal. 



Weight of seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 4*55 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb.— 100,000. 



Yield— About 300 lb. may be expected from an acre. 



Percentage of oil— 35 by extraction. 



LINSEED. 



(Linum usitatissimum.) 



Tamil Alivirai. 



Telugu ... Avisi. 



Kanarese Alasi. 



Area in Madras— 25,000 acres. 



This is only grown for its seed, which yields a valuable 

 oil : the fibre is not extracted. The crop is found mostly 

 in the Bellary portion of the Deccan upland, mixed with 

 other crops like safflower or wheat. 



Seed-rate— 15 to 20 lb. per acre. 



Volume weight— 1 M.M. weighs 2'87 lb. 



Weight of seed— 100 seeds weigh 6'4 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb. -70,900. 



Yield -300 to 400 lb. of seed per acre. 



Percentage of oil— about 30 when pressed in the 

 ordinary country mills. 



SAFFLOWER. 



(Carthamus tinctorius.) 



Tamil Kasumbavirai. 



Telugu Kusumbalu. 



Kanarese Kusumba. 



Tulu Kusumadapu. 



