CROPS 



*7 



PEPPER. 



(Piper nigrum.) 



Tamil 

 Telugu 

 Malayalam 

 Kanarese . 

 Tulu 



Milagu. 

 Miriyalu. 

 Kurumulaku. 

 Olleminasu. 

 Sedde Munuchi. 



The following varieties are grown : Balamcotta, Kallu- 

 ▼alli and Cheriya Kodi. An inferior female variety (others 

 are all hermaphrodite) called Utherankotta is often seen in 

 gardens. The crop is confined to the West Coast, mostly 

 North Malabar and the Wynaad. Cuttings are planted 

 against standards. The crop is perennial and commences to 

 bear after the third year up to the 15th or 20th when it 

 declines. (See Reports of the Taliparamba Agricultural 

 Station.) 



Volume weight — 1 Madras measure of green pepper 

 weighs 1 lb. when dry. 



Weight of seed- --1,000 seeds weigh 51-5 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb. -8,800. 



Yields in the Wynaad about 5 cwt. per acre, up to 15 

 cwt. ; in the low country 2 to 3 cwt. is a good yield. 



The cultivation is practically confined to the West Coast 

 where it is grown on the high lands and heavily manured 

 with leaves. In the Circars, occasionally under shade for 

 green ginger. A variety of ginger with the smell of mangos 

 is occasionally found and is called mango ginger. This is 

 used for making pickles and chutnies. 



Seed«rate— 1,200 to 2,000 lb. of green rhizomes. 



Yield — up to 40,000 lb. of green ginger which will give 

 2,000 lb. of dry ginger. 



