92 crops 



Yield— 9,000— 12,000 lb. green stuff of which 40 per cent 

 should be leaf, and this should give 27 to 30 lb. dry indigo ; 

 as much as 80 lb. may be obtained. 



# CHAYROOT. 



(Oldenlandia umbellata.) 



Tamil Chayaver. 



Telugu Chiriverulu. 



Malayalam Chayaver. 



Kanarese Chayaveru. 



The plant is of no economic importance now and its 

 cultivation has been abandoned. 



DRYAGE OF STORED GRAINS. 



It is impossible to give definite figures because conditions 

 vary so widely. The following figures were obtained at 

 Palur, and represent the loss in weight the crop underwent, 

 in the interval between the time it was harvested, and the 

 time it was drv ready for sale : — 



Paddy, 8—13 per cent. 



Cumbu, 6—13 per cent. 



Tenai, 11—17 per cent. 



Groundnut* — Irrigated, 25 — 45 per cent. 

 Dry, 10—30 per cent. 



* This probably includes loss of earth adhering to shell as well an 

 moisture. 



