THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[March  i,  1S93. 
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Nutrient  ratio,  Albumenoids  and  Nutrient  value  in 
Pulse  or  Leguminous  Seeds.  (A.  H.  Church.) 
Description. 
I Nutrient  ratio 
] or  Albumenoids 
| to  Starch. 
Albumenoids 
percentage  of 
Nutrient  value. 
Lupines 
(Lupinus  albus) 
1 ; 14 
31  7 
77 
Vetches 
(Vicia  sativa) 
1 : 1-6 
31-5 
81 
Cyamopsis-beans 
(Cyamopsis  psora!  ioides) 
1:1-7 
29-8 
79 
Vetch!  ings 
( Lathy rus  sativus) 
1 : 1-75 
31  -9 
87 
Soy-beans 
(Glycine  soja) 
1:2 
35*3 
105 
Sword  beans 
(Canavalia  ensifonnis) 
1 : 2-2 
25  0 
80 
Peas  ... 
(Pisum  sativum) 
1:2-4 
23-6 
81 
Lablab  beans 
(Dolielios  lablab) 
1 : 2-5 
22-4 
80 
Moth  beans 
(Pliaseolus  aconitifolius) 
1:2-5 
23-8 
81 
Lentils 
(Lens  esculenta) 
1 : 2-5 
24-9 
87 
Vigna  beans 
( Vigna  catian) 
1 : 2-5 
23-1 
81 
Haricot  beans 
( Pliaseolus  valgaris) 
1 : 2-5 
23-0 
75 
Horse  gram 
(Dolielios  biflorus) 
1 : 2-7 
22-3 
83 
Mung  beans 
(Pliaseolus  mungo) 
1:2-7 
22-9 
83 
Pigeon  peas 
(Cajanus  indicus) 
1:3- 
20-3 
80 
Lima  beans 
( Pliaseolus  lunatus) 
1 : 3-2 
19-8 
80 
Chick  peas 
(Cicer  arietinum) 
1 : 3-3 
19-5 
84 
Inga  beans 
(Pitliecolobium  dulce) 
1:4-6 
17-6 
98 
Pea  nuts 
(Arachis  hypogoea) 
1 : 5-2 
24-5 
151 
Carob  beans 
(Ceratonia  siliqua) 
1 : 8-5 
7-1 
68 
Rice  Straw. 
The  following  are  analyses  by  Kellner  of  Japan 
rice  straw,  booh  from  irrigated  and  from  dry 
land,  together  with  co-efficients  of  digestibility. 
Analyses  of  Rice  Straw.  (Kellner.) 
. Constituents. 
Rice  straw 
from  irri- 
gated land. 
Co-efficient 
of  digesti- 
bility. 
Rice  straw 
from  dry 
land. 
Co-efficient 
of  digesti- 
bility. 
20 ‘79 
10-33 
Moisture  per  cent.  .. 
Dry  substance: 
Albumenoids 
6-80 
46-54 
6-75 
43-84 
Eat 
2-17 
41.45 
2-16 
51-90 
Fibre 
48-68 
58-10 
40-35 
5.5-24 
Non-nitrogenous  ex- 
tract 
24-80 
35-41 
3214 
28-86 
Ash 
1 7 -55 
18-60 
100-00 
100  00! 
Dry  matter 
43-86 
39-18 
Organic  matter 
49-88 
44-03 
Kellner  remarks  that  both  these  straws  surpass 
all  others  as  fodder. 
Further  on  I have  calculated  the  above  analy- 
tical results  of  dry  straw  into  straw,  with  the 
respective  amounts  of  moisture  indicated  above 
for  the  sake  of  easy  comparison  with  published 
results  of  the  analyses  of  other  cereal  straws;  but 
first,  I give  another  table  of  analyses  of  paddy 
straws  from  various  districts  in  the  Carnatic  by 
Dr.  VanGeyzel  (formerly  of  Ceylon),  now  Chemical 
Examiner  to  the  Madras  Government ; and  further 
on  I have  re-stated  his  average  results,  so  as  to 
allow  of  easy  comparison  with  other  analyses  of 
cereal  straws. 
(To  le  continued.) 
VARIOUS  NOTES. 
Nearly  1,900  Tons  of  Kara  Rubber. — 
AooordiDg  to  the  annual  report  of  Messrs. 
Norton  & Co,,  of  Ptra,  the  receipts  of  rubber  at 
that  port  during  the  crop  year  amounted  to  18,490 
tons  of  1,000  kilos,  and  the  exports  to  18,787  tons. 
Of  the  oxports  11,605  tonB  were  for  the  United 
States  and  7,182  tons  for  Europe.  The  total  vMue  of 
the  rubber  exports  from  the  Amazon  districts  has  been 
given  atfrom  four  to  five  millions  sterling  a year  ! 
Sinhalese  Emigration  to  East  Africa  1 — 
Wecallattention  to  the  further  very  interesting  letter 
with  which  our  correspondent  “B.”  supplies  us 
on  this  subject.  We  think  our  readers  will  agree 
with  us  that  he  goes  on  whetting  our  curiosity 
almost  too  far — as  to  the  real  explanation  of  the 
Sinhalese  being  so  ready  to  leave  their  homes, 
cross  the  ocean  and  begin  life  and  hard  work,  in 
unknown  East  Africa.  What  can  it  be  ? We  must, 
however,  wait  till  the  official  negotiation  is  euded, 
before  demanding  the  answer.  In  one  respect 
“B.”  is  surely  a little  illogical  if  not  inconsistent : 
he  says  the  {Sinhalese  in  some  cases  dread  leaving 
iheir  homes  (to  do  looal  plantation  work)  because 
their  property  may  be  sold  up  and  their  house 
burnt  down  by  their  nearest  friend  and  neighbour. 
How  then  do  these  same  people  volunteer  to 
leave  the  island  altogether  ? Perhaps  they  sellout 
of  house  and  land  beforehand  ? As  regards  the 
“ eduoated  ” class  referred  to,  we  do  not  see  why 
the  slightest  obstacle  should  be  placed  in  their 
way  by  the  Government  or  anybody  else,  if  they 
wish  to  go  to  East  Afrioa  by  the  score  or  hundred; 
but  as  regards  tbe  igaorant  goyiya  or  agricultural 
labouier,  the  case  is  surely  different — that  is,  if 
it  be  the  fact  that  there  is  well-remunerated  work 
available  on  the  tea  plantations.  Surely  planters 
can  afford  really  good  substantial  lines,  and  regular 
food  and  pay  to  euoh  Sinhalese  workers  ? We 
shall,  however,  in  any  case  continue  to  take  a 
special  interest  in  “B.'s  Mission  ” and  to  wish  him 
and  his  German  friends  all  success.  Nine  years 
ago,  a letter  of  ours  in  the  Pall  Mall  Gazette 
attracted  some  attention  in  London  ; beoause  on 
the  faith  of  24  years’  watching  of  native  and 
foreign  Governments  in  Asio,  it  boldly  averred  that 
for  Africa  the  very  worst  form  of  European  rule — 
even  a Russian  despotism  of  the  severest  kind— would 
be  far  superior  to  the  very  best  native  Government— 
to  Muhammadans  with  their  slavery,  or  Dahomey 
with  its  cannibalism.  We  urged  then,  long  before 
it  was  dreamed  of,  that  the  European  Powers  should 
combine  to  take  possession  of  Africa  and  dividing 
it  up,  each  take  a part  in  administering  and  open- 
ing up  large  districts.  Since  then  Great  Britain, 
France  and  even  Italy  have  made  great  strides  in 
Africa  ; while  Germany  haB  come  in  for  a big 
Mice  ; Portugal  has  wakened  up  ; and  the  Belgian- 
Congo  State  been  fully  established.  How  great  a 
change  will  railways,  telegraphs,  roads  and  settled 
Government  make  within  the  next  ten  years  in  Africa 
