MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 
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to that of rice. My Madras bullock-drivers dispute the point ; but 
I am inclined to think that they are wrong; for the people here 
have much experience of both kinds of straw, while the Madras 
people are only accustomed to that of rice, or at least have never 
seen the Ragy straw used except in our camps, where many causes 
contributed to render the mortality among the cattle very great. 
The Avaray is probably what Linnaeus, from an indecent Chinese 
word, calls by the barbarous appellation of Dolichos Lahlab. This, 
however, is doubtful. Dr. Roxburgh calls it Dolichos spicatus. By 
the Decany Mussulmans it is called Bullar. It is the Putcary of the 
Bengalese , and Anamalu of the Telingas. When ripe, the legumes 
are nearly dry. The plant, having been cut, and for one day ex- 
posed to the sun, is beaten with a stick to separate the seed. That 
which is designed for seed is preserved in Mudies ; while that for 
consumption is kept in pots, and is used in Curries . The straw is 
eaten by all kinds of cattle except horses. 
The Tomry is the Cytisus Cajan of Linnaeus, the Orhur of the 
Bengalese , the Dhdl of Hindustan, and the Tower of the Decany M us- 
sulmans. Many of the Karnatas also call it Togari. It is cut when 
almost dry, then put up in heaps; and on the day after, it is opened 
to dry in the sun. The grain is beaten out with a stick ; and that 
intended for sowing must be preserved in a straw Mudy . It is used 
in Curry . After the seed has been thrashed, cattle eat the husks of 
the legume. The straw is used for fewel. 
The best soil for the cultivation of these three articles is the 
black soil, or Bray burnt; which yields a crop of Ragy every year, 
and even without manure will give a considerable return; but, 
when it can be procured, dung is always given. After a crop of 
Jola, Ragy does not thrive; but Jola succeeds after a crop of Ragy . 
The next best soil for Ragy, and the one most commonly used, is 
the Cabbay , or red soil. In this also it is frequently cultivated with- 
out dung; but it requires to be manured at least once in two or 
three years. In Marulu and Daray soils, it every year requires 
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Avaray , or 
Dolichos 
Lablabo 
Tovary , or 
Cytisus 
Cajan. 
Ragy soil. 
