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It requires to be planted about a month earlier, he., in the 
beginning of June, and will not grow successfully when sown among 
maize, as the other kinds usually are. It would not appear to stand 
shading and requires to be cultivated as a separate ct op on-open 
ground. This is a great disadvantage and probably accounts for th 
fact that it is not commonly grown. This year a quarter of an acre 
was grown at the Demonstration Farm among maize and gave very 
poor results, the outturn being only about 2^ maund s 4 
The usual method of cultivation of the first five varieties re as 
follows:— After the maize has received the second hoeing an 
weeds have been carefully buried, the seed is sown among it at he 
rate of about half a maund per acre, at the end of June or beginn g 
of Julv. After the harvesting of the maize, the top paits ot the 
stalks are cut off and carried away, and the soy bean crop is hand- 
weeded. Where the plants are thick, the weeds are often tied on to 
the maize stalks, which have been left standing. Aftei t le vveeci 
the crop soon covers the ground with a mass of luxuriant vege ^tion. 
Soy beans ripen in November. The leaves usually fall off befoie e 
crop is harvested, and add to the manurial residue le t n t e i< 'os, 
the nodules of which are very conspicuous. Soy beans are not sold 
in the bazaars to the same extent as Dal. The price is from Ks. 
2-8 to over Rs. 3 per maund according to the season. The straw or 
this crop is coarse and of little value for feeding purposes as stock 
do not eat it readily when dry. When used for bedding it finds its 
way back to the land with the manure. 
For green manuring purposes for tea or other crops, the erect- 
growing varieties would be found the most satisfactory, as they do 
not climb on the tea bushes, and, moreover, they are much more 
easily dug or ploughed in No. 6, which does not grow luxuriantly in 
shade, would not answer very well; No. 4, Barmeli Bhatmas, is 
probably the best variety for green-manuring, and as this is the one 
usually grown by the native cultivators, seed could easily be obtained. 
Particulars of the cultivation and outturn of the best half-acre of 
Barmeli Bhatmas grown on the Kalimpong Demonstration Farm 
.are given 
Date 
1910. Particulars. 
27th June— Pulling up the weeds from maize land and 
burying 
„ „ Sowing and hoeing in seed 
„ 10 seers seed 
9th Aug. — Stripping'.offlower leaves from maize stalks 
1st Sept. — Cutting and carrying off tops of maize stalks 
2nd &3rd Sept. — Hand weeding 
15th Nov.— Cutting, tying into bundles, and carrying 
to farm steading 
28th Nov.— Threshing and winnowing 
Cost, 
Rs. A. P. 
8 
3 
15 
6 
9 
3 
12 
11 
11 3 
0 
0 
0 
6 
o 
3 
0 
0 
VjlLn 
Totat cost of cultivation 
