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54966. "'Macho.' Cuttings from a tree 30 to 35 
years old, growing on the property of Salvador Molina 
Sanchez, at Pago del Pino, district of Torrox. It pro- 
duces a large quantity of short, broad carobs." (Or- 
tiz.) 
"In recent years, carob cultivation has again re- 
ceived serious attention in California, and efforts 
are being made to secure the best varieties,- some of 
which have not previously been introduced,- from the 
Mediterranean region for trial in that State. „ These 
varieties are the best grown in the vicinity of Malaga 
and are recommended by Sr. Ortiz." (Wilson Popenoe.) 
Coix laeryma-jobi ma-yuen (Poaceae), 54906. Ma-yuen. 
From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 
Mr. P. J. Wester, agricultural adviser, Bureau of Ag- 
riculture, Manila. 
"'Adlay.' When it is considered that adlay far 
surpasses rice in yield; that its analysis is quite 
similar to that of wheat; that it can be eaten like 
,rice and also can be ground into flour and used in mak- 
ing biscuits and bread; that the grits make an excel- 
lent breakfast food; and that it can be grown from sea 
level to an altitude of more than 3,000 feet; it is 
fair to assume that it is only a question of time when 
adlay will be widely cultivated in the Tropics." (Wes- 
ter.) 
"Adlay has many qualities over other grains that 
ought to appeal to the dry-land rice farmers* First, 
this grain will stand a drought that would kill upland 
rice, and still produce a good crop; second, it is a 
plant that locusts do not seem to bother,- I have seen 
upland rice destroyed by locusts while the adlay plant- 
ed around the field was not touched by them; third, 
adlay will produce nearly double the yield per hectare 
that canbe expected from upland rice; fourth, the care 
and cultivation of one hectare of adlay can be carried 
on at less than one-half the cost of taking care of 
one hectare of upland rice. 
"The food value of adlay has been known to the 
Filipino farmers a long time, and it has been used by 
them in various ways: roasted, in cakes , and as a substi- 
tute for rice. It also is a first-class feed for poul- 
try." (W. G. McCarty, supervising agricultural agent, 
Santa Cruz, Laguna.) 
For further description, see Philippine Agricul- 
tural Review, vol. 13, p. 217. 
