A History of Agriculture in India v2.c61.s2.3

v2.c61.s2.3

Then there is lubiyā (Vigna unguiculata), a kind of bean, and mūt (Cyperus rotundus), which resembles kudhrū but has smaller grains. It is used as fodder for draught animals in that country and fattens them; the barley in their country has no strength in it, and fodder for the animals is furnished by the mūt or else by chickpeas, which they pound and soak with water before feeding it to them. In place of green fodder, too, they feed them with māsh leaves, but first each animal is given ghee to drink for ten days, three to four pounds a day, and is not ridden during this time, and after that they feed it with māsh leaves, as we have said, for a month or so.