mentioning. The total annual consumption of Manchurian 
Beans in all Europe has grown up to 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 
“kolku”. 
Chapter Ill. Uses of Beans 
SECTION I.—GENERAL REVIEW 
The uses of Beans may be roughly divided as follow :— 
(1) As food-stuff: In the chief producing centres in 
the Orient like Japan, Chosen, and China, Beans have 
been cooked, ss they are, from old times, to be served at 
table. Otherwise, they are made into Bean curd, Bean 
flour, Bean malt, “miso” and soy, making them an indis- 
peranble item of food. 
(2) Cattle Feed: Needless to say, Beans being rich 
in nutritive value, furnishes to the domestic animals a 
very excellent feed. However, a high fatty percentage not 
being required for a cattle-feed, Bean Cake serves all the 
better for the purpose than Beans. But, in China and 
Chosen, no inconsiderable amount of Beans are still used 
for cattle-feed. 
(8) Tertilizer: Beans containing a high oil percent- 
age, they will make a very poor manure, the oil contents 
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