The trees of Prosopis juliJioru start producing pods from the 6th year and the production of pods from 8th year onwards is nearly 1.0mt per ha per year while from 1Oh year onwards this production goes up to 2.0mt. The commercial value of the pods lies in their use for fodder and seed. Grass production of 3.0 mt per ha was found in the 1 st year though this dropped to 2.0 mt in the 2nd and 3rd years and 1.0 mt in the 4th and 5th years. After 5 years, grass production was reduced drastically and became insignificant due to the shade of the trees