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AS A CROP IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI September - 1867
Daily Picayune— Tuesday, September 21*, 1867 - p 2 c 1 from Bay St. Louis Gazette
CULTIVATION OF THE CASTOR OIL BEAN
The palma christi or castor oil bean could be a paying crop in the sea shore counties, and in fact, all over Southern Mississippi.
Before the war it was raised in small quantities in a great many localities, but at present its cultivation is entirely neglected.
The cultivation of the castor oil bean is similar to that of corn, and is planted four and a half feet apart in hills either way, from 3 to 5 in a hill. Every fifth row is made wider to allow a slide and horse between the rows to gather the burs when ripe, which is done by cutting out the entire stem.
They are then usually hauled to a large yard, in a good sun-exposed place, like an old dirt threshing floor. Boards must be set up around the same to prevent waste in popping out.