The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-04-02
From DE challeston C0urier.


Fromthe Charleston Courier.
THE CASTOR OIL REAN-PALMA CHRISTI.
EnIToRs COURIER - The following mfor.
ma,lou j. the result Of personal observation
and rrating.
The Castor oil plan, is a native Of the
in Africa, il becomes a tree II several Years
sian ing. In Candice, according 10 Ion,
the seeds have 10 he gathee, by the ard of
ladder. In our country, the planl, like
the Cotton. is killed BY the lrost 10 winter
and il compelled to be IN annual
II is snowy plant. The pdmated leaf
the yellow siamens on one part oi the plant
and The scarlet cuInred pisrIls an the ohpr
render il peculiar aud conspicuous. !
formerly cultivated row Of il IN nv garden
for several wears il order to test it, prudnc-
tIseness and ascertain its value III cultta-
tion. These experiments were highly sat
isfaetory. aud came TO The conclusion that
our soil and climate were admirably adapted
10 rs successful production.
Node of CIiure.-Brrak up the land with
a plough and lay it OF in rows six feel apart,
each way. The best time 20 plant is from
the middle Of April 10 the second week 70
May. Drop three seeds in each hill. Halt
Il bushel of seed will plant ten acres Treat
the plant in the same manner as corn. BE
careful in lnoLsng after the cut-wnrm. who
gives Il the preierence o. corn. When the
pIaa,s are slx inches h,gh. they should BE-
tn,nued to one stalk IN hill. New land.
hroke up the save season, are mo- suited I;
one h,nd can tnd five acres. In good
d. s.tl. ,he rleld will ts Tram 6Clee--,...-
IL pn.y bushels per acre, each Dushel lleld-
ing seven quarts II pure OIL.
Gathering the Seed. About The middle OF
August the seeds begiu - npen and will
continue until checked by the in,si. wrl.
ter IN the Western Plough Boy, oi 1861.
saws: Previous to the upenlng II the seed,
the ,ard for spreading them nn should be
urrpared. II should be made on ground OF
i gradual descent. open 10 the sun aud made
,rry smooth and firn. The hrst and second
o,rcels that rlpen mu.i stand titl The pods
~ ,hr ear beglp TO cfafk. otherwise part
al the bean will be imperfect. Later IA the
season when the stalk i, more mature, they
must be cut when twn nr three pn,ls be gin y
omen, or they will waste. They are 'ald 10
The ard one ear deep. III warm seathei a
layer will pop nut IN three days. Mhrn Az
have opened the stems are raked of The
huIis are swept off with a broom made with
naked switches; which, u carefully d"ee.
uiII no, lrae mnte han one bu>hel OF halls
In e,rh, II beans. They NAV BE- cleaned
w,th a cnmmun wheat Ia. With a riddle
suited to the siZe nf the bean"
Uodf of Extraction The oil u obttinrd
both b, coctlnn aud eApie.slnn. In laflner
melhod Is performed by t,ing up the SEEDS,
pre,inusl, broken aud bruised, IN Bag.
whuh il suspended IN boiling waier, TIL the
oil IS extracted and rises 10 The surface, when
II i sklmmrd off. This = the usual mode
adopted by farmers. The smallest quantity
OF water, however, remaining IN the oil caus-
- il 20 become rancid. The cold express
ed oil" is preferable, and will continue pure
Tor long time. The process is easy aud
simple. The screw and the lever used ~
hallag COTTON will express the oil from the
!. beans. The capsules or unopened beans ars
10 he moderately heated IN furnace noi
so hot a. to be- distressing 10 the mixed
hsnd. Under the screw ls fixed strong
IRON rslinder. into which the beaos are pu'
aud covered with an iron iollnser. y diane.
Ter propnrti.ned 10 the ~ under. Tue oll 4
now fl Tor use. have seen u stated 'ha
ga Southwestern planter began Nth max
ing 500 gallons OF oil IN 1895 and ~ ls5
ne prnduces 5000" II was then profit
able business at one dollar ani liitS cent
per gallon.
!. trust our planters will see the neCessit,
!. Of preparing 10 plant the Castar.Oil Bean ex
tensi,ely., Ths great value ot the oil a.
nurRatiye il the mildness AMI rapidiiy wit
winch il operates. u is much needed b.
!, The brave defenders of our sui. II has saw
ed thousands of lives and u We cannot %
y tain IL, thousands must perish by our mai
!. tention 10 the production Of this nscessar
medicine. That the profits under moderat
prices are greater than the production .
.,v otlcr article, I am fully aware.