The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-10

e.r We ar5 assured hy Capt
fank. oi lhe Columbus, Miss Oh
Mills. that he viii iaha % the castor
beans raised, and change his ma
chincry TO express The oil from The
bean But rates fcr shipment win
doubtless be mndo 60 ST. Louis or
Chicago al such rates a. will compel
ihe oil mills to pay a fair price Tor
the beans
AFTER CULTURE
The cultivation is as simple as that
81 Indian corn, and consists as we
before stated in destroying the weeds
ard grass and keeping Che soil open
and mellow. We would advise the
gse Of the walking cultvator The
Iiafroved implement now coming into
vogue in prairies IN East Mississippi
bul as little mellow earth is needed
20 be put at times to The plant, the
ola style Of plougling as in cultiva-
ton Of corn, will answer we'll Care
should be taken to have the plant
clean until two feet high Il then is
able 0 take care Of Itself, and grows
rapidly. After heavy rains, how
ever, it is advisable to break up the
crust between The rows and loosen
The soil, to derive a greater benefit
from the atmosphere.
HARvEsTlNG THE CROP
In three months after planting.
which would be about the middle
Of July the beans begin TO ripen.
The pods or husks begin to turn
brown at about the proper time
10 gather them They should hC
promptly gathered ihan ss they
begin Co pop from The husk, and
AY quite o distance The spikes
are gathered By cutting them Oh The
stalks entire. Each plant has a mum
Der of !he-e spikes, and thcy open ia
success ion until lato frosis prevents.
Only those spikes exhibiting brown
should he cut These spikes are
throwa into q wagon, or q slide pass
ing through the broad rows we have
heretofore mentioned After this
they are ban'ei to the dIy yard or
I dry house In Kanaas the dry yard
Is principally used A small piece Of
ground IS made level ana hard, as for
q brick ward, by cleaning IL of ell
grass Upon this The spikes are
dumped and spread ont and occasion
ally turned over aud exposed to the
sun, until an the seed have left the
hask, when lhe old spikes are hauled
away and uow ONES added. This
process IS gone oyer with Che entire
crop fraia beanticipated, rake lhc
p.kes iu d heap and 0oyer With straw
OF plank Sweep the beans up, clean
them with tanning mill and store IN
a dry place.
lho yard OF place where the beans
are dumped IN order that they may
pop out, should be made twenty feet
larger than tho area the beans make
when spread out; as the beans
when they pop fly Is or more feet.
after the beans begin to ripen, the
held should be gone over once OF
twice a week, until the crop is gath
ered--in late frost In hot, dry
weather they ripgn more rapidly than
/ in cool dry weather Unless farmer.
raise 80 acres or more, they vii
hardly need a dry house, and .shal
not therefore describe it.
YIELD, PRICE, ETC.
The yield Of course, will depen
upon the seasons, culture bestowet
on crop, time planted, care exer-
cised in gathering aud ripening th,
seed From 15 to 25 bushels is q.
average yield at the West per acre
Il win there pay better than corn
j potatoes, harley, oatg, or almost an.
other farm produce. There is q Ger
tain demand for 1t, and /, is nice thin.
. to handle It brings in money at
time when cotton does not. It can b
handled at a time when roads ar
good The work ofgatheriug Is ligh
and easily performed hy children |
3 docs nol offer the incentives TO thel
) as cotton Ia Kansas 10 is GROWN.
in favor, and is considered there th
, oasi crop. Particularly does i seen
E 20 resist drouth, and insect pest
We have fully a month, and
e think six weeks logger season tha
e in Kansas, and o few weeks later kill
e ing frosts count heavily in our favor
e as many pods are killed il. Kansas b.
s carly lrosts, which greatly reduc
a profits I think the Columbus o.
Z Mills viii pay not less than one dol
s lar (S1) per bushel Tor The seed az
y / hope better. 10 st. Louis, tl
4 st Louis Lead and Oh eompan
D write chat they are worth from Sill
r 60 81, so per bushel. NY impressio
b Is that II Kansas. last October, the
c were worth $3.50 per bushel, bnt
: give this only as strong impression
} AIg view is that at least $40 per acI
eau be cleared upon them, at say, on
+ dollar per bushel and twenty bushe
IT Def acre; and / shall try in eonncc
lf iicn with Col A, Blew & of Book
g vile. Miss to plaut as & ans sem
g rs can Those who desire o. nlN
2 shcal1 sc3ure their se,i soon Plsi
ID aba aul April Is
g Another very valuable fact.
le quote entire from itile pamphlet
"a have which all should have who thir
L. of Tlanling, and procuFable Of q
re S. Louis Lead and OIL company
ID Is tao value of the bean as a iertiliz.
Of Saws this li.lle book Gone impo
g tant fact III connection with The CT
q tnro Of The castor bean is that il
Of .oae of the most ferlilizing efo
ol raised In tbs respect IL surpass
q even clover. Many farmer say {
- iertiiizing purposes, crop rails
Is upon land is worth several dolls
>. ner acre to the land, on account oft
sc additional fertility gained by it. '
ut have heard Of land holders oaeri
W the free use Of the land to be plant
he with castor beans Another q,
ed not mentioned 60 this pamphlet
he from which We have obtained
as. bulk Of our ialormation--is that
en- Che stalks Of the bean be cut do
,it and bad1ed on, theyircfease wond