Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . xtension, Pennsylvania State College. 298 SUCCESSFUL FARMING Castor Bean.—There are two classes of castor beans, one a perennial,bushy plant with large seeds; the other a small seeded variety which yieldsoil of superior quality. The plant grows within a wide range of climate,from the tropics to the north temperate zone. In Florida it is a perennialplant growing from fifteen to thirty feet high. Further north, it becomesan annual, matures seed in a short season and grows only four o
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . xtension, Pennsylvania State College. 298 SUCCESSFUL FARMING Castor Bean.—There are two classes of castor beans, one a perennial,bushy plant with large seeds; the other a small seeded variety which yieldsoil of superior quality. The plant grows within a wide range of climate,from the tropics to the north temperate zone. In Florida it is a perennialplant growing from fifteen to thirty feet high. Further north, it becomesan annual, matures seed in a short season and grows only four or five feethigh. The castor bean thrives in sandy soils and its culture is simple. Theseeds germinate with difficulty and it is advised to place them in hot watertwenty-four hours before planting. It is customary to plant them in hills two inches deep, eight to tenbeans to a hill. They are afterwards thinned to one or two plants per rows should be five or six feet apart and the plants from two to threefeet apart in the North, and from five to six feet apart in the South, where the plant grows more. Crimson Clover, a Good Winter Cover Crop WhereWinters are Mild. Well suited to the lighter soils in the Coastal Plain Regionsouth of Philadelphia. luxuriantly. Theyrequire about the sametillage as corn. Planting should bedone as early in thespring as possible, butmust escape injuryfrom frost. As soon as the podsbegin to open the fruitbranches should be re-moved. This processmust be repeated at• least once a week as soon as seeds ripen. The branches are spread out to dry on the floor of asuitable building. In the United States most of the castor beans are produced in Kansas,Oklahoma, California, Oregon and Wisconsin. The chief use of the beans is for the manufacture of castor oil. Thisoil is one of the best lubricants for machinery and is used in the manufac-ture of many articles. Vetch.—Common vetch and hairy vetch are the two most importantvarieties of vetches. Common
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