CULTIVATION OF CASTILLOA 

 ELASTICA IN MEXICO. 



Lands suitable for the production of rubber 

 in Mexico are situated in the States of Vera 

 Cruz, Tabasco and Chiapas, and some portions 

 of Oaxaca, and for the successful production 

 of rubber the elevation above sea level should 

 not exceed 500 feet. 



The low bottom lands on the coasi line are 

 decidedly the best, the soil being of great depth, 

 having been formed by the deposits left there 

 by the overflow of the various rivers running 

 through these sections. 



In selecting land for a rubber plantation, it 

 is preferable to choose entirely virgin forest and 

 not land that has been previously under any 

 kind of cultivation. It is necessary to see that 

 the land is capable of perfect drainage, and also 

 that it can be protected from the overflow of 

 rivers. 



There is no difficulty in finding land 500 feet 

 above sea level which is rolling and broken and 

 on which no drainage works would be neces- 

 sary, but experience has shown us that the flat, 

 bottom lands, when successfully drained, pro- 

 duce much better results than the rolling and 

 broken land. 



