4 BULLETIN 867, U. S. DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICULTURE. 
TasLeE I1.—Exporis of castor beans and castor ott om: India for the years 1911-12 to 
1917-18, inclusive.* 
Year. Beans. Oil. | Year. Oil. 
Tons. Gallons Gallons. 
ipfiee eee 120, 194 1, 404, BOF IEAGig =o ate oe 1, 451, 655 
1912 1G eens eine 116, 630 9547495. || 4016-17. 2 eee 1, 723, 469 
1O1S21A SS ee eee 134, 888 15007-0014 SEAS Se ee 2, 086, 038 
101E 15 =e eee 82, 815 898, zB | 
i Castor oil for aircraft engines. In Jour. Soc. Chem. Indus., v. 38, no. 2, p. 20R-21R. 1919. 
Approximately 95 per cent of the castor beans exported were 
shipped out of Bombay. England took 4 per cent, the United 
States 23 per cent, France 18 per cent, ee 47 per cent, and all 
other countries 8 per cent. 
Taste III.—Jmports of castor beans into the United States from various sources dur- 
ing the fiscal years 1910 to 1918, inclusive.! 
Imports of castor beans. 
Country. - 
| 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 | 1915 | 1916 1917 | 1918 
j | | 
| i 
TAN Ce ee ees sae bushels Z 2) il eee 1 eee | PO) Nie 1. ete 
Germany eres e see eee ) i \eSb oss = 108) 2 ooee oe | [GaG Sess et eo eee [seeeeeeee 
nD A peers ne oes er do 12} fi 2 5] 27| af REE st ease ees 5 a 
Nethenlandstess 25 =— sea dow 1 pases bal Wiese se <a) [ae 9 | 2 a ere | ee eee ee 
United Kingdom...-.-.---- do- --- 503, 773/368, a oe 137} 43,392) 105,390,163, 367| 223, 208) 91, 007) 607 
Ganiadate- 2 Aone do..--| ee ee ee ee los Seaee\[bsabeece: ere 
Ciba eee ree ee G0 525. |) ae es alo eee eek Sere Fe eee eee PRA cen: [ean ie 
Dutch West Indies.......do...-| 5,729| 8,165| 984] 1,669} 3, 136|....___|__...._-.]_.--... ies Bessy, 
Santo Gmineo: 2 s-cs- ee One eee aee | WO2|. toe Slee act ee ea a | ee Gee [22 Se eee 
Prarie ee SS he do... .|158, 351/122, 918) 44,633] 8,961) 10,049) 9,7 7,887| 94,148 169,312 
British) Guiana. 222.22 do=| 28). < SLD ee A ie ead ee ee eee a Bee ne 
Menemielaee 5s. Gos. = 2)- -25830| 2030] eee | eens eee ae 189\- 2 ess 540| 14,367 
British India..<--. 421-2 do....{ 53, 707/242, 935/777, 074/833, 720} 905, 946/750, 039) 839, 282/517, 711 | 620, 480 
Jamaica (British West Indies), | | | | 
pusieiseacc sc es iste Bee Bees: Ie Al ere 1Sil i SOs ieee Beeeeec 
Turkey in Europe...-. bushels|-3-— Hosuehs sacs bSasacs PARA!) eras ora eet Ren ater Week 5 lee es 
Other British West Indies, | | | | 
HISHOlS es ae te ee Sn | ae ie ee Feeeeabes teen ee | 18 [oo ek ee 32 
HIN Bese ee ee ieee bushels. -|_--.--- [Ss cuans| sere sleseeere Ay era 1 542). 25522 28 
Dutch East Indies. ....-- cay Sie eae SE eo Ns ee ns ieee j= 3 610|ie 1685| 141963 ee 
Japanese ee re (Peer = [ae ae | eS Eee, OA eae 5 Paes |e woe oe 10,284] 124,793 
Honduras s=-5.--s OE Sa5| Fees eae ee as | Beale oral are ost eee a a eee eee eee 7 | earn 
IMGx1CO tena eer eee (G0 eee ee Sees eas See etaass me caeee eee eer teens = | 39 2, 541 
Dominican Republic..... OK Pa beer ce Were ba id ae ec Se ae Pye eee = 58 608 
Zale yin ina eee eee do lie decwelentee Sob lee sown eee ae oe Tee | 1,242} 80, 687 
iAreenbine: 22. sees eee Vos Ae eee Sees seas ae sos eee |e ewtens eeSsaceae | 13,275 9, 067 
Colombia Ase GO| Sees 504 ee |e es eee \raverg eine Boseose eo eee 400 771 
Japan (Chinese leased terri- 
tory) Hes eee ees bushels-s|-— [esenere eee ea pe oe ee ens 122 ee ee ok ar | 37,887| 13,426 
ETON GON Aaa eee ee GOERS ee eee [eS Se oe oe hed ee epee ee DP) eens 4,295 
CostapRicae saan eae oe des teiia ¥ sera tas [Pascal Sosa. See oon ne eee ae i) aaece 212 
Panam asec se perenne GO2S | se laren lace nee alee See jue tees Saleem: Eee eas are 256 
Trinidad and Tobago dO |e ee eee me ene Nae ses ae aye ee aes ees 21 
Perec © tages ee ee dion sel meeaeret| te | ape aia i ead eg = eae: 824 
Urge y eee sa eee GOesc|6sesac8 Ex cck es: cite eolee tee lees sees eee [2 he oe | see ae 
British South Africa. ...- C022 |e ee eae ee Ee Brg eee [aes ese Sse oe 79 
= k, ——SSSS | ——E ss 
Total ee -|: 26, 002/745, are 986/887, 747 1, 030, 543) 924, 6041, 071 963/76, 857/1, (44, 014 
Se Se petaaa eee tons. -} 16,698) 17, ei 22, et 20, 418) 23, 2 102| 21, 266; 24, 1055/17, 17, 638; 24, 012 
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1 These figures are taken from ‘‘ General imports ’’ in Commerce and Navigation of the United States 
and represent the bushel as containing 50 pounds of beans. 
Castor beans grow quite abundantly all over China. Reports from 
United States consuls show that the total exportation of castor oil 
from seven ports in 1913 was 3,677,266 pounds, while in 1916 the 
