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Show TO INCREASE CASTOR OIL BEAN ACREAGE At lefts t a partial solution of the Impending Im-pending shorty ee of castor oil is found in the'statement that more than 100,000 acres in the south and in CaJifornia will be devoted to the production of the castor cas-tor oil bean. Growers expect to have ready for the war market a supply of 2,0'",0.iUiO gallons in four months. f Automotive Industries states that "castor "cas-tor oil la not essential ns a lubricant for reciprocal i:g engines, but it ia vital to the efficiency of rotary engines. In this type the pas is taken in through the ciankcae, where it comes in contact with the oil. but being1 only slightly soluble in I gasoline, the oil is practically unaffected. Other important properties of this lubricant lubri-cant arc its heavy viscosity and high lu- , bneating values." |