Show 9 Ancient Plant Thrives in Texas Sesame Provides Oil For Various Uses Sesame an ancient oilseed plant which was used as food In India and China as early as 1000 D it C Cand Cand Cand and which grew crew In the Nile Volley Valley when Pharoah's daughter dau found Moses In the rushes Is now MW being grown commercially In Texas Texo Last Lost year farmers In 25 Texas counties representing nearly all of nf the major soil soli types tyres tested sesame st and ond report It to be a crop which may open the door to 10 new mark markt-i and end bleer profits The total I o of pounds brought br en gr rt r T t 1 7 cents a poun pound pound- l- l fl a total Sid SUI TOO rOO The Th crop pi perdu Y i t ij t Here la le sesame growing rowing In Texas Texa Texas Production Production records Indicate cost coat of producing one one acre ranges 10 to to 10 25 depending upon commercial com mer mercial lal fertilizer used sed Growers netted about 50 per acre cre In tn 1953 from Improved varieties of semi semi- shattering sesame developed at al Texas Research Foundation at al Renner Renner- Texas Sesame seed contains about 50 per per cent oil oU which Is used In the manufacture of many essential products products' s such cb as drugs Insecticides soaps cooking oils margarine marga marga- margarine I rine and shortenings Th The whole sesame seed Is used In g garnishing bakery products an and b to In th the h manu manufacture manu facture Sesame Is iii Ii well weD adapted irto io the climatic and soil soU conditions throughout the te cotton growing areas of Texas It will grow under undera a wide range range of soil soli c conditions but grows best on on well drained fertile soils lolls Neutral soils solis are are preferred but jut good r results results' can i be bG expected led from either elther r acid or or alk alkaline Une soil snit Generally speaking sesame will grow well wen on n any land tan th that will grow cotton S S Pr Production d dl n r e c t d s a from farm farmers r cooperating co In to a a. a testing program for three years years indicate the cost of producing on one acre of sesame will vary 10 to 25 depending largely upon amount of commercial fertilizer used and nd management |