Very little labor is required for its cultivation.

The earth is drawn up into oblong beds, about three feet broad and one in height, and in these are planted pieces of the manioc stalk, at four feet apart.

A crop of beans or ground-nuts is sown between them, and when these are reaped the land around the manioc is cleared of weeds.

In from ten to eighteen months after planting, according to the quality of the soil, the roots are fit for food.

There is no necessity for reaping soon, as the roots do not become bitter and dry until after three years.