Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-04-16
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From the New York Observer.
OIL AND SUGAR FROM CORN.

CORN IS produced from corn meal by ter
men,ation, with the aid of barley malt. Ii has
been produced and used for time past 10
certain distiIeries, by skmming off the oil as 1t
rises on the meal ferment ation IN the mash
tub. 1t has, however, lately become the subject
0f particular attention, as an article OF manutac
iure, and with success. The Meal, after 1t has
been used for the production OF this oil II is said
will make better aud harder pork, when fed Out
to swine than before. The oil is Of good quail.
ity, of yeIlowsh color, and burns we'll. Fur
Their Qualification, il IS probable, may render II
colorless as the best sperm OIL Whether or
not this may be the case, the ease with which it
10 made offers strong inducements to engage in
the production Of this article.
But moro important object IN the production
Of Indian corn is doubtless the manu- facture Of sU
GAR from the stalk. la this point Of view it pos
sesses some very decided advantages over the
cane The Juice Of the corn-siak by Beaume's
saccharometer reaches to 10 degrees Of saccha
rine matter, which. IN quality, IS more than three
times that OF beet, five times that OF maple, and
fully equals. il il does not even exceed. that of
the ordinary sugar cane in the United States
BY pIuckng off the Of corr from the stalk
they begin to form, the saccharine matter,
which usually goes to the production Of the ear,
IS retained in the stalk; SO that the Quantity II
yields is thus greatly increased. One Thousand
pounds Of sugar, il is believed can easily be pro-
duced from an acre OF corn. Should this TACT
seem incredible, reference need only be made to
which The juice retained in the stalk would
have ripened, had not the ear, when nst fortHing,
been plucked away. Sixty pounds may be con
sidered fair estimate in weight, of bushel Of
rpened corn; and, at this rate 5000 pounds Of
rpened corn will be the weight Of the produce
Of one acre. Nearly the whole Of tho saccha-
Yne par, Of this remains in the stalk, besides
wha: would have existed there withcnt such
removal Of the 1t is plain, therefore, that
the sanguine conclusions OF experimen,ers the
past year have not been drawn from insufficient
data. Besides, il has been asceriained, by trial,
that corn, being sowH broadcast, (and
curing but little labor comparatively in its cul-
ivntion) will produce five pounds per square foot,
equal TO lOS tons to the for fodder in green
state; and il is highly probable that, when sub
jecied TO the treatment necessary to prepare the
stalk, as above described, in the best manner for
the manufacture OF sugar. not less amount OF
crop may be produced. Should this prove TO be
the case, one thousand weight OF sugar per acre
might be far too low an estimate. Experiments
n small scale have proved tina, sir quarts OF the
juice, obtained from the stalk sown broadcast,
yielded one quart OF crystsllized syrup, which Is
equal to l6 per cent; while for quar-, Of syr~
up il takes thirty two quarts Of the sap Of maple
Again, The corn sta requires only one fifth
the pressure of the sugar cane, and the null or
press for the purpose svery simple and cheap IN
its teton, so that quite article OF cX-
pense will thereby be saved the cost of ma
chnery in the manufacture of sugar from the
cane is great. Only small portion OF the cane,
also, in this country, where it is an exotic, ord
nariIy yields saccharne matter, while the whole
of the corn stalk, the very top only excepted, can
be used.
Further, while cane requires at least eighteen
mon tbs, and seaulous cultivation and much hard
labor, TO bring 1t TO ma turity, the sowing and
rpening of the corn stalk may be performed for,
the purpose of producing sugar, with ease, wlih>
in 70 10 80 days; thus allowing not less than two
Of trV
The stalk remaining, after being pressed. also
furnishes "a valuable feed for cattle, enough, It Is
said, W ith the leaves, to pay tor the whole eX-
pense of its culture. Should II be prov ed, by
further experiments, tina, the stalk after being
dried and laid up, can, by sieaming, he subjected
TO the press without any essential loss OF the sac
charine principle, as is the case with the beet in
France, SO that the manufacture Of the sugar
be reserved till late in the autumn, this will still
more inhance the value Of this product for the
purpose. lfmay also be true that, as IN the case
Of the beet, animal carbon may be needed
but a little lime water will answer for the purpose
Of Qualification; after which, the juice may be
boiled in n common kettle. though the improved
method Of using vacuum pans will prove more
profitable when the sugar is made on large
scale.
Corn. too, is indigenous, and can be raised in oil
the States, Of the Union. while the cane Is almost
confined to one and even in that the average a
mount of sugar produced, IN ordinary crops Is but
900 1000 pounds to the acre. not much be-
yond one third Of the product in Cuba and other
tropical situations, where it is indigenous to the
soil. The investment in the sugar manutac tories
from the cane in this country has, II is believed,
paid a poorer return than almost any other agr-
cultural product, The laudabe enterprise Of in
Producing into The United States the culture Of
the cane and the manufacture of sugar from the
same. has, il is probable, been hardly remunera-
ted, though individual planters. on some loca lions,
have occasionally enriched themselves. The a
noun, of power required, with the cost ofthe ma
chinery and the means OF cultivation, will ever
place this branch of industry beyond the reach OF
persons of moderate resources, while the apparatus
and means necessary for the cultivation OF corn
and other crops lie within the ability OF many
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