New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-04
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NFw-YoEX. Geu-see whest..............l3S5
Oslo. -four from ousvile...............l23
kDfANA -four from Logan.port.. -
ILLINOIS. -four ifom O.weso. :...''.'..l%@
MICHIGAN, -four from Bruce Mll'........lJ3
MICHIGAN, foBr from Monroe. ...........l3le
MIcHIGAV Of Mediterranean wheat......ll5t
Wisconsin, four made 'heie.....'...'.'
Average p 81 pel cent.
That is probably fair average OF all the -four that
we buy that is per every hundred pounds Of hour
We mus. deduct over twelve and ;hree-0urths pounds
for the weter that il contains.
Isit any wonder that flour turns sour, and that after
it has spoiled is bough: by bakers at low rate,
and converted into sweet bread by vile addition Of
diugs.
Numerous plans have been devised for preparing
grain and -four that Il may be kept safely through
any length of time; but nlers certainly never will
adopt the process which is somewhat expensive, and
the most approved methods consist OF dry ng the dour
By steam beat, while there is a direct premium on the
sne Of water. AL Of our inspection laws are based
upon the quality OF -four a. il regards aneness and
uhiteuess and not upon dryncss. And besides, not
one consumer in has the least idea that 6rV, foe
wheat -four is one-e eighth water. They will not be-
leve il when told OF il, snd probably would not give
for q barrel which had been rendered 50 dry that
il might be kept ID a damp cellar, enough more than
for The damp one to- pay 0ne-tenth OF the cost OF
drying.
Where -four is eaten fresh groundt does not matter,
but il s well ascerisned TACT that half OF the holr
that s not eaten for six months after was packed,
has commepced The chemical change which precedes
entire decay.
Vac. sun. Of money are lost every year to the
growers of wheat by Ino!dy grain, and they often
hurry into market to avoid the danger ofsunmering
Il over and warehousemeD know how frequently they
have to shift the grain in ba K to keep il sweet
AL this Mr. Adams proposes I, obyiate by new
plan Of constructing grGnarles. We free TO say
that we Ike this pan, bat we are awarethat prejudice
is tyrsnt particularly among farmers, against any
thing that innovstes so boldly upon old customs as
putting grain down cellar, instead of up garnet, to
preserve it from atmosphere moisture. Yet prejudice
dOes sometimes give way to reasonable proposition
end we therefore lay this new plan before those most
interested for them 10 begin to think of and we do
hope 70 live to the day when air tight and rat
proof store-roous for grain will be among the new
fashions of the day, both in town and country.
The following are NJ. Adamss observations upon
the subject:
There does not seem to be any difficulty in the mat
ter If we divest ourselves OF proc0Dceyed ideas Of
the notion that grauary or gram receptacle must ne
cessaIiy be a building with Moor or windows more
or lees multiplied In altitude. We may reason by
analogy what is the cheapest and most effective
means OF securing perishable commodities from the
action Of the atmosphere and vermln. In England
we put our flour in sacks. Brother Jonathan pue his
in barrels which dOes not thoroughly answer.
IL Brother Jonathan wishes really TO preserve his
-four OF his crackers unchanged, he makes them
thoroughly dry aud COOL and Theoretically seals them
In tin cans This also s common process 70 prevent
goods being damaged at sea The Chinese, not bay-
ing much facility for metal manufacture, line wooden
chests with thin sheep lead or tin, and pack their teas
in them. In England we keep our tea and sugar in
cases Of timed sheetiron We preserve meat ID
timed cases Theoretically sealed. We put fruit into
sealed bott.s In oil cases the object is to exclude
the air II we'll as verrnin.
There can be no doubt that if we we're TO put dry
wheat In a Theoretically sealed timed case II might
be kent az long a. the famed mummy wheat Of
Egypt. This will readily be admitted, but the ex-
pense would be querec. Let us examine into tins.
canister il metallic reservoir so is a gasometer
20 is an iron wster-tank ship, at railway station,
or elsewhere and cubic foot OF water tank on very
large scale will be found 10 cOst very much es man
a cubic foot Of canister on snail scale. ana .
bushel OF wheat be more valuable than bushei Oh
water i. will clearly pay 20 put wheat IN huge CAMS
ter of iron. The wheat canister in short, should be
wrought or csst metal tank Of greater or iess ne
sccordDg TO the Of the owner, whe.her or 'he
farmers crop or the grain. merchants STOCK.
"Ibis tank should be constructed OF smah psrs con-
,sc,sd NV sc,sw boIts and consequently easily trans
uorted from place 10 place. The Internal parts should
be eayanised TO prevent -1st ana inc eIternai part
also if desired. Il should be herneucahy tlght Al
all the ponts and the only opening snould Dc Whas 10
called man hols-thst il 70 cay, acsniser-top where
the lid eo.s on. large enough 10 admit man. When
filled viii grain the top should be put on the tting
Of The ed0e forming al sir-tight JOINT. Wheat put
6,v INTO inch yessel and without any ysrrnn, would
remain wheat any number of years It an additional
adyan,ags N such q reservoir would be airpump,
nv the enpIcaton of which, Tor the purpose Of eI-
bsn.tion suy casual vernin would be killed. IL the
oynin were mort, the same cir pump might be used
r. draw or force q current OF warm AIR through IT,
10 carry Of the moisture b. this process and SUBJ
,souepily keeping out the cir, the grain light be
nre,.rved for any length Of time. As the reservoir
would be perfectly sr-,ight and wstertght il might
be buried in the ground with perfect safety; and thus
cellars nigh. De rendered available for gransries,
economisipg space Of comparatively little value.
The grain would be easily poured in from the sur
face, and 10 discharge il an Archimedesn screw
should be used The size Of the reservoir should be
propOrtioned TO the locality and should hold spec
fed number Of quarters ss 10 serve az q measure
of quantity, and prevent the expense Of ae.ersge
II constructed above the ground stair
or ladder must communicate with the upper part snd
the lower part must be formed ike hopper for the
purpose O. discharge. For many farm localities this
arrangement might he beet, and wheat might be
hrsshed into grain direct from the field and stored
Granaries Of this description would oc-
eupy less than onehird the cubic space Of those Of
the ordinary description, and their cos would be less
than ore. fifth With this security for
sterDg safely, farmer would have .ess hesitation 10
sewing great bread.hs Of land. He would not be