Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-05
From the Southern CultiVater

Some of readers may nave seen tnet put 7" noo'
thew will be new They relate subject OF very great
importance in two aspects making val
substance regarded OF little Value by the ma
iorty of planters and supplying pressing want OF the
Southern States What are we to ID Tor oil Tor machi
merry 1t is now almost Impossible TO get IT, 10
little time it will be wholly Impossible unless we MAKE
it from Cotton Seed.
AS an illustration of past indifference TO nome
products barrel of this oil, although advertised, has
been in Rome for MONTHS and not an inquiry mas neeD
made for it until few days since it was opened at our
request We have found it fair oil for the table and
also we'll suited machinery. 1t has nothing unpeas
ant either in odor flavor The maker of the oil tried
by US, A A Maginniss lis and LIT Magazine Street,
New orleans
Who will undertake this manufacture in Georgia, and
without delay? 1t business that must pay alum T.
autly present prices two dollars per gallon Will
be net Only profitable to those who undertake it, but
OF patriotism, as supplying serious want OF
the country. 1t should not be forgotten by planters
that not oy is Cotton Seed Oil Cake the richest tood
which be given to domestic animals bat ton OF
manure from dmmoh fed upo" 1t is aoo'th four times
as much as The same quantity from animals fed any
other food Whaerer.--EDs. So CULT.
Tie Cotton Seed Oil Manufactured The Business Pro
fabty Established on a very Large Scdle-De'cr1p-
ton of the Establishment of the FIRST Successful
Moaufac urer-N Machinery and ProceSs-Vatue of
the Cake Magnificent Future Of the Business.
New ORLEANS, La, May 80, 1860
Messrs. Editors:-Being forced TO remain in New
Orleans nearly the whole of day, thought L could
find nothing of interest in your line than descrlp-
ton OF the great Cotton Seed Oil mandatory OF +. Nj.
Fisk This business alter struggling through feeble
and ailng infancy Of 80 years has finally fallen into the
hands of 10 IN who las established it paying and
permanent foundation, and it has the promise OF a
brilliant aud widely expanding career. Mr. FISK IS the
first man who has succeeded in this manufacture. l
have been his establishment. 1t occupies plot OF
ground I50xl5O feet, which is mostly covered by brick
buildings three stUri height His machinery is drl
ven by 35lOr>e power tngIDe, and he makes 5OU
gallons OF oil aud little than tons Of cake per
day. using from IL to Is OF seed from which it
appears that ton OF cotton seed yields about 80 10 40
gallons Of oil and 700 500 pounds of oil cake. Mr.
SIX shipped 500 Of the cake England, and Wis
it, that country higsef 10 introduce the article among
the English farmers food for their cattle. 1T was up
on eectng sale for this pOrti Of the product that
the success of the business depended. The cake now
sells for about $40 per ton at The mandatory. Two
kinds Of oil made, the variety depending upon the
clarifying process used tie white selling for soc per
gallon and the yellow tor Coz The seed costs Sll per
| ton the evee, and about 81 at the mill.
he process OF manufacture Is simple and rapid. he
seed is huld crushed heated and pressed the oil Is
then refined the whole process occupying less than
| two days. the bullying mill is made OF German burr
Stones these being softer than the French and conse-
uuenty, more easily dressed The running stone IS 10
the shape of very thick grndsone, the periphery form
ing the grinding face The stationary stone is concave,
fitting the runner and both have their grinding surfaces
grOoved the grooves running diagOnaliy in opposite dl
rections This rolls of the burr, :he time crush
ing the seed AS The seed leaves the mill it falls upon
sieve which separates the hull and adheriDg cotton
from the crushed seed 1t is then passed again through
similar MILL and again siftei after which it is run
between two iron rollers which complete the crushing
process Being thus made sufficiently fine, it IS now
placed in an iron tub and heated hot as can be done
without burning it being constantly stirred by arms
upon revolving shaft during this process. hen the
experienced workman fnds 10y feeling with bis handy
that the meal is properly heated it is put into stout
linen bags which placed between stiff boards and
subjected the action of powerful hydraulic PRESS.
The oil ont III stream and the cakes on being
removed from the press have the bags stripped from
them, and their edges smoothly trimmed with knife
Each cake is nearly two feet long, some nine inches
wide, inch thick, and weighs about pounds
The oil is clarified by process and the residue
from the clarifying is used for making soap. This SOAP
looks precisely like ordinary bar soap. but Mr.. Fisk
says that, there is no rosn IN It, 1t is as soft arc
pleasant to the hands the best CASTLE. have tried
it once ard as tar as could Judge from that one trial
the statement seems to be true Mr. Fisk and his fore
man assert that the oil is quite equal to the best
SPERM for both lubrcating and illuminating purposes.
This business having been proved to be profitable
with seed $l per ton considering that hundreds
thousands Of tons wasted annually, it would
that unless the coal oil should master it, it might grow
rapidly into one OF our very largest manufactures b.
AS an appropriate appendix to the foregoing letter
we hare publish an Interesting communication just re
! ceVed IRON the secretary or an Oil company, recent
- established In Tennessee, and which is now hoatiu
along On the high tide of successful experiment.
MEssRs EDITORS On page $50 of the last volum
Of that very valuable paper, the Scientific american,
observed notice OF our enterprises and thinking
might be desirable apOn your part and possibly usefU
10 u.s. that you should be fully informed of the nature
products and the extent OF our operations we hav
v sent YOU (by the same mail which brings this letter.
al copy Of charter list Of officers, byeaws &C.,
IS pamphlet FORM and we will now give you some turtle
e details of the business in which we are engaged
The supply OF seed for all PURPOSES for years to CONE
J. is nexhaus ibe the only difficulty in obtaining it
listing in the fact that, when the seeds are produced
remote points from the river, they do not well bes
n freight the price afford to give for tbem.-
This difficulty, however, will we hope be hereafter
4 moved first, by improvement in the hullDg machine
so as 10 prOdu those that able and suitable
put ur upon plantations thus reducing the freight
10 simply that the clean kernel of the seed
ut secondly by improvement in the demand, and
sequent improvement in the price of the products,
I'd they become las you sugges utilized by the ingenuity
is the thousands OF ingenious minds which are sea
I'd tered through TIE Cotton land will add, also, Il
es n,her) States. We have ingenious and g
ut perenced macbnist at work upon model tor sma
light and portable huller, of such simplicity
will render it avail BILE in ordinary hands upon plant
~ tons those in requiring too great amou
at OF mechanical skill in keeping them in order. We
lis we'll convinced that the test that these produc
I'd subjected to- and the they brought beo
the public the greater will be the demand for them
be consequently, tie better price will prevail The legi
ar mate products are the crude oil and the oicake
he crude oil is of high, clear maroon color, and mu
nd reer from the albumen, gluten and other compone
parts of the seed than would be supposed. We have
ty process--the best yet known, but which thi
susceptible OF improvement by scientific men-of p
de ducng clarified or refined OIL OF about the conssten
to and appearance of the best lard OIL aud which can
at applied to all the that the lard oil may be. p
b. tia and very imperfect experiments have been made
ourselves, and by other persons under nsructio
&C. In applying it to purposes of mixing and grindi
ole