New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-23
STRAW.
Uew Uses and ynius Of Straw a' Farm
Crop Straw Ea?cr-EOv 4 ia 51aGe
rua How rssch cnu b. produced.


Wind blows" needs Esg.viLg. This L. tAo age v
straw. II hes become D,0.ss s. 81 life. We us'
!. daily in 81 departments OF Lie. Il makes ieds
5ounets, baskets, boxes erd beehive irery. 'us
Shat Is brcakable or triisaolc is packed IL straw
yis uses are almost iLnuInegal.s, ard s value il
ouch tlot the st-aw Of cTop OF fyo in thc vicinity
II large tow n, Is orih more than lie grain; an
within hVe years a new Use 81 SHAW kaa given IL
flow value il many sections where the only 'uiu j.
Lad before was very SIasn one fof ieed.os "A''
'naRuJioe purposes.
We lately sad to q farmer In Elie County New
-IoIA: You have good cop vi wheat, iA.s year,
notwithstanding the drouth ?"
''Nen. yees, sorter; but II is mighty short in
ahe straw"
"An the easier 20 thre7hi ard suppose YOU %
cot value tho straw nLea.
You ere mistaken. i, used 70 he TIE case that
re rather looked upon sreet bulk Of straw as a
Nuisance. 1 ant SO nowadays. We make Z sight
d morey eutoT our t,raw. We got III ton last
yea lll 'sPect well get heap Iole this year FOX
tuav. Itse mighty goV4 esoT, EEL ycu."
& lat TO you DO Sith your slgavf
80 On, We sell /. 20 ias papeI-nalsgs. Thst NIL
Gown TO Niagara cAass 4. al we farmers ebout here
can grow, tell you. They Lid two or thfoo press
a. al lest winter aud gangs Of hands out amoHethe
rsurcIs, bAUlg ~ s,-aw, ela tAey buy al li9! can
got have heard that they rse n i''c turs = day.
e thai 20, you see cal's raise too much straw
tero4bout. 1: 10 going to be mighty valuable.
Chould u vcnde7 az j. is 20 tn next winter
Nor sc, either ezcep. for one thiag--t'ai' IS,
Goat tie greet whca,-lovias West IS within easy
,7,te. Communication. Saaw, grown rpol wheat
Earns, On Detgoit River, OF Epca many Q! the
t,resms That empty Into tie lakes, can be o@c-l
Cycp vessels vitIir q mile O. tic t,r,sh.nC tia
chine. ana Coated within ioiie Of lhe p-7,--l-.I
eooAc. o. hy to Erio County Farmer ibis r.l
g located upon ".5sth l,.lId, Where the Goat
.sland Bridge crosses thc rsp1si i.s power being
derived fr.u tho r9ver--i'.ng Nssara, the water OF
SrAilh IS g. clear AID COOL thss . IA part -uia'!
pei e5aptsd 10 the uses Of tie papoT--T.ae-.
S3,ao account of lae operations Of tbs mii, We
keMo,e. 1ili be interesting 10 tne Tcale-s Of the
EMBCSz since that mill is lis erea. source q
supply OF paper, aud as the farmer sVgGefiec, the
great source Of sgpp'y " stock, out o! when thai
Js,.er IS made, is stfgw-fyc, wao@t oa;, aud
barley, IN their order cf exce,,,stt; :ss y beng
30 p. cent better tnan the cat straw. Grass ~ Sed
Ui.A lie straw does not JsieT.oIate fIoIa ts yaluc-
eoycr does IL ressls lhe power Oh the bleschrr.
grca, many GJrous plants, including forost
trees haze been discussed, AID most OF tAvm ttcG
e. making paper, bat aone ~e believe, with quite
e. much aueaesa - ..e SHAW u. VaI most coliiGC4
saroais u Austria, the stalks snG husEs ii s"ize
ta7c ascn largely used. Tie stalks make good pa
Der r. ok but 20 better than re SHAW, and rn.ess
Gle mill vas located among tie grea. corn iclds oi
Ine prairie, no cheaper. Tie hasAs do make hne,
rofi whito papor win less iIbor aud expense ~ the
luin than st.aw. bat the saw material costs much
more.
We DO not intend to give a complete history Of
ctaw papcr only such of It's incidor-s5 IS are most
fati.lat ,ly connected viii the la.e imWovem-nts,
cad 10 give L ts,erahy clear Idea OF tho process Of
converting straw iEtO suoh clear, smooth, white
sboet, cs Ills upon which thcsc words aIe written,
nnl Will p.obaSly be printed. WeAsge lately visited
Tie Niagara Fails paper n.li, anl carefully studied
che process by which five rurs al straw day are
Converted into two suns Of Wits paper such astbRt
rpon which THE NELLY IAlvSE is Low printed.
eud this process re will describe fo. the besiil oi
Is readers.
now STRAW PAPER Is &ADB.
The rs. WORK is 20 bring TO sJTe@ fTri1 the g5a;
Pie 10 the cu,iiur-room. Considerable ryleuse was
Incurred by tine Niagara Mills. when Chanting from
ysrs 20 straw. IN building h1Tn Tor stoI g, which
experience has proved almost u-@eees az, because
The straw is not injured by wet afa. il has be-
Fun to decay, uu..ss il takes the "Gry so..' That
cpo!is ~ If wet, soft and turned black and so ten
dor as 10 be easily pulled apas5 il is not Injured for
.,ura hitc raTer The s-.a, j. al passed ~
cutting o. chatting machine, reducing i TO an inch
pr less in length Il is nov ready ioT TIE boiling
process, .a which consists She wAoic at Of making
uhite pe?or flon straw.
The boilers, two IL number, a-e made like c-'i--
erical steam boilers each SIX feet IN diameter ana
nineteen feet long so arranged :nGt taey rotate by
7achnery, Oyer powerful wood fire, ~ which tes
atcam is raised 10 l39 bs. por inch pressure. ln'
Is eight AMI tuo-tAilGs TINES lo Clti-aiy a.lEcs-
,?heI.c pressure.
TIE mcst unpleasant par! u To process Of propar
tag ihe stIa~ is filling IL iA!o lie boilers, as they
Gle i.evel allowed 70 cool on, except Sundays.
when erlpact of charge, hey -re cooled H. VS.
ser down 70 degree thai enables nan 20 enter 20
rsoA The stfaw which il IS necessary TO c;oTd - ~
seht as possible, 20 enable tire boiler 20 hold tun
ats CHARGE Tho Cut straw IS scii; down ss required
Ghroagh long WOODEN sposi from tie cutting
coon. which IS II al upper s.o:y. passing iHlo The
an.hole on the rlenl ripper s'Gc * h' boiler, near
one end The hegt and want OF aii " .ach - aiMosi
oufocat.us during The operation q filing, @ld Tie
manual laor is so Great that 20 obya'e tn's, some
mechanical pau Is very much needed, ana oLcEs
eny ono vho VII devise il g liberal compensation