The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-10-13
Cotton Seed Oil.
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the soil by removal of the seed does
not largely outweigh the profit to the
planter by their sale to the oil mills,
has been often discussed. And the
general verdict has been, that the
system would surely, even if slowly,
operate irreparable injury to the
landed interest by the imporishment
of the soil. An investigation of the
subject by competent persons and
who have no personal interest in it,
conclusiyely proves, however, that
there is no need of the waste OF the
seed as fertilizer, even if sent to
the oil mill; and that if used as a
fertilizer in the crude state there is
an altogether useless waste of the
oil, of which So gallons, worth s11.5O
are compressed from ton of seed
q waste, because only about four
pounds of chemical elements are
taken from the soil by the oil obtain
ed from ton of seed.
Every ounce of this seed is valu-
able, and in the past few years it
has been so handled as to add very
heavily to the value of, the CROP
The first value of the seed is as a
fertilizer.
In 1869 mill was established in
New Orleans for the purpose of
pressing the oil from the cotton
seed, and manufacturing the bulk
into stock food. Its success was so
great that for some time no one was
admitted into the factory for the
purposes of investigation. Shortly
thereafter Mr.. Leroy Templeman and
MIR. VIM. E. Hamilton conceived the
idea of erecting a mill here jointly.
Subsequently Mr.. Hamilton purchas-
ed Mr.. Templeton's interest, and
successfully ran the establishment
until October 3lst, 1880, when it
was entirely destroyed by fire. The
new mill with greatly enlarged fa-
cilities will soon be in operation.
The success of this New Orleans
mill was so pronounced that there
are now fifty.nine seed-oil mills in
the South, costing over $4,000, 600,
and working up Sc, SOC, 900 worth of
seed annually. The product of the
seed used sells for $4,000, 900, SO
that the mills create a value of g..
100000 annually. They use only
One-seventh of the seed produced in
the South. A ton of seed which
can be worked for $5 80 ton, and
costs originally $S to $40, making
an average cost when worked Of S15,
is estimated to produce IS gallons of
oil, worth $11 30; seed-cake, worth
30 30, and lint worth 81 50-a total
of s1S 30, or profit of S3 so, per
ton. The oil is of excellent quality,
and is used in the making of soaps,
stearine, white oils, and when high
~ refined is a table oil of such flavor
and appearance as will deceive the
best judges. A quality has been
lately discovered in it that makes it
valuable as dye stuff; and, more
over, it is coming into use as SUBJ
stitute for lard. tits shipped large
" to Europe, 130. 900 barrels having
been reported last year, chiefly to
Antwerp. 1t is put up carefully, and
reshipped to this country as olive
oil to such an extent that prohibi.
tory duties have been put on it by
the Italian government, and it is
ruled out of that country.
Before it is placed in the oil mill
the seed is hnlled. The hulls are
valuable, and may DO used for tan.
ming, made into pulp for paper stock,
or used as fuel and the ashes sold to
the soap makers for the potash they
contain. The mass of kernels left
after the hnlls have been removed
ed and the oil pressed out is made
into seed cake, q most desirable food
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