The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-06-30

i".' was ueciyfuiy Roou exhthit, "a will be
seen by comparison; with that of corn which
worked up in obedience to the same rules
gives:
Flesh forming principles.
Heat producing princi pies. ............7SS SS6
rat producing princples....... .......5.945
This started BOOM" as they say. in
favor OF working cotton seed. and led To tn Z
Establishment ofcotton seed '.oil uills" in var
lous sections of the South Aud the boom
has continued to increase in volume up to
the present day. Three years ago we had
sixteen mills in successful operation the new
year (lSS2) finds US with sixty.scveu mils
in full blast, working nll the seed they can
yet and finding ready sale for their pr o.
ducts Three years ago the p:ce paid for
seed was about Sc per ton /; last fall ab tut
S12 per ton was the standing price off re d
Ihp mills miw take thirty Eve gallons oY oil
ironi eSeryron of seed they " ork and find
immediate sale for it at 4O cents per gallon;
thus ihhy get Sl4 cash out of each ton of
seed and have enough left in the cake or
meal 10 hore than cover the expense of
manufacture.
1t is estimated that our sixty,seven oil
mills worked up for last year q S8l) ls0 900
tons of cotton seed, ma king S25UO 900
worth of oil. Gan amount that wasfprmeriy
thrown away, 50 to speak y and paying our
planters nearly $1,000 900 more for their
seed than it would have brought three
years ago This shows an advance SO great
as to appear almost fabulous. and vet it is
not checking in the least the writer can
ut this moment call to mind quite large
number of new oil mills that are being plan.
ned or built. to be in time for the cotton
cr,,p of 1882. Ard even with such extra.
ordinary activity 10 the direction named.
there are no grounds whatever for fear of
speedily oyerdoins the matter, for re eollv but
smiH per cent Of the seed produced has
beenworked. as yet. while the demands for
the aticles manufactured from il are yery
'eyfrn owe the supply.
A'ths point quessipn may take shape
10 tie minds of the utiaformed on the sub.
ject. somewhat as iollc1s: TO what uses
are tiese Immense products of cotton seed
heingsppIied ?" TBesare applied to mapy
uses. The oil meal, re fitting from grinding,
the otke, is now larget, t,sempioycd in almost
all pats Of the world pAhsre such things
are invogue, as concertfated fertilizer for
lands IL is thoughtto be the most per.
feet cncentrated fertilizer known. while. at
the sane time, it is the leas. expensive. 1t
also f.ures as leading ingredient in vari>
Gus nmpounded fertilizers now promi-
nently upon the market. The oil.cake is OK.
tensiely consumed. both in this country
aad y Europe, as feed for stock, it having
been roven, by aftual test. thatfew things |
deserve % rank higher for thst pull pose
Tn oil ilRsdvantsgeousIy applied to very |
.geat variety Iof usos-to almost every use |
tina could y6ezdade ofa non, hardening aud
non drying oil, possessing no objectionable
properties, incidentally, aud being compara.
lively Inexpensive 1t has largely tax en
the Place of lard on For all purposes where
lard|oil is used, r,ving not ouly superior
in Jsvery particulal, but cheaper Tanners
have pronounced an oil entirely suitable
for leather, aud e,cn the wool carder and
spinner has borne testimony to its decided
superiority oyer aH other oils in his callipg.
A fine lubriehingoil for delicate machinery
is made of AZ. giving entire satisfaction in
q word itsnatual cleanliness, freedom from
unpleasant od"s, and great perfection as
to keeping qualities. all combined, have
il a decided favorite in overy
case, so far as tdted where there is any de.
n,and for an oilpfits general character.
But the most rjmantic portion of the story
has yet TO be tdd. All along the greatest
demand for e8afcston seed oil has come
'r"" Est"ps sad hence %aSb ssSSbbt,ss s. -wcbs;
p.gpVh'y doing with it over there We
nu,d not answer the question at frst. but
na,,y. on the principle that murder Sul
at' We got in possession of tho secret - ,
ney were refining and shipping it back to US