The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-12
An ounce of prevention is better
than pound of cure" you know
Southern Fl. and Dirie Farmer.
4 GROWING INDUSTRY COTTON
SEED OIL MILLS.
hllIAOED, Va,
Mar. Ii Is, 'S3. {

EDiToR GAzETTE.--Knowing the
interest YOU feel in matters tending
o the advauc meuts of industry and
enterprise iii our Southern country
ne write you of the most promising
If our new and growing industries.
yhe extraction of oil from cotton
seed. 1t is we'll known that there
aave been large mills in the princi-
.,al cities for some years, extracting
Inc oil from the sect; but their
great expense has kept them from be
coming numerous. and their exclu-
>lveness has kept them from being
we'll known. The large profits. how
yer. they are known to have made.
nd the great expense they are under
o bring the seed from tie dista t
,ields to these mills, has awakened
an urgent inquiry for small and
less expensive mill that would do
the same work, but DE within the
le.ch of men uf moderate, and be
applicable to smaller places. That
want has now teen met by j. ".
Cardwell & Co, OF Richmond. Va.
These gentlemen have succeeded in.
building mill at a moderate price
that will do as good work IS the
large mills. Their single mill has
q capacity of tons of seed per day
and cost $3.50: their double mill
has capacity of 4 tons per day, and
costs $500. These mills consist
of a huller. crusher, and steam and
hydraulic presses. The process Of
manufacturing tie oil and cake is 20
run the seed through the huller,
which takes off the hull from the
kernel then Though screen which,
separates them. The hulls are sent
TO the furnace for fuel, while the ker.
mel is passed through crushihgs rolls
to crush it. You cannot griE it. it
would glaze the burrs After being
crushed it is put in ajacketed steam.
er to cook by steam. This is an i'm
portant part of the operation. 1t
should he cooked about twenty min
ltes. From the steamer it is drawn
cot into queer shaped tags, which
are put between mats into iron boxes.
The boxes are then put under a pow.
,rful hydraulic press, wheIe pres
sure of 800 tons is oppliei, and the
III Is pres>et out. aAd runs down
lie sides OF Lhs: boxes into RECEIPT.
lcie below. A ton of seed produces
bout 30 gallons Of Oil, worth about
5 cents per gallon, and 900 pounds
If oil cake, worth, when ground,
bout S25 per ton. The product OF
4 ton mill. therefore, woult be 40
alions of oil, worth sos. and 2 tons
1 meal worth $50, mixing tie daily
rodrct Sll3 from which deducts 4
ons seed at $40 per ton, $40; aud
ther expenses say, $40 per day,
laking $50. leaving net profit oil
90 per day-vsry good business for
small capital. This mill requires
building about 20 feet square,
lther " God or brick, and the whole
oSt OF building, engiue, machinery
ali kinds need not exceed So 900,
nd may be less. 1t is matt>r ofI
rcat economy for farmers to have
home market tor their cotton seed,
nd it has been repeatedly denon-
trated that cotton seed heal Il
ullS are more yatua.,ie or fertilizers
fter the oil is extract q than it was
eiOre, and the meal itself makes a
cry valuable fertilizer, and is larg--
! fought by manufacturers OF COM
fertile rs. to mix with other
lgredients. The ashes from the
nils, after burning are almost pure
otash. One of these mills is now
Florida and others are builtliny in
outh Carolina. Alabama, and Mis-I
'ssippi. No doubt many neighbour
GODS IN tn South where cotton isl
ro"n will have one very soon. The
are certaialy entitle
} the credit OF hav!n, m It a largely
'lt want. VIRGINIA