The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-02-18
STILL AFTER THE SOUTHERN FAR
MsR.

MEN.
The farmers Of the South have
not,only to fight against the present
Internal revenue, but they wi be
compelled, in their own interest,
to protest against the extension Of
that system. The proposed ex-
tension of the system looks the
suppression of cotton seed oil IA
connection with It's use as an ele,
ment IN refining lard.
Bills with that purpose inyiew,
and famed IN the interest Of the
lard spectators Of the West have
been introduced IN both houses of
congress, and the spectators ale
said to have Il lobbyist on hand at
the capi al to further their inters-
ests with such congressman us
need to be '.scen." One of the
pleas Of the spectators is that
cotton seed oil used n connection
with reiined lard comes under tie
head of food adulteration; but
those who know anything about
the matter are aware Of the fact
that refined cotton seed oil is
purifier and not an adDltcmnt.
For a time large quantities were
imported to Italy, whore it was
freely used rs Il substitute for
olive oil, but an excessive import
duty was levied by that govern
ment, and this would have severe
" crippled the infant industry il
1t had not been for the dryeiop-
ment Of the use of refined cot on
seed oil with what is commercially
known rs refined lard.
We suppose that there IS no
intelligent person IN all this bloa }
country who rests under any mis-
take as TO the nature Of tha So
called refined lard Of commerce,
When the process Of crushing
cotton seed was unknown, all tn
hogs that came INTO Chicago, i, ad
from cold Or other causes, were
squeezed to supply the demand
and 10 some 'eineries thisproccss
is still kept up. SO TINT consum RS
who buy Western lard never know
wte her they are getting genuine
hogs fat or the refuse Of decaycd
SWINE.
But then came Il time when re.
finers with some sympathy fol
the stomachs of their customers
began to experiment with cettol
seed oil AS refining element, anr
they have 50 far succ eded thu
the use Of the oil enters larlol,
into hogs fat as an article of CON
mcrce, and CRAFTY to its better
ment.
Fifteen years ago, the grca
bulk of the cotton seed produce,
By S luthern farmers was practica
} " thrown away. To-day, th,
J South realize, from lha sale aRc
conversion of Gotten seed into
! fully ten oillions o, do lars annual
ly, and this large sum is iuurea :
ing every year ny new markets fo
, the OIL arc opened aud Developed
The Southern farmers MT only
, get better prices fer their seed
! but the cotton seed moa, the 10
/ fuse of the mills, il returned (,
the soil for its enrichment, ane
> this use Of it has lowered the pnci
! OF commercial fertilizers. Tn,
t use Of cotton seed meal as fer
F.. lilizer is increasing every year
until, finally, eyeiy pound mad
: will be used IN the cotton States
thus giving back to tho soil al
the elements Of fertilization in
: much better shape thaa the rag
z seed.
The bills which have becn in
, troduced into congress are who'll
J in the Interest Of the big Wrsterl
! lard spectators, and 1t ls the pug
, pose Of these spectators to Iegis
$ late in their own interest anr
3 against the interests Of SOutherl
: farmers.-rA Atlanta Constitution