The Meeker herald., 1891-06-27
THE OKRA FIBER.


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| For several years various experiments
have been made with okra fiber, and re-
ccnsly tho Departmental Agriculture has
been furnished with beautiful spec linens
of 1t, but !itt.s has been kno.n of Its
availability Tor tho manufacture OF cheap
| products. An h.. se:.c.d cuuaty planter
recently sent the STATE Department Of
! Agriculture sample OF okra iibor as
| glossy AMI strong as ram.e. Tho de-
par,in.nt sent tho specimen to the Ma
,iobsl n.p.rtm-nt al Washington. Sec
rotary k.nK, IN acknowledging Its re-
-s!pt, says That the specimen Ia very
fair one. Tat letters from AL parts OF
the South in..caLa a genera, inclination
TO substitute thc Ukfa fiber for lute, not
only Tor cotton ba..:.ng but for all pur.
I.,scs Tor WITCH lGts Is used. Secretary
kusk !, very anxious To know the proc
Gas of preparing the f1cr. Now comes
| Mr.. ". l.. Sul.ow with the assertion
that ho can pr"ilre IT at n cost not
| greater than about on" cent per pound.
| Mr.. sui.Ow j. an Englishman, born In
| Oldham, Ia.,'ri In Manchester. who has
large experience in textiles. lie Is
I practical cEE.neor and mach!nist and
| ia, put up mis- In England. France.
Australia aud Mexico. Mr.. Sudlow
has L..nn In this State for two years.
| iu-.n. Wt!ch uT" q, tets the depart.
inen, hc h, L--n looking into the osra
| fbor question, ani hN, now reached
such conc.Ln.urs as assure him OF Its
I cheap production. Ito says that the
okra stalk Is essentially d..oron, from
the Jut.. cotton AMI rsH..e In this, that
I . 4 "a q. Nf..- txhN1r In
Z tn. other, II is m.S.i with II. and thl,
is 1t. key Of III. pruL.rm Of chcap pro-
iGct.on. ~, experiments Las, summer
and ia.l prove JL,t the tara t,cr and
wood az" naturally separated. Tho mix
Ing of H." a.',cr with tao WOOD Of jul..
r1uie AMI cotton II axe, II necessary To
employ n.aHusl lst-ur. chiefly - iororti-
eats 1t, AMI this Is 50 costly that only In
inila auI China. where labor il excess
,lycly cheap. 0, II P'r,lh.. 10 produce
tho nbor At lvw prices. Tho okra, on
tho contrary, can DO separated by ma
ehinory.
Mr.. sudiov declares that h" ran make
amarLia" Which AZ. not COO; more than
an or..n.ry cotton an, Eui which can
H. en-. r.OY"i, a, gins aFr employed. on
each large farm or Ia Ca.h ncIshbor-
hood, aHI That ~ h, H." p;aEtrr, Of
osrs can ,Grn o.; tt.~.f El"T AHi sell IL
A. they 30 cotton 'yr - much pound.
in,1 tEl, ~. TN" ih- okrs stalks Will
10 iy,!, lLts forward. aHi IL viii cut
tho scDi from iL, EtaF, liz mcsa, OF
an !n."E.p., i-N.s", Which Nj. sI!lo~
la, explained ~ your correspondent
more fully Is,1 SO cares the public Ia
know, the sgr.ss u n'.-F AMI Nod will
L. s"pafAs'sl, tho si.iG vii then hn
removed irpn tie Gl.rr by Himpl.
pF,e-ss. aHi. after dying. tho latter
~ill h. rrAlY 'pr tho market Nr. sud
Low !, ho~ u.--.lg arrangements for tho
manufacture - an lnifia, ,", Of machin.
cry. which - q! palrties'!f I-monstFa;.
tho truth 81 Us q. argt.uuA
A. Ia tho gLa..s, u glp G'~r. there IL
no, the iS.,; d0.ut. 10 i, long. strong
and s.o,sy. Is can b" - sui.iiyiIci
TIA, IL can - u-zi il.n Esmis for tho
tua.lng Of cloth ioS p-rsonai N-.r. a. we'll
A. ius harrins. r1T". etc, ITO choapn-ss
of 80 FrussHs nr.-i not - AF s1r,i about
AtaulvsrI gicr Holds la she los country
uuu.i fs.sr tIf-st, Of u. I; tnris-s In
uniEa!a~I Land. Tao quantity which
can H. TA.,.-i On an serp anus, L. con.
slirrvi ob.f hY iH- TON. and the 'itrr
opnaii'u'ss n, ut - ;h" si..g. III. wood
and has icing very iA!H and pap-sy.
tn" stalks hr'.i Hnt - gI' q any sg-c.
Ia! tine. 1L-y Usu - a''ps'-i 10 lie In
the Gv,I before tts fi-f =. e.lras;-i.-
Columbia -. c. tsi.-r.