The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-04

or grape sugar. and which can be fer
mented and turned into alcohol II the
meal was not cooked 900 pounds Of starch
and cellulose would yield about 500 pounds
Of sugar identically the same as that
now produced from corn starch. or il
fermented and distilled il would yield
400 pounds, or fifty gallons Of absolute
alcohol. or 100 gallons Of high wines could
be produced
If all the oil. starch and cellulose were
removed from cotton seed the remaining
protein matter could be concentrated and
dried, and such a product would be about
as valuable as dried blood. and ought to
be worth from , to 81 cents per pound.
a ton of cotton seed contains about 20
per cent of such protein matter, or about
400 pounds. its chief value being the nj
trogen 1t contains; as stated. oil and starch
have no value as fertilizers.
theoretically it is possible 10 make a
ton Of upland cotton seed yield;
p pounds No. / lint worth 2ie cents
per pound ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 62ia
eco pounds No. > lint, recoverable by
polishing the seed, worth IL cents
per pound ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
20 per cent. of starch and cellulose.
worth by approximating their val
ne to corn or rye about ~ cents
per pound on 100 pounds ........... 6 %
20 per cent. OF protein matter. 400
lUuluSf at = NtliAH = "
80 gallons oil, worth, loose. at %
cents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 90
The theoretical possible value of
ton of seed is ........................S21 62ia
The average yield per ton of seed is:
% pounds No. lint at ~ cents per
pound .......................... 62Ia
80 gallons oil Goose) at 20 cents. zoo
$50 pounds cake at Is cents .......... S7iz
100 pounds bulls. worth 50 per
ton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
total value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Leaving margin for possible inn
provement per ton of ...............$l3 5Ii2
Showing that by the present system a
little more than one-half OF the theoretical
value of the seed is recovered.
Another drawback the present method
of cooking the seed meal befofe pressing
has. is that the crude oil contains some
or 6 per cent of gummy matter. The
oil must be kept for seven or eight days
before this gummy matter is deposited;
even then the oil has 10 be sold 10 re-
finers quickly, as il will not keep more
than three or four weeks without deteri-
Grating or spelling. Cotton seed oil is now
mainly used to manufacture compound
lard. butterine. cottolene, etc. The trade
is slow TO recognize its value as a paint
oil. Cotton seed oil deprived of its pal
mitin resembles linseed oil Vory much,
and there is no reason why, properly
treated and boiled cotton seed oil should
not be used for the same purposes as
linseed oil is now.
By a very simple process and with an
apparatus costing comparatively but,
very little money, cotton seed oil can be
made into a boiled oil or varnsh or INTO
vegetable rubber. Neither process or APP
paratus arc pateniable, and. although the
fact is well known TO a number Of oil
experst. the~ see monetary advantages
TO be gained consequently but little or
nothing is said about it. An ohio firm
turns out many thousands Of barrels Of
an imitation castor oil made from cotton
seed oil. This oil resembles castor OIL
very much but can he easily Getected by
its odor For any except medicinal Dur-
poses il answers as well. A vaselinc is
also made from cotton seed oil which IS
perfectly tasteless and oGorless. In the
course Of time new machinery and new
methods viii render all the byproducts
OF the cotton plant available. and II Is
quito PROBABLE that eventually these by
products will become equal ~ yalue 70
the cotton itself so that even Scent
cotton would not mean ruin.