New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
RAISING CORN FOR FUEL.
ON THE PRAIRIEs OF THE NORTHWEST
PROVES ECONOMICAL.

ON THE PRAIRIEs OF THE NORTHWEST 9
PROVES ECONOMICAL.
Marshall Cdnn) correspondence Of The chicse
The long. cold winter of this northwest sectos
particularly of the Dakotas and Eastern Montana
has developed many new IDEAS IN sessra 10 ss;
other individuals of that section must come from
and is now quite definitely settled thSt sSen sun
for the farmer who does not own any timber nno'
that his fuel in one winter Is very costly zen
the farmer lives away from the timber belt the sup
ply must come by rail- whether he purchases WOOD a
or coal. Both are very expensive and THIS ysss
few farmers have ready money In fact. large nun
bers of farmers cannot afford barely enough fuel
keep their houses in a semi comfortable state. -.
The people hardly to blame in undergoing 81.
fering for the sake OF saving expense Dut u 80
brought them to q sense OF practical realizatu
that In the future something must be done 10 tus'
nish cheaper fuel That this will be the next ~
in domestic economy with them there can scarceg
be any doubt. In this county OF Lyon. many peops
acting in line with the ideas here expressed cav
been experimenting with corn for fuel, ana az ~
report much greater success than they had r.
anticipate They are so delighted win u 'a n
they will herceforth use no other fuel gives "a
a very strong regular heat. does good hardwooe
and it lasts nearly as long The maximum ," W
however, would be far better than any resu..s ~ ~
obtained as the methods OF burning IL are as ~
very crude. There. can be no dount howe. .rS
that inventors will be equal TO the emergency ~
in due time create nearly perfect corn stove y
special furnace which will answer the Usual IS. ~,
qiiirements AS this - done farmers ~, ~
Others who are prepared TO take advantage OF "a
benefits may cultivate their own fuel on theI o~a
Two tons o. corn would bc equivalent TO about ons
cord OF hardwood If the corn We're burned Sy am
ically. and corr for fuel would not need W ~
means the that 1t would when grown ios Ia, Ia
The stalks and blades OF corn can be purnse ~
which gives a much greater amount or fuel " ~
They would nsed to be s Sgt ssehs s
Jthe appearance OF good-siZed sticks or woo icrs
der for them to produce hot 1re ana 10 LAT, az
in a stove furnace. But they VIII cer,a '"
for the labor by giving In return very hot NV. st.
The prejudice and squeam'shness formerly Syne
ing against the OF grain for fuel are fas ~
away for the people are realizing that grain Is %
OF natures fuels, and was INTENDED l9i ,'" coouN
pose well as TO use as cerea proa ~. IA AZ
much doubt that they would 40 H. pus a' ssocs
cannot they have no scruples or conscie's sxsrJi
burning either. SO Will the cereals De 'es"
when every value Is extorted from tnen ..srv
Resides burning corn regularly for fuei ms%
persons have ried the experiment OF purh,ns n
and wheat. Both OF these Grams arc For wood H.
chief difficulty experience being me vo I'm COO
putting UP the fuel in small ana eo"pnsi o,rav
wheat straw may be bound together IN sns' ~
dies or logs so M 70 last for consderaos 1870
town NAYS ont $50 for fuel I'm n wlneer Almost N
II goes To railroads or syndicate ahu 10 u' "a coN
Vicinity is profted by H. In all probability ns ~
have saved $50 by using corn; oats or wn ',s is6X
s"o, or oil three SO he saves by turning MS 49,
irto mcney and keeping his money at nome " =, ~
other expenses Trougn me rs d ha, he has bess
~, ,ha roIner and the actual cash outlay mas -
possibly not to exceed $ IN ALL Aha ,.ru.r Al
~. Frugal ,v Individual who have made study o,
anoromy who are trying the plan or raisIn.kk -
fuel but expsr'mien aSou pt0 the only thing
49,, make competition against grain, ou' nsap
nnyne,v nossibe for oil TO ever become ,vs@s
enough. The competi'i1n VIII VII " Sae for the ~
grans' al win But II Is now predicted MIA
tanty that the era OF grain fuel Is near AZ HON."