The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1897-09-18
THE USES OF COTTON SEED.

There are few articles which are
more generally used than the products
OF the cotton seed. Absolutely the
only thing wasted about the whole
manufacture OF the seed is the smoke,
and this is the case only where the
hulis are used for fuel. Now that the
talk about practical smoke consumers
continues, it is likely to be only a few
years until there will be Il complete
combustion and then the seed manu-
facturers will be able to convert into
coin OF the realm all that is contained
in the seed OF cotton. Few OF the snen
who raise cotton and sell! the seed have
any idea Of the number Of uses to
which they are put.
In speaking along this line yesterday
to a reporter for The Commercial
Appeal, one of the prominent oil men
said that in general terms the main
product of the seed was a grease which
entered into competition with all the
products of the grease extracted from
the hog. Tha: brings the cotton
planter and the corn raiser into direct
competition, and the manufacturer Of
cotton seed products looks as much
to the prospecs for big supply Of corn
for the season AS he does to the pros
pect for large or small supply of cot
ton seed. More corn means more fat to
be put upon the hogs OF the West, and
that means larger supply Of greases
10 general.
The main product OF the seed is the
oil, and the main use fer this comes
FROM the manufacture of lard; but the
pieducL Of the Southern cotton fields
is also factor in all culinary operations
in tie country, especially where these
are upon anything like Il large scale.
1t is said that for frying oysters or fish
there is nothing that will come any
where near giving the satisfaction cot-
ton seed oil gives. OF course. there ia
q large amount of pure olive oil made
in California, and there is also large
lot OF it imported each year from Italy.
cut it is probable there is more cotton
seed oil used for this than there .is
genuine oil product consumed in this
country. Where the oil is intended
for private consum ption or private mix
iEg it is, OF course, s0ld as The product at
the olive instead of tho cotton seed, but
in the case Of large manufactures Of
salad dressings and with the hotels it
is sold under its own name, aud even
then it takes an expert in the culinary
department to tell the difference in the
resa!ts.
Next. to the cook, the painter is
probably the largest purchaser Of cot.
too seed oil. This has recently become
such factor in painting that the price
Of liaseed oil has shown the effect.
Cotton oil is used both to aduIterate
and as a subtitute for the linseed
article. Druggists are also large users
Of the product in their pharmaceutical
work.
When the mill man hrst gets hold
OF the seed there is the fine short lint
sticking TO it which the country gin
failed 70 get off. There is value Tor
this, and in tie second place it would
be impossible to work the seed with
this lint remaining on it. Hence, the
mill man is also ginner, and when the
seed has passed through his machine
it is devoid of lint as a watermelon.
The lint which the mill man gets in
this way is sold to the cotton mills that
can use it where such short staple can
be worked 10, aud it is also used for
batting and felts.
The oil is extracted from the seed by
pressing the meat, and after oil the oil
has been pressed from this the meal is
used for feed for cattle and for fertiliz.
ers. In some Of the mills the hulls are
used for fuel for the plant, and where
this Is the case the ashes are used also
for fertilizers, they being exceedingly
strong In potash. In others Of the
mitle the hulls are fed to cattle, and
they like it as a subtitute for rough
fodder.--Commercial Appeal.