The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
COTTON SEED OIL MILLS.
An Industry that Yields Big Rcturns
to the south.

Southern Field.
A Southern industry OF great Importance
now, anu destined to be Of still greater i'm
po.tance is the manufacture OF cotton seed
oil and kindred products The Industry il
almon extensively Sou, horn. in this coun-
try, Tor outside OF a worry TOW refining
mills all the numerous cotton seed oil m.lls
oil tbs country ara in tae cotton growing
states ana near the folds. 1he inuus.ry
al Lnis eounry uato5 DUCK ohly uoJut
.nlriy OF lor.y years, thouSn one or Two
nT.iis had attained success shorty before
the war II has been Known Tor AOO years
OlIdt tho co.Ion seed contSlt.leiI oil OF use.
vut une reaI value Ol me seed has on.y
.eoenlly come iAto general Ano"ledse
lne first succ-esiW atDempt la tnis
counliy to crash Inc cotton seoL ami extract
las ou was IA ASw Urieaus III 1000.
mali was also built In Providenee. *. l.,
out 'lne shutting OH OF It's supply or SEED
W the war Stopped IL. Inc Wal. however,
.iusu.lea IN IA Dst.er knowieIge OF tue VaJus
Vi Lne seed. lne CAKE mao wnloh mo
crushed seed is shaped Va pressing OUT Lle
-. u,.e OIL mac been used III EdrJpc as taI.ia
.oou, ANA eNpo4.ed |, ON TAI. country. me
yupp.y OF seed "a the New Otieals mails
ounAnued aurins the war; and The oil was
tl=eL Tor illuminating purposes. IL not D.
~, po5siple 10 eapoit tle cake, ~ peeah
room II Mas buried. eyen Win otaer cat
tie iCods scarce.
rau mAn hid the bulls carried away al
considerable 4Npsiise aud dnlnss.' IN vacant
los, h.le oNnsrs OF cattle pald men "
prevent their grazing cattle lrum eaL.nS
these hulls. when the MISSISSIPPI Vas
/ plcoAsusd above TIE city. wiltvs ousl'tV
kObpe, "Ioodslutf Tor cattle peIam' SO
, scarce that huils we're led 10 theh oau-
tiouAly on trial, and With such xcai'snt re-
aurts that hu.lS were nsed rs o4tIs 1904
uutl the supply M.li exhausted. After lAa
war It WIS an easy m-t,er, MIN tais en-
peIieuoe In mlnd. 70 intlofuce Lac meal
and hulls MIXED rs a caLtle 1909 IN New
Orleans and from ta.s city II mas ssanaaily
spread all over the Sc,t,h." The annual M
come to mills IRON tae SAFE OF nu.ls Is
cons ,delabiy over $l,DVO.uOn
Cotton oil mills take tho seed from inc
gins The irAI process is the thorough
cleansing OF the seed, ali lint, dust anu
foreign substances being separated. Inc
last work IN cleaning IL the deanunS'
which removes all the down, and results
in saving quite an amount or INT during
season. Next the seed goes to the huiiet.
where it Is chopped mp, when the nuns
are carried away from the meats, The
separation is quite complete The meats
are taken to tho crushers. passing through
heavy rol.ers, which mash taem llto INN
nakss, crushing every oil cell. Thea they
20 to the heaters, where they are cooked
| Tor a lew minutes, 10 expand tho oil cells
and renders them more mud. Then the
| fofmegs shape the meats Into the OIL cakes.
These cakes nre wrapped IN camels mar
cloth, arr angel in boxes In the pre's. and
| subjected 10 5000 to 1000 pounds pressure
| 20 The square inch. and the oil extracted.
| II hen goes to the refinery. The cakes are
| aiken from the press and stacked 10 dry.
Altor drying they are ground into fine meal
| AID the mta. sacked for market The meal
| 10 USED us q fertilizer and as feed for cat
| lie. ana is Ia great demand for bo,h pas
poses. The hulls arc put UP in an, ks for
market though at many mills u portion Is
still used for fuel.
The oil has many uses. The crude oil,
often refined Is known as Summer oil. A
prime Summer yellow oil Is also called
butter oil, and used In making oleonar-
garlne. butterine, etc. selected yellow
oil, subjected to cold pressure, becomes a
salad OIL used In salads and cock ng,
Bleached Summer oil or Summer white oil
Is used In tho manufacture of compound
lard ind like purposes, This same oil, cold
pressed, Is called Winter white oil and used
In miners lamps and for the max ng Ut
various meAlolnal compounds, Ordinary
Summer yellow oil is used In manufacture
| ing such as tempering steel. etc. As an
Illuminating OIL. cotton SOL oil ranks next
TO sperm Its h,gf demand, howavsr is as
food OIL II has largely taken tho place OF
olive oil. The stearine left on tho clio h
IL the filter press when the oil is refined
Is usa5 for making butter and lard sur
rogates ard candles. Refuse in the refnr
Ing Is used In soap making.