The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-11-02

In the United States which use between
10000, 600 and 20,OO0,OOO bushels OF
corn and corn waste. Besides the out
put OF oil, the re6nerles have made
nearly thirty other different products
from the corn. But In spite OF all
these various products about 5per cent
was practically waste until the discoy-
cry OF the rubber substitute was made
The spirits distilled from corn con-
stitute another large industry, and re-
Gently the employment of the spirits
in the manufacture Ct new grades OF
smokeless powder has greatly Increased
the demand tor the crop. The British
government has been a liberal buyer
OF the spirits for this purpose, and the
japanese government has quite re-
Gently placed an order for several
thousand barrels for the same purpose.
An extensive European war wouio
consequently send the price of corn
booming" because OF it's general need
ter food and because it would be IN
demand for the manufacture of large
quantities OF smokel ess powder. TIE
distlINng companies are not only III
crossing IL number, but the output q,
the largest is doubling. They absorb
an enormous quality OF the. farmer e
corn and prevent surplus that nigh.
otherwise reduce prices below the point
OF profit for the growers.
The comparatively new cattle foods
owe their existence to the employment
OF corn in various manufacturing pur-
poses. All OF them have received
scientific tests and the endorsement OF
experts in cattle feeding. The corn
oil cake, which is really the refuse OF
factories, contains nutrir1ent OF high
order, and when properly fed, in con-
junction with other foods, it is OF great
value to the animals and money in
the pocket OF the farmer Gluten meal,
gluten iced, and chop feed are other
cattle foods chat owe their origin to
the different factorias mployed In con-
yerting corn into products OF CONNER
cial and scienii.ic use.
The manufacture OF glucose has
opened up whole field of new in
dustries', and the glucose made from
corn enters quite extensively into the
refining OF syrups, jsllles, and fruit
preserves. It is also used by leather
tanners and brewers. The sugar and
starch made from corn form other
branches Of important industries.
Different grades of grape sugar are
made from the corn, and they ara used
by ale brewers and tanners, while TIE
better grades are employed by apothe-
carries and coniectloners. Pearl and
powdered starch coma from the cora,
aud also dextrin and fourin. The
iormer is employed in the manufacture
OF mucilage and glue, and the latter is
mixed with flour. The new uses to
which these By products OF corn are
put multiply rapidly, and every new
employment OF any OF them make
greater demand upon the corn crop.
It is all along this limo that improve
ments are being made which encourage
the corn farmers aud improve the
future for them. If 1t we're not Tor
these several dozen different articles
which are made from corn, the farm
ers OF the corn bolt would long since
have been ruined. A crop Of 100000,
coo bushels would simply swamp them,
and make corn so cheap that it would
not pay to haryes: it. But with this
enormous crop in view, tho farmers are
happy and jubilant, because there is
sufficient demand for the product to
keep tho prices up.