Crawford avalanche., 1899-06-29
IB8 USES FOR CORN.
HELPS TO MAKE n1roXELEss
poWDER AND MANY 9TH
ER PRODUCTS.

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Utflised I'm some Way-It Furnishe'
. Splendid Substitute for Rubber
Used N n Flour Adulterant.
Farmers In the corn belt may not be
aware of the fact, but 1t is, neverthe.
less, true that the manufacture of the
new smokeless powder promises to
benefit them extensively, announces
the Sun. The British government closed
contract last fall with the Standard
Distilling Company of Chicago for
the immediate delivery of 124,0O0 gal
Ions of distilled spirits ut Montreal,
with an intimation that II Would want
100000 gallons more In short time.
The spirits ordered were for use In the
manufacture of smokeless powder.
The Japanese Government has re-
| Gently ordered 5000 barrels Of spirits
for the same purpose, and has given
notice of large future requirements.
| Our own Government has recently or
dered 10000 barrels, and further or
| defs will follow. Henceforth smoke
less powder will be exclusively used
in civilized warfare, and in the manu-
facture Of this powder distilled spirits
play a prominent part, thus opening
up new anu quite extensive market
for American corn.
In the light of these facts, the prep
arations Of Great Britain and the
constant rumors of great European
war take on local and personal inter-
est to every western corn grower.
An extensive war among the great Eu-
ropean nations would have a marked
effect upon the market for spirits and
for corn, as the whole world is to q
large extent dependent upon America
for this ingredient of smokeless pow
der, and this powder is a necessity in
warfare. This use for corn, coupled
with the foreign demand for a cheap
food article, which is increasing rap
idly, practically assures the farmer a
fair price for his staple; but other new
demands of equal Importance should
not be overlooked. The number of ar
ticles of commerce that are now being
made from corn has reached twenty
nine, and every particle Of the grain Ia
product The glucose sugar refining
companies alone manufacture this
number Of products, and the number of
bushels of corn consumed by their fac
tories in the United States reaches
well into the millions.
The following is a list Of the products
now being manufactured from corn
without the use of any other mate
rial:
sx,f, sxl,r Of
by refiners of table syrups. brewers,
leather manufacturers, jelly makers,
fruit preservers and apothecaries.
Crystal glucose, Of four kinds, used
by manufacturing confectioners.
Grape sugar, of two kinds, used by
brewers principally, also by tanners.
Anhydrous sugar, used by ale ana
beer brewers and apothecaries.
Pearl starch, used by paper and cot
ton mills.
Powdered starch, used principally by
baking powder manufacturers, and
also by cotton and paper mills.
Refined grits, used in the place of
brewers grits; they are giving better
results.
Flourine, used by mixers of flour
without detriment, except as to the
feeling that corn product is taking
the place of a wheat product.
Four kinds of dextrine, used by fine
fabric makers, paper box makers, mu-
cilage and glue makers, apothecaries
and many similar industries where
vegetable oils are employed.
Corn oil cake, gluten feed, chop
feed and gluten meal, ali cattle-feeding
stuffs of a high grade and capable of
being scientifically fed with superior
advantages.
Rubber substitute, substitute for
crude rubber and very extensively
used.
Corn germ, the material from which
the oil and cake are obtained.
British gum, a starch which makes
n very adhesive medium, and is used
by textile mills for running their col
ors, as well as manufacturers wSo
require very strong adhesive Ne
dunn that contains no trace of acid.
Granulated gum, which competes
with gum arabic, is used successfully
in its place. and finds ready prefer /,
ence by reason of the absence of any |
offensive odor
Probably the most important in the
above list of products is rubber sub |
stitute, the substance which Chicago |
chemists have recently brought to per-
fection. This new rubber, made |
from the waste of ordinary yellow |
corn, will cheaper the price of rubber |
goods % per cent. Corn rubber must |
be combined with an equal quantity of |
Para rubber to give it general utility. |
Twenty chemists have been employed |
at the Chicago refinery for year in
bringing this new rubber to perfec-
ton. The greatest difficulty has been
to make a product that would resist
heat. At last the chemists have de-
veloped n quality of corn rubber that
will bend, stretch, and show all the
resilency Of the best Para, which Is
the standard of commerce. In the man
ufacture of glucose part of the corn,
about five per cent, could not be util-
lied. This waste is what will be trans
formed into the new substitute for rub
ber. Corn rubber has almost tho
same appearance as the ordinary red
dish brown India rubber. Oil of corn,
from which principally the rubber is
made does not oxidiZe readily It's