The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-04
King Corn's New Conquests.

1t doubtful, says the Chicago Tribune,
if the happy farmer, as he looks out over
his acres of splendid corn, realizes how
many new uses science has found for the
product of his fertile fields. Corn, so long
neglected, has within the last few years
advanced rapidly in Importance, not only
as an article of food, but as raw material
from which at least twenty manufactured
compounds are produced, If the corn crop
promises to be the greatest on record, 1t is
also true that the demand for corn will be
equally as great The futtering green
pennons on a thousand Western prairies
are the signal to all the world that King
Corn has come again into his own.
One of the most important recent de-
velopments is the use OF corn in the manu-
facture of smokeless powder. Hundreds
of thousands of gallons of distilled spirits,
made from corn, have already been used
by the great Governments in making the
new explosive, and until universal disarm-
ament becomes more than dream the de-
mand for corn for this purpose must con-
stantly increase. In this view of the case
an increase in standing armies will be of
value to the farmer, who may also look at
the increased military activity in the Far
East and in Europe without regret.
More important still to the farmer Is the
fact that twenty articles of commerce are
produced from corn. Some of these corn
products promise to attain wide use, and
their manufacture may develop into i'm
portant new industries. Here is the list
of manufactured products for which corn
furnishes the raw material
Mixing glucose. British gum,
Crystal glucose, Grnulated gum.
Grape sugar cum paste.
Anhydrous grape sugar. Corn oil,
Special sugar, Corn Gil CAKE.
Pearl starch. Rubber substitute.
Powdered starch. Gluten feed,
Refined grits, Chop feed,
Flourine. Gluten meal,
Dextrine, Corn germ.
Every particle Of the grain, including
the cob. is manufactured into some useful
product. \ market Is found among re
tiners of table syFupS, brewers, leather
manufacturers, fruit pre>ervers, coniec-
TONERS. druggists, cotton aud paper mills,
paper box makers. mueilase and glue max
ers. table oil and lubricating oil mixers.
shade cloth manufacturers, paint grinders,
manufacturers of fibre. This long list
gives an idea Of the large number Of inn
portant industries which are now dependent
to an extent on the product Of Western
corn6elds
Greatest in the promise Of future dese!.
opmeuis is the use Of a corn prDduet n a
substitute for rubber This new rubber,
which Is made from the waste Of ordinary
corn. will, it j. predicted, soon be used IN
the manufacture Of all rubber goods. and.
it Is expected. viii cheaper the price Of
those goods - per cent Il can be pro
dueed. % it, inventors claim. for 6 cents
pound. and, in connection with an equal
quantity Of Para rubber, can be used in
the production Of al classes II rubber artl-
cleS.
In addition to the above comparatively
new uses for coru. It should not be forgot
ten thAt the Indian eorn propaganda d
doing good work. bath in tbs country and
abroad. in demonstrating the great value
of corn a. ; food Il j, expected that the
exhibit to be made a, the Pans Exposition
viii give a great impetus 10 IT. Use IN h.u-
rope