Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-14
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remainder in cotton and corn. The su-
gar cane Is treated in two ways for
the extraction of its saccarine natter
by the old fashioned process of crush
ing and grinding the cane, and by the
later diffusion or steam extraction pro-
cess, in which the cane is cut up into
fine chips. In the first instance the
refuse cane has no value except as
fuel, but in the diffusion process, the
''bagasse" or refuse, is used for the
manufacture of paper, the mill for
this purpose, covering II space of BOOK
600. The process of manufacture is
not altogether different from process
required for straw paper, the "ba-
SuSSc ptlDB DiOltu III Diito anu aho"
ed to ferment and then treated in ro-
tary caldrons with steam and caustlc
soda. The paper produced, is not
a tough paper, but it has found ex-
tensive use, and the product of this
great mill amounting to tons of pa
per daily, does not supply the demand.
This is good management, for there is
no economy so productive of wealth
as the utilization of waste material.
This fact is especially exemplified in
the production of cotton. In the years
1871 and 1872 according to commercial
estimates, only per cent. or the total
cotton seed crop of the United States
was utilized for manufacture; in 1881
and 1882 the proportion mad increased
to IL per cent; in 1891 and 1892 it had
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attained approximately to 20 per cent,
and in 1893 and 1899 the quantity used
for industrial purposes was estimated
to be 43 per cent. of the entire cotton
crop. The status of the industry at
THE time would seem to indicate, ac-
cording to the Galveston Crop Repor-
ter" that about 7S per cent Of the
cotton seed crop was utilized for seed
ing and industrial purposes combined.
leaving approximately % per cent.
for use as fertilizer or waste.
1t Is safe estimate to consider that
cotton, as picked from the ball, con-
sists approximately of two-thirds seed
and one-third lint, so that of cotton
produced, one ton of seed to every two
bales of lint, of 800 pounds each, is a
fair proportion. In 1895 the produc.
tion OF cotton In the United States
amounted to S.90o,000 bales, that yield
4450,0OO tons of cotton seed. The
manufactured products upon which
the value of cotton seed depends, are
cotton seed OIL cotton seed cake and
oil cake meal, The yield of these pro-
ducts to the ton of seed 5000 lbs.) is
subject to variations. but o. fair estl.
mate would he about 81 gallons of
oil, (275 lbs.) and 725 pounds of oil
cake or oil cake meala The residue
1000 pounds in each ton, consists of
lnters and hulls al. comparatively
small commercial value. The quan.
tity of cotton seed that could he util.
lied for manufacturing purposes III
case the industrial demand were equal
to the supply naturally varies from
year to year, but it is considered fair
estimate that of late years, about ia
per cent, of the total crop could have
been made available for industrial
and fcrtilizing uses, the remaining 31
per cent. being required upon the plan
tations for planting. 1t is scarcely
necessary to state, however, that the
total of this available surplus has new
or yet been utilized In manufacture,
In the earlier years of the industry the
limited crushing capacity of the few
mills the high transportation charges
upon so bulky c.op, tho low price of
seed, the undeyeloped state of the mar,
kct for the manufactured products,