Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-06
NO WASTE IN A STEER.
ALL THE PARTS OF THE BEEF ARE
USED BY PACKERS.

P. d. Armour, the king Of packers, In
an address before the National Stoci
convention, brought out the following
concerning the great industry:
To begin at the beginning Of the meth
DDS pursued In the great packing plant
Of the present day, you will note tha
after rigid federal and state inspection
Of the animals they are slaughtered
Then the horns are cut close to the head
and the pith Is removed from the horr
and goes to the glue pot, while the horn
itself is dyed, sorted into various grade,
and Is shipped to the manufacturer
After being pressed into fat plates these
are manufactured into combs, button.
and ornaments Of many kinds. The tip:
Of the horns are made into mouthpieces
for pipes, and the scraps are utilized by
florists as fertilizer.
Note also the further saving effected
by the utilization Of the bones. The
knuckles are removed from the feet, and
the shsnks of the animal after boiling
and cleaning are used In the manufacture
Of knife handles, toothbrushes, buttons
and various articles in which ivory and
bone are used, and II IL very difficult tC
distinguish the hard bone from ivory, II
being susceptible TO very fine polish
The scraps are used by the msnufactur,
ers Of bicycles and screws for case hard
ening steel and are also used for poultry
food.
Besides this, from the blood by q
chemical process the slbumen, which
corresponds 10 the white Of an egg, Is
extracted aud Is used for the fixing OF
colors in calico printing and also In the
finishing Of leather. This manufacture
OF blood albumen is 4 comparatively new
industry Ia the United States, although
In Europe IL has been carried on for
many years. And now from the blood
after the albumen has been extracted
comes the fertilizer. This Is composed
OF pieces Of meat, bones, etc, not avail
able for food, which are boiled under
high pressure TO extract the grease and
glue, the residue being then dried. Thus
all portions OF the animal that may not
be utilized for food or for commercial
manufacture lind their way back TO the
farm In the form OF fertilizer.
The white hoofs are shipped TO Japan
and TO Europe 10 be made into buttons
and ornaments Of many kinds.
Clues, gelatin, isinglsss, ETC., are also
produced by the saving effected In the
methods OF the modern packer, as they
are manufactured from that portion OF
the hide not used for leather, from
siuews, cattle heads, cattle feet, calves
feet, etc.
The tallow and grease are made into
various grades Of soap and glycerine. A
part of the fat that will not saponify GO
Ing TO the bottom Of the soap kettle with
I've Is now saved, and crude glycerine,
dynamite glycerine and chemically pure
glycerine are msde from this material.
The hair is manufactured into felt, the
cheaper grades being used for the insuls-
ton OF refrigerator cars, Ice boxes, un.
dercarpets, etc. The better grades are
used In the manufacture OF horse blank
cts, saddlery, felt boots, hats, etc.
The tails Of the cattle are used for
manufacturing the curled hair, com.
oined with horsehair which Ia imported
largely from Russia and South America,
One Of the most valuable products OF
the steer Is oleo oil, which is pressed
from the fat aud Is largely shipped to
Europe, where Ii enters into the manu-
facture Of margarine. IL IL chemically
butter fst-the fat found iu butter. II
Ia also used In this country in the manu-
fscture Of oleomsrgsrine or butterine.-
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