The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-23
USES OF CORN. 4,
Plant That Is Becoming NJ ars5 8
Valuable. ~ ss
aide PRODUCTS OF PLAN Il.
Tho Government M sk'ng Exp sri
ments With The Plant Is Ia.
crease It's Yiold. Means
Much 20 tho 8 out.,.

Most persons probably imagine that
about tho only products from corn Arc
hominy, meal and whisky. Tho pro-.
ducts Of tho corn plant arc almost aa
humorous and varied as those Of tho
cotton plant. An exhibit OF the aeri-
ouitura! department in Washington
shows that In osse Of neoessity corn
could be depended upon for food v
olotning and strong drink, and a num-
Dor Of articles Of virtue aud luxury be.
sides. A chemist Of the department.
has gone so far al to produce from oorn
q substitute for rubber which o.nnot bo
told by an inexport person from the
genuine article. It looks like rubber
from Brazil, foels like it, aots like Il
and has oil Of tho characteristic proper
tics Of it.. "A 1f}5
50 far tho invention has not boon
made commercially practicable, I" that
10. the prooesg costs too much 10 mako
the corn rubber competitor Of the
real rubber. 1t ia to be oxpootod how
ever, that the timo will come whom
rubber for tires will be grown in corn
fields. ~ " = i IA 4
Another article Of especial interest
in tho agricultural DEPARTMENTS exhib-
it is corn oil. This is likoly to como
moro or loss into competition with cot;
ton seed oil Of the higher grades. The
corn oil is said to look preoisely like
olive oil to taste like it, and to be good
for any use in which olive oil ia om-
ployed. 81. = s.
Only the most export Gan 5iatin-i
guish corn oil from tho highest grade
OF Italian olive oil. Tho product has
boon turned to commercial account and
already largo quanti 'les of tho oil are
sold. i''- = - = q -. 80
There are somo pretty and lustrous.
though not very strong, cloths from
corn hbre shown. There are also hats.
baskets, oto., made Of the fibre. No
great store, however, is set upon tho
possibilities in the line Of paner ii AZ
ing, a. morchantablo quality Of pa
por has boon made from il. and exueri-s
ments with it are being continued.
The pith Of tho corn stalk as Va hnvo !
previously noted is being ugod ii, largo
quantities in making celIuloso. & for5
packing tho sides Of warships. ThoseS
are just a few Of the jprodiiofa az thet
corn pinnt. One Of the Off oialsSof Tia 4
Observation-Disclosures lBS aAu IQQTlCyS
for tho atatemen that all toldSthera lnre 4
not g, far from oae huad al pro duotss s
be had from corn
.E,s !, will intsrest erss tos thats
s&sie q shsr ttalaME inys III
tions. and xperimen q with a view IL,
largely lysinorcasiDg, IL not sd6ubling. the
proouctlon c4altl OF corn, Without any iii.
crease IN expense of cultivation IN 3or of 4
acreage, II is hoped this can be al. 4
complished by, q system OF solootion@of
corn Tor planting is said to be q rnostI
Important matter. Probably 999 farm..:: 4
ers out OF evory 1000 mako their aoIec.. !
lions tIS OF ears after corn is in the barn i
This is said to bo wrong. This aoiec.:
Sioq should be made il the field, the \
health, vigor and strength Of the stalk
being taken into account. 3S}3S
By carefully SOLICITING the seed corn
from the stalks in autumn. q considera.
bly, Increased yield it is said, may bo
secured, while by GROSS breeding the /
pest specimens the nitiogen contents Of
the corn will be increased. The de-.
partment has now Produced several
thousand hybrids. Within the next
year tr two 1t hopos to evolve a corn
wnioh with proper cultivation and {. ~
tiiizatlon will produce 100 bushels to
to fifty bushels. M g -oA's