Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-09-24
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Bears tho II The Kind You Have AIwayS Bought
THE ADVANTAGES WHICH ACCRUE
TO THE FARMER.
Some of the Profit He Realizes by the
Establishment Of Cotton Seed Oil Mills.

No manufacturing industry stands
SO close to the farmer as the cotton
seed oil mills. The interest of the two
are mutu@l and inSepuTable. \ very
large part Of the products of the oil
mills is now returned to the farm and
practically all of ii in some form can
be utilized.
The mill provides a profitable market
Tor the surplus seed, and returns the
product TO the farmer, with greatly
enhanced value in "A finished condition.
While tn" larger part of tn" business
between the mill and the farmer is
conducted ON Il basis of barter and cX-
change, it does not actually differ
much in results from the toll system of
the corn mill.
The oil mill purchases the seed In
the open market and sells its products
ia the same way, but ultimately, all
OF the hullS and meal should get back
70 the farms from which the seed We're
shipped. While this is now the result
IN many cases. il is not as common or
general as the practice should he. Ev-
cry pound of these two products pro-
duCed in the South should bc returned
TO the land, either as fertilizer APP
piled dnvCt, or stock feed, the latter
much to Dc preferred, as their value
in that way is immensely increased
About 1880 cotton seed oil mill was
established at Columbia. :. G. The
historian of the time only considered IL
or sufficient importance to Congrutu-
late u" 'puolIc-Spiritrd' citizen who
had enterprise enough so establish the
business, but did make the further
comment that the owner "cxprrss,d
from cotton seed a very fair grade OF
edible Oil" No further reference is
made TO this beginning OF the bust
ness, and 1t can only be inferred that
the improper handling Of the product.
or the preJudiccs of the people against
this "edibl" OIL prevented il from be
ing successful. In 1850 AIdig-r
found thousands of tom, Of
seed dumped On the commons, and
placed under guard to prevent the
COWS from eating them, as they were
regarded as poisonous TO cattle.
From such conditions has grown a
magnificent industry that has added
IRlllonS TO the value OF Southern
farms, increased the traffic OF the rail
roads, established an immense foreign
trade with this country, earned fair
returns for its promoters, while giving
employment To thousands OF men At
reinEnrIau\" wages, many OF whom
otherwiSe would be idle at the season
when their work is required al the
mills.
In all Of this development the great
est benefits have been derived bv the
farmers. The mills have taken the seed
which prior to their establishment
were either lost entirely or wastefuIIy
used, ana converted them into yauabIg
products, easily and economically
handled, resulting in the CHEAPER pro
duction Of crops, and increased yields
per acre.
Raising and fattening cattle has been
one OF the Interesting features Of this
development. The Tattrning Of cattle
IN the South for market. outside. nar-
haps, Of n" Texas ranges. wa IN
known before the extensive ua.. of cot
ton seed nuIs and meal At pr.s,rt
almost every ncighboThood is raising
few head OF cattle for the butcb.r
on this feed. ana i'm many s..ff'r-
numbers Of cattle ar" being flrr.r.l
In this way. As This business nrr,a...e
1t Will be- followed by the erection ,.y
packing house" in the South with ali
me @uNIh'"N'" Of such industries.
any landowner can make fattrYiu,
cattle profitable. 1t has been chemi.