St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19
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| A@1CA CAdl products.
among them are included the man.
fracture Of hominy grits, brewers
gr1ts, corn -four and special brands OF
concentrated stock feed. The hominy
mills consume large quantities OF
corn. Many breakfast foods are now
manufactured from corn. Some of the
best pancake -four contain a liberal
amount Of corn -four. A blending OF
wheat hour and corn -four make a
better quality of bread, many believe,
IMAM straight wheat -four, but the
olenGing privilege was abused and il
Is no longer possible to obtain the
mixture that was on the market a
few years ago.
A Judicious blending gives not only
better bread, but q cheaper bread,
This is an important subject, one that
the Exposition will illustrate and the
producer of grain, the miller and the
consumer desires to know more about
it.
Ihe glucose industry is probably
the largest individual market for
corn. Twelve factories consume from
100000 to 100000 bushels OF
corn per annum. Some of the fac
tories grind 80 cars-a train load-oG
corn in "a hours.
Until recently the glucose industry
devoted most of it's attention to the
manufacture of starch and starch pro.
ducts. Starch is worth from $500
to $500 per ton. Corn oil is worth
from $500 to $105.00 per ton. The
process of extracting the oil from the
kernel Of corn is of comparatively re-
cent development. Oil to the value
of about 10 cents per bushel is now
extracted from the kernel
From corn oil such products as lin.
seed oil substitute, oil for soap max.
ing-a vegetable Oil instead of filthy
ofal grease which was formerly used
by some manufacturers, also a pharo
maceutical glycerine, nitrog1ycerin,
smokeless powder, and by a refining
process splendid substitute for olive
Oil.
One of the most valuable and In
teresting products is vuIcanized corn
ola rubber substitute which may
be used instead of Para rubber except
where tensile strength is needed This
rubber is used for insulating wires as
a non-conductor of electricity and in
the manufacture of linoleums, oil
cloth window shades, cushion pack
ing, waterproof cloth, and in the
manufacture of rubber boots and
shoes, when properly blended.
Starch forms the basis of gigantic
lines of manufacture. The potato
crop Of New York state formerly fur
nished large part of the raw ma
terial for the starch industry, but to-
the worlds supply. From starch,
glucose is made. Glucose is a pure,
wholesome, healthful food, which en-
tiers into food products consumed
daily in most homes. Glucose sugar
is extensively used in the manufac-
ture of high-grade wines and beer,
because it is sweet and does not re-
vert or ''go back to sugar" It does
not have a granular crystal of it's own
and therefore, when corn sugar is
once dissolved and remains in the
1iquir instead of settling to the bot
tom, as would be the case with cane
or beet sugar. Glucose does not have
a flavor of it's own and therefore lends
itself readily for blending purposes.
For this reason, glucose is often
abused by improper adulteration.
Commercial preserving and canning
establishments use large quantities
of glucose and glucose sugar. Some
of the cheapest and some of the very
best candy is manufactured largely
from glucose and glucose products.
Starch also furnishes the basis for
dextrine and dextrose manufacture
Dextrose is frequently used in the
preparation of special foods for in
fants and invalids, as 1t is easily
assimulated and digested and is also
nourishing.
Dextrine is a sticky substance such
as you can find when you have licked
a postage stamp. Dextrine enters
into many glutinous compositions
where adhesiveness is desired, such
as in the manufacture of gum paste.
british gum, library paste, gummed
paper and in the manufacture Of en-
velopes, paper bags, boxes and by
proper blending also veneering. A
dextrine composition is also used as
mordant in stamping figures and
colors in the manufacture Of Bingham
and calico.
Most homes and many lines of bust
ness find some of these products en-
tering into everyday use.-Faru ana
Stock.