Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

els; Wisconsin, 10000 acres, 100000 bush
els; Michigan, $4,000 acres, 4I.OOo,00 bush
els; Minnesota, 10000 % acres, 46,5Ct,O bush
els; Pennsylvania, 1,477, 900 acres, 4J,JJ0,0GJ
bushels; South Dakota, 100000 acres, 90
10000 bushels; West Virginia, 10000 acres,
100000 bushels; New York, $4,000 acres,
100000 bushels; California, $1,000 acres,
10000 bushels; oregon, 10000 acres, $780, CO
bushels, and Washington, 10000 acres, pro-
ducing 10000 bushels.
Illinois leads all other states in the yield
per acre, as well as in the amount of acre
age and production.
Second Only to heat.
AS a contributor to the staff of life
corn occupies a position second only to
wheat and more and more is it gaining in
popularity as a breadstuff. Corn flour
mixed with wheat flour has proved a bless
ing to the poor in producing a bread which
is much cheaper than flour bread and
which many, even among the wealthy, de-
clare to be superior in flavor and more
healthful than a~ll-flour bread.
But this is only one of the more than a
hundred uses to which corn is put. So
extensively does 1t enter into our daily life,
our commerce and into the affairs of our
nation generally that no person can let d
day go by without encountering many
things to remind him of the Importance
of this regal American gram. When you
wash your face and hands in the morning
with soap the chances are that the soap
you use, If it is very excellent, was made
from corn Oil. When you put on your
clothes in the morning what are you re-
minded OF in the gloss of the shirt and
collar? Corn" for from it the starch was
made.
When we pick up the morning paper and
read of the cruise of our battleship fleet
around the world and of the superiority
Of our navy you may ask what IS the one
point that makes our ships superior to all
others. And what will the answer be?
Corn" for Of the pith in the cornstalk Is
compressed the corn c~ellulose which forms
the filling between the inner and outer
skins of all the American battleship5 con-
structed within the past ten years. This
cellulose made fireproOf and submitted 10
powerful hydraulic pressure has almost
made the American battleship invulnerabie
to the ordinary shell, for lit has the magic
like property Of closing the hole within two
minutes after the shell has entered. This
is caused by the rapid expansion Of the
celhlIose whenever water comes in CON
tact with it.
As a War Material.
In future when deadly explosives are
hurled from our forts and battleships into
I the forces Of the enemy, we may be re-
minded that it Is the great chief product
of our soil that is fighting for us, for from
corn the smokeless powder and other eN-
plosives now are being made.
OF course you are reminded OF corn when
you eat your corncakes for breakfast, and
when you pour the syrup on them the re-
minder is strengthened, for corn syrup com
prises four-fifths of the syrup served ON
the tables Of America.
And what is called to mind when you
reach the office and write a letter?
Corn" for mayhap the paper on which
you write was made from mill starch, a
corn product, and very likely the gum on
the envelope and the stamp was made
from dextrine, another corn product.
When you buy candy for your girl or for
your children, you may know that the
great -prepondeTancc Of all candy contains
corn syrup as it's basis. The colOring IN
the clothes worn by the housewife In her
household duties is probably effected
through the use Of deXtrine made from
corn, which is used for stamping figures
on Bingham, ~calicoes and numerous olher
textiles.
We can scarcely eat meat without being
reminded OF corn, for It is principally
through feed Of corn products that cattle
and hogs are fattencd for the market. So
conspicuously does corn enter into the diet
Of live stock that cattle and hogs are Te-