Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-18

lowed were, however, not economical
so that the work was abandoned. More
recently, however, new light has beer
thrown on the subject through improv'
ed methods and processes.
Like the grain the stalk contains c
number of products which can he sep.
arated under proper chemical, physi-
cal and mechanical processes. 1t ha:
been demonstrated that form of low
grade molasses can be taken from corr
stalks without in any way detractins
from their value for the manufacture
of paper
If this by-product can be secured al
comparatively little expense, and somc
economical and practical method OF
accumulating the stalks is devised, pa
permaking from cornstalks will doubt
less be a success. There is no question
as to the fact that paper of various
grades, from the common print papers
To the highest types Of parchment ano
vellum, can be made from the fibers ir
the stalk. With increasing prices fol
wood pulp and the application of ad-
vancing knowledge regarding methods
of handling the stalks and the products
therefrom, papermaking from this ma
terial will no doubt be a commercial
success ere long.
In passing it would be well to cal
attention to another part of the corr
plant which is considered a more ol
less useless thing by the farmer, name
ly, the cob.
With the increased knowledge which
experimental work has developed a,
the agricultural colleges and stations
the usefulness of this material as
stock food when ground in connection
with grain has been shown.
Large quantities, therefore, of ground
grain and cobs are now used for feed
ing. The cob is also ground and mix
ed with various highly concentrated
feeds. such as cotton seed meal, and
sold for stock food. Large quantities
of cobs, furthermore, are utilized in
certain parts of the Mississippi valley
i'm the manufacture of corn cob pipes
An interesting and useful phase oi
corn growing occurs in connection
with the production of sugar corn. OF
sweet corn, for home use as roasting
ears and for canning. Hardly a gar
den i'm this country is complete with
out it's patch Of sweet corn for table
use. and in the states of New York
Maine and Illinois. especially. large
areas are planted exclusively for can
ming purposes. 1t is the common prac-
ticc of the factories to make contracts
with farmers for the corn to he deliV-
cred. and as the ears are gathered ear
", the farmer has a fine and useful
forage left for feeding to live stock.
OF the popcorns there are twenty
five or thirty different kinds grown in
all parts of the country, but in a COM
mercial way largely in three or four
northern states. principally Michigan
wisconsin and Iowa. Immense guam
titles of popcorn are used by confec-
TONERS. three or four hundred carloads
being shipped each year from a single
point i'm some of the states mentioned
Popcorn is an especially hard, f1intv
type and pops when heated by reason
of the rapid change OF the moisture
in the starch grain tn steam. The eN-
plosion wrecks the walls of the cells
constituting the grain proper, resulting
in the well known starchy mass little
resembling the original kernel.
At one time popcorn was grown in a
small way by many farmers, and found
its way into trade largely through the
country store. Now, however, as in
dicated. the industry has become CEN
tralized and specialized. owing to the
great demand for the product.
In closing. it is proper to say few