The Parker post., 1912-03-30
SYRUP AND SUGl
in YOUR ALFA
PLANT MAY BECOME TOO
ABLE TO FEED STOCl
Ton of Hay, Says Chemist, C|
$40 Pounds of Sugar, Wort
60-AIfaifa May Become
tute for Wheat.

Great Is alfalfa. 1t is fast
to the front as the king OF
and there seems to be no limit
protean character. From ever
ton of the United States com
ports of experiments made in
ture, and also III It's converSio
textiles and into food stuffs for
beast and fowl This is of
having the effect of stimulatin
growers to increased acreage,
O. few years there will be vast
fields in the districts along the
RADIO river.
Ii will no doubt be of int6cd
growers of alfalfa to learn
conservation meeting held at \
Falls, South Dakota, man byG
name of Rich surprised the me
by declaring that a fine qualit,
syrup can be made from alfalfa.
that big returns can be made
its manufacture into syrup.
While it is not known genera
company has been formed called
National Alfalfa Products com
to place the manufactured produd
alfalfa or the market and this
pany will build factories in the ST
where alfalfa grows. Among
other products will be the syrup
it might be interesting here to
an analysis Of syrup produced by
company the analysis having
n,ade over a month from the
the syrup was made.
According to the chemist, the
rup contained over 1.30 per cent
42.6l per cent fibres, S.68 per
of protein and 1915 per cent of
gar. Mus it may be seen that a
ia sl rup contains as much Sugal
cane or apie syrup and it is
of a very fine flavor. A Chicago
pert says that it makes as fin
syrup as can be found on the l
ket.
For manufacturing uses the alt
is cur when young every twelve {
SO that it IS possible to get abou
cuttings during thee South Dal
season. This young alfalfa is cl
by artificial heat and is made
syrup al cost of % cents per
Ion aud a fine sugar for manufac
ing purposes can also be obtained
Just how much alfalfa would
worth to the grower were he to
it for the purpose of syrup NAL
may be gained from an estimate
production and cost. According
the chemists alfalfa contains from
to AZ per cent sugar From tt
figures can be seen that from q
of hay the minimum amount of 81
would be- 666 pounds and the II
mum $40 pounds. At a price o.
cents per pound the alfalfa w
bring from $2664 to $3.50. The
Of producing the sugar has been
ured at SSo2 for the 666 pounds
$10.53 for the $40 pounds, so ali
would net $17S2 for the ton con-
ing - per cent sugar and 1928 10
the ton containing AZ per cent.
price of 4 cents given above is
sidered low ana as twelve cutt
can be made in a season, and
sibly more in California and Ariz
it can be readily seen that the
may come wnen alfalfa may be
valuable to feed to dairy cattle
hogs, even when the profits W
the southwest is showing from
business are possible.
The latest manufactured pro
from alfalfa, however, is annou
in the telegraphic reports from
cago. Edward Tilden, president
the National Packing company,
priscd his fellow defendants in
United States District court I'll
recently by declaring that he had
en- a breakfast of alfalfa, served
the form of pancakes.
There is a great future for q
fa," he said. 81 predict that in
years alfalfa flour will be so inn
ed that it will be in common use.
1T may become a substitute
wheat. When it gets to that |
| " heat will SaGl for 40 cents q h1S