The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-19
Specialists Find That Waste
Can Be Converted into Oils,
JeIIies, and Alcohol.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.--slxtoen
hundred tons OF cherry pits, now q
source OF annoyance and expense to
canneries, can BIO made TO yield two
valuable oils and also q meal for tecds
ing cattle, according to specialists of
the United States department Of agrl-
culture. In addition to 100000 gallons
OF cherry juice now wasted in seeding
cherries can be turned INTO desirable
jelly and syrup, or even into alcohol,
A saving OF these valuable by-products
from cherry canning may make pos
sible the domestic manufacture Of
substitutes for almond oil and bitter
almond oil, now imported, and at the
same time establish a new industry
in the cherry packing districts OF the
North Atlantic, North Central and
Western states. f1
The specialists, however, have not
yet carried their work to o point
where they can say that the convert
ing Of this juice and the cherry pits
would be a profitable side industry for
the ordinary or smaller cannery. In
cases where number Of Gamers are
operating within q reasonable dis
lance otiohe another, the specialists,
however, believe that the waste prod
ucts could be sent to d central Coz
operative or other plant at small cost
and there utilized TO advantage. Stud
les, however, are being carried on to
determine whether means can not be
devised for making these waste prod
ucts profitable also when handled on
O small scale. ~ @
Some time ago there was similar I'M
vestigatlon of the use Of peach and
apricot pits for making oils and meal,
and commercial enterprise has been
established th:l California for dealing
with hese4prpduets. The department
has published q bulletin on this sub
1ect and also one dealing with the
utilization of faisinp seed from the
seeded sraiAin. industry. 1t was found
that many tons OF raisin seed had
considerable fruit adhering TO them
which could readily be turned Into
a very desirable raisin syrup for the
use OF contectioners and others. AfT
ter this pulp had been, used itt was
found that an oil useful in the arts
could probably abe pressed from the
seed, and experiments are under way
TO determine whether the crushed
seed could not be. used to advantage
in feeding stock. 49,
The following descript ton OF these
proddctss and methods which have
been developed for making thems are
taken from Professional Paper $50,
.'Tlie Utilization Of Cherry By-Prodz
tcts,.' by Frank Raball, chemical blolo-
gist, bureau OF plant industry.
Fixed OH from Cherry Pits.
The kernel OF the pit, as long has
been known contains q considerable
quantity OF oil. Investigations recently
conducted show that the oily fconsti7
tuentS OF the kerneI can be converted
into a fixed oil much like almond oil
ai1dha volatile oil pract lcally, IDENTICAL
with oil o. bitter almonds The reslT
due after these oils are eStracted
shows an analysis tngredi ents that
may make II q practical cattle feed
similar to- linseed cake. Z; 3.
The fixed oil rs the most in1po rtant
hy-prodnct Of cherry pits. 1T has q
golden-yel color and q pleasant
fint=Iike taste and odor. In chara cter
Iit Is so closely related 10 imported
almond foli that II Is believed to pos
sess similar possihilities In the conc
mercia1 Manufacture OF drugs oils
and soap.
If the pits OF all domestic cherries,
now thrown away at cal1heries. and
The pits exit acted from import cher
ries were proc ssed in this way It Is
estimated that they would yield 80 900
pounds OF fixed oil worth in the
neighborhood Of twenty cents q pound.
THE best quality OF this tlxed oil IS ex-
tracted from the kernels in hydraulic
presses, The shells Of the pits are
first cracked in q mill and the un-
crushed kernels separated out with
sleeves. The oil Is then pressed out
from the meats; In q laboratory e1-
pertinent the kernels yielded twenty
one per centtof fxed of under a pres
sure OF $3.50 pounds to the square
inch. on commercial scale. how
ever. With presses equipped for heat
sing the kernels under pressure, Il Is