Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-16
PEANUTS NOW USED
IN MANY NEW FORMS
Modern Processes Improve The OH,
With The Demand Increasing Rap
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idly-Crop Displaeing Cotton
Peanuts are playing an important
part in the food conservation pro
gram. Long before the war the pea
nut. because OF its great nutritive
value. was found useful as food for
both man and beast. but now il fig
ures in such a surprising number Of
war activities that not particle of
the vine or It's product is allowed TO
90 20 waste. according TO w. NJ. Pre-
low. one Of the largest growers in Vir-
ginia
In furthering war activities pea
nuts are valued for the oil the pro
duce which is used in manufacturing
the highest explosive compound" said
Mr. Prelow Mills for the manufac-
ture OF this oil have sprung up every
where. and the Government orders in
crease daily. Because Of this demand
there viii be a large increase in the
output next year. II is feared that
there may be shortage in the supply
needed by confectioners before the
producers are able to adjust them
selves TO the situation
The grade Of peanut oil has inn
proved tremendously. This is very
largely due 20 the demand for peanut
oil as a substitute for olive oil, which
has become scarce. Much greater care
must be given 10 the production of
salad oil in order 20 fill the gap left
by the scarcity OF olive oil and many
new processes have been worked out
and some splendid results VIII soon be
shown. Peanut oil is excellent for
cooking. cosmetics. sardine packing.
oleomargine. soap. miners lamps
medical emissions. kid gloves, and
silk manufacturers. and peanut oil
foots' are used for putty, washing pow
der, glycerine, black grease. roofing,
linoleums. insulating materials, oil
cloth. paint base. cotton rubber. and
artificial leather.
There has not been the increased
demand for peanuts themselves as food
which IL was believed would come
with the war. This may be because
they combine so readily with other
foods and are more easily transported
as peanut butter or in some other
preparation. for there is a great waste
OF space in the bulls. Besides the sol
diers want things for food that appear
10 be substantial Peanuts were re-
Gently selected as one Of four most nu-
tritious products under consideration
by the Red Cross in preparing a pa
latable food for the soldiers.
just beginning to appear While very
little OF the product was ever allowed
TO 90 20 waste, beginning with peanut
flour for bread, and going down the
long list we find that every part can
be utilized. Even the vines are used
for fodder and feed for the cattle, and
hogs can be depended upon to root up
any peanuts that are overlooked and
left in the ground.
Before the Importance of the very
high grade oil was considered hulls
and all were used in its manufacture.
but now the hulls are carefully pre-
pared for their particular use. While
a few Of the peanut mills are grinding
peanut hulls with mixed feed for
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stock as they come from the shelter, .
there is still another market for them 4
that Of polishing tin plate during its
When ground for this
purpose they must be put through at
triton mills fine enough to pass
through thirtymesh wire. This pro
duct brings as much as $50 per ton.
The interior hulls are used as fertiliz-
or and fuel
"rhe meats, besides making an ex-
cellent -four. can be utilized for stock
feed and fertilizer aud also in the
of dyestuffs. Peanut