Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-08
Vegetable Oils

oils as food. Dairy in
tereats profess to be disturbed
because Of the increasing co-or-
dination of these oils and milk
in edible products. Dairymen
in Washington and Oregon have
become SO alarmed over exist
ing conditions as to secure The
passage Of certain laws restrict
ing the sale of any foodstuff
containing both milk and vege-
table fats.
There is, so far as We know,
no charge that vegetable oils
are anything other than whole
some and nourishing. Perhaps,
it may be said with verify ,hat
vegetable oils remain sweet and
untainted during a longer period
than do milk products, Appar-
emily there exists a new and fer
tile field for cooperation be-
tween dairy and oil milling in
terests in the development Of a
useful industry that may in fu-
ture years become Of national
benefit. Certainly little reason
exists for opposing the use of
vegetable oils as food per Sc. IL
the food value of vegetable oils
be affected through d combina-
ton with milk products, it
would appear the part Of wis
dom for dairy interests FIRST to
demonstrate this before attack
ing SO great ar industry as vege-
table oil milling
There are abundant markets
for both dairy products and
vegetable oils in both this coun-
try and abroad Little reason
exists for either invading the
field Of the other. The two IN
dustrics are, in fact, closely al
lied-or at least should be. The
South is destined to become the
center Of the nations greatest
dairying section. All year graz
ing conditions in Georgia and
other Southern States make this
certain. The existence Of huge
oil mills in these States promise
to be a factor of importance in
bringing this about. Thousands
of tons of Georgia cotton seed
oil cake are now shipped abroad
annually. This now comes
back in the shape of frozen but
ter from Holland and the Scan
dinavian countries. Within a
few years Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee cows will be consum-
ing most Of this feedstuff. In this
way vast sums may be saved in
freights alone. Scandinavian
butter cannot compete with the
Georgia product under existing
circumstances. This section is
the natural home of the dairy
industry.
Vegetable oils are being used
in increasing quantities in all
parts of the world. Southern
mills are hardly able, during
prosperous years, to furnish
quantity sufficient TO supply the
demand. 1t is manifestly in
possible to restrict the use Of
vegetable oils to a given indus
try, when their wholesome and
nutritious food value is univer-
sally admitted.
There exists a demand for
more dairy products than the
nation is normally able to sup
ply. Pure creamery butter is
sought by buyers everywhere.
Every new creamery finds its
output eagerly wanted, and this
fact probably accounts for the
coordination of vegetable oils
and milk products into food. So
, long as these products are kept
pure and wholesome their sale
can hardly be justly prevented.
There are many people who are
unable to buy the highest priced
products Wholesome substilu-
ton supplies these with such
food as they desire, with no
harm done
Whenever the dairy industry
is able TO supply the nation de-
mand for its product at reason
able prices, vegetable oils will
cease to be a competitor of the
creamery. Until this season ar
rives it would appear a gross fol
ly tor dairymen to be alarmed
over coordination Of the prod
ucts into food An ample field
exists for the sale of both veee-
table oils and creamery prod
ucts, with neither industry be-
ing seriously damaged.
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