Show MAKE ALCOHOL OF POTATOES one reason industry has not advanced in united states Is because of high price of tubers prepared by the united states department of A agriculture lure that the iho ma manufacture nu of alcohol from potatoes has not yet become established in the united states is dua to various reasons tho the price of 0 pots pota toes marketable for other purposes has been too high and no sufficient supply of 0 culls ind and surplus potatoes has been callable aal lible lable the average avenge price tor for distilling potatoes in germany tor for the five bears ears was nas cents per bushel it is probable ro bable that tho the farmers there would be less dis posed to grow the crop it if it were era not tor for its indirect including the feeding alua balue of tho the mast left after tho the distillation of the alcohol according accord lne to the department of agriculture the potato drying industry in german is the list development in the utilization of surplus potatoe pot atoe and cime about eh the absolute necessity of 0 finding an outlet for the surplus production that could not be consumed by the starch and alcohol factories the rapid iacre i se ise in the number of potato drying factories in germany shows great promise tor for this oung industry and should merit tho the careful consideration of our people as to whether hether the time his has not at al ready arrived for the introduction ot of this method into the united states at least on an experimental basis the problems to be met relate mainly to the present cost of tho the labor in pick ing up and deli delivering Nering to the factory the the potatoes not marketable for table purposes in many cases ho however vever it is necessary to remove these culls culla from the field to prevent the spread of potato diseases and it rould seem that the drier would pa tor for the labor involved the dried product is adapt cd tor for many purposes not ot only cattle but horses have hae been fed the dried po as a substitute tor for grain with perfect satisfaction |