Show Fiji IU U. U S. S 3 TO 10 INCREASE VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION Cottonseed Oil Mills of South May Be Utilized for Other Products I WASHINGTON May IS Connected Connected with Itineraries of food administration officials through tho the southern states from Ma May 1 to May Ilay 20 20 to look Into conditions conditions con con- connected with tho the cotton seed eed Industry much Interest attaches to developments developments developments de de- de- de in cotton seed feed oil mills mill In crushing other material than cotton seed for the thIc increase In production of or ble blo oll oils Willie tile the trips of or Dr George Georbe 11 IL r Denn Denny Den Den- enny en- en n ny and Hugh Hush Humphreys of the tile cottonseed cottonseed cottonseed cotton cotton- seed division of the food administration will sivo consideration to the cottonseed Industry as a a. whole B. B E. E Reuter fleuter dud chief of or the tho division of or fats and oils of or the food administration Is now engaged on a survey survoy of or tho the outlook for a n. greater reater production production pro pro- i of or vegetable oils and fats ats which will Involve tho the cottonseed oil on mills of or tho tile South I Plans Plang 11 by the census bureau and the department of or agriculture for or an earlier Investigation of this rapidly developing Industry were halted when It was discovered discovered I ered that the food control act specifically designated such duties to the food administration admin almin- The survey h by Mr Ir Renter Reuter Is well under way 3 and results ma may be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex within a few months The government govern Jo ment mont Is anxious to Increase tho the supply of or vegetable oils in view of the constantly growing demands and of or the shortage threatened b by Increased war require require- me ments n ts It H Is known that many of or the cotton mills have been en crushing peanuts so soya a beans and copra to a greater extent In Inthe Inthe the tue last year than ever before before- This Tills fact Is reflected In Ill the thc Increased acreage and yield of peanuts which gave a crop of bushels In 1916 1016 and of or more than bushels In 1917 with the prom promise Iso of or double the latter yield from the acreage of tho the present year ear Practically I all o of tho harvested crop outside of or Virginia and North Carolina Is now passing through tile the crushers The soya bean Industry likewise un underwent large larso expansions last year car with a prospect oCa of oC ofa ofa a trebled or quadrupled acrea acreage e and yield for 1918 Shipping embargoes In Interfered Interfered in- in with tho the receipts of or copra last year par but much oil was obtained from cocoanuts In 1916 and considerable copra Is 15 still being received through Pacific coast ports and crushed at the tho oil all mills of the southwest All of or these oils serve tho the same or additional purposes of or cottonseed cottonseed cot cot- I oil entering even more extensively exten exten- Into th the thc manufacture of or oleomargarine garine and oth other r butter substitutes |