Show Soon Y You au Can Paint Your House With Raisin Seeds By S. S R. R Winters I i Scientists of ot the department of ot agriculture agri arl- agriculture culture have devised methods for tor the utilization of ot raisin seeds heretofore considered a a. waste product Of the OOOO tons of raisins seeded annually In the United States tons of seed go gas to th the dump heap The d development of an oil for use useIn useIn usein In manufacturing paints varnishes and soaps Is the chief byproduct t available The initial step in utilizing the seed is the removal of adhering pulp which clings to the seed the separation being bE effected b by a a. cold water bath Syrup S agreeable in flavor and of a sweet t fruity taste is a R. product made from th the fragments of ot pulp divorced from rom the seeds It Its qualities recommended recommended recommended mended the syrup as useful in household household house house- hold and commercial industries The housewife who uses ulles raisins In making mincemeat will find the syrup a a. satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory substitute that retains the flavor of the whole holo fruit As a flavorIng flavoring flavor flavor- Ing for carbonated drinks the syrup srUl su suggests another possible use From Krom to tons of syrup annually valued val val- ved It'd at Is an nn estimate ventured as to the magnitude of this byproduct After removing the sugary pulp the seeds are arc screened dried and ground Ether is used in a a. continuous extraction extraction extraction extrac extrac- tion apparatus as a method of ot obtainIng obtaining obtaining obtain obtain- ing the oil The yield Is Is' Is about per cent of ot a a. pale golden yellow fluid which possesses a a. slight fatty tatty odor with a bland nut like taste The ready drying property of ot the oil especially when treated with an ordinary drier such as lead oxide should enhance its I alue as a contribution to the paint and varnish industries Its qualities are favorable as ns an n Ingredient in ingredient In- In I in the manufacture of ot var var- nish Linseed and oils arc aro I now used almost exclusively In Inor var var- nish Practical tests have likewise established the merits of raisin oil Inthe in inthe inthe the manufacture of soaps soap Upon removal re removal removal re- re moval of ot the sugary substance from raisin nisin seed there Is a 20 per per cent reduction t tion of ot the weight of or the seed The total toted to- to toI I I tal ted volume of ot oil capable of or being produced produced pro pro- from waste raisin seed se d has been computed as tons or er 2060 gal- gal lons ons The value would approximate I i OOOO Chemical anal analysis subsequent to the extraction of oil indicates the presence o of a a. dry extract containing 2838 per percent percent cent of lIr tannin serviceable In tanning leather An estimate is made that pounds of ot dry tannin extract yearly 1 will yield a revenue of ot Still another source of ot wealth from the raisin seeds Is the residue after extracting ex extracting extracting ex- ex the oil and tannin mat material the product being meal capable of utilIzation utilization util util- as cattle feed teed |