Show PEANUTS IN G GERMANY ERMANY governmental it 1 a an to iti lt vante as aft ni an or rol the inc increasing resin use of the peanut as a food staple in other parts of the world v orld is attracting the attention of our department lofstate of state and the bureau of statistics is gathering pat liering information from tile the consuls about it tle american consul at a 1 lankfort rank fort germany writes that experiments are now in pro bess with a view to the uc ube of peanut meal in the commissary of the german army and navy most of the nuts imported into germany are used only for their oil in ili 1803 1893 the imports amounted to tons of this quantity nearly tons came from africa and almost all the rest from british liri tish ha ra hast st t india only 1 twenty venty five tons were viere imported from froin this country which produces the alio sweetest ertest tasting lint but least oleaginous varieties most of the oil is used as a 1 substitute for olive oil for salads and cooking the best african nut oil ranges in price from 57 cents to sl 1 I a gallon the american nuts produce an oil worth only about 50 cents the second M cond quality and last pressings go 0 to fatten oleomargarine anti and to make soap etc the refuse after pressing is make up tip into fool for cattle and sheep and the shells ire arc used in the manufacture of cheap paper or ground up for fodder with the crushed kernels it was ilia wonderful nutritive quality of the peanut oil cake fett fed to domestic animals which set tho the sa va z its to experimenting the ilia nut as a cheap food |