Show MAKE ALCOHOL OF POTATOES one reason industry Indu atry hh ks nt not 44 A j danced in united states state la a 0 bt cause of high price of tubers prepared by tile united DM ment of agriculture that tha tho the manufacture of alcohol f from rom potatoes s hats has not yet become to in the united states Is to various reasons the price ot of pot poh toes boea marketable for other purpose has bas been too high and no rufelt sun klest supply of culls and surplus potatoes has haes boon been available the average price prica tor for distilling potatoes in germany to tor the five years 1006 1906 1910 was m cents per bushel it Is probable that the farmers there would be leso als 1 posed to grow tho the crop it if it wg were not for its indirect including the feeding value of tile the mast lett led after tho the distillation of the alcohol according to the department of aarl culture tho the potato drying industry in fix ger many la Is the last development in the utilization of surplus potatoes and an d came cam 9 about only through the absolute necessity of finding an outlet for the surplus production that could not be consumed by tho the starch and alcohol factories the rapid increase in the all number aber of 0 potato drying factories la ill germany s shows hows great p promise rou ilse for this ahta young industry and should merit the careful consideration of our people as to io whether the time tins has hot hoi ill alp ready arrived for tho the introduction ot of this method into the united states a at t least on an experimental basis tb tho problems to b bo a met relate mainly to tho the present cost of the labor in picking up and delivering to the factory tho the potatoes not marketable for table purposes in many cases however it Is necessary to remove these cheso culls from the field to prevent the spread 0 of f potato diseases a and n d it would seem that the drier would pay for the labor involved the dried product is adapted tor for many purposes not only cattle but horses have been fed the dried potatoes as a substitute for grain with perfect satisfaction |