Show NEW USES F FOR 0 PRODUCTS FARM PRODUCTS A conference between representatives of amI culture industry and science held sit ill dearborn mich was devoted to lo the possibility of producing crops for industrial purposes the importance of chemistry in converting raw products into useful commodities was stressed growing motor fuel on in the farm was pictured as a a year income builder for future farmers the land requirement for the production of 2 gallons of 0 al cohol cobol a bear was estimated at SU to there seems to be no unson oil technical pr problem eblem standing in the way of utilizing alcohol as a fuel though there doubtless will be improvements and refinements developed motor fuel Is a competitive product users of automobiles will III continue to utilize the type which furnishes power ut at lowest cost and greatest convenience present supplies of gasoline and those immediately in prospect together with the efficiency developed in distribution give it a decided advantage over other fuels it if production should decline and prices increase materially substitutes will be given greater consideration alth with corn sellin nt at sl 1 a 0 bushel discussion i liscus sion of f its aher slon sion into uses other than for feeding haie hae la largely subsided those who advocate its conversion into alco alcohol liol to bo be mixed with gasoline for fuel presuppose a decided reduction in fit prices ethyl alcohol can lie made front from any farm crop it Is derived largely from carbohydrates in europe unmarketable potatoes are utilized largely larely for that purpose of the molasses roo lasses a byproduct by product of tile the sugar industry Is now converted convert etl inep alcohol there Is however no indication that any crop Is grown parl primarily for that purpose but M materials of low value or in some instances waste products are utilized it probably will he many years before corn will be giofu town primarily us its a fuel crop soy bean oil la Is extensively used in ili paints and varnishes linseed oil has many industrial u ars tuny tung oil trees are arc grown crown in the south in i limited nay with pro prospects of greater expansion a form of sugar can be made from artichokes or sunflowers sun flowers cornstalks Corn stalks have blen been successfully converted into wall board slash pine into paper pulp new uses for other farm products will be discovered but the lerui of getting production costs low enough of factories located close to itie source i if to I 1 bake nc ilima r and costs will 0 it to aw 1 solved hidore romnie iLia ic ac levity my may lie american agriculture lias bas librn tivi ii conducted upon nn an export basis As AH ot et plan of self sufficient cy has hn been developed it Is a bole some thin thing for agriculture industry and science to co opa riposte rate lit in art an ef cf fort to develop tile the ma market rhet for farm enrin products as any success along this line will add to the standard of living in rural communities and make it ft wider market for industrial goods the farms need foreign markets kansas city times |