Show tung oil industry we 1 in the south ison Is on 00 washington A new ind t which is expected to bring ti r annually to tung oil if dubers is developing in the I 1 C C concannon chief ot of the co merce departments P sion said upon completion af a ta toufe of the gulf states concannon reveals the 1938 crop 13 is expected to yield approximately 1 pounds of tung nuts this thia crop is equivalent to about pounds of oil which is less than 5 per cent of the american manufacturers yearly requirements ft tung oil is used in the 1 ture of paints varnishes lino leumis oilcloths printing inks and other products the tung tree is not nor new to the south concannon explained aa few experimental trees 30 years of age are still bearing in certain regions but there are practice practically tica no groves of any consequence mow more than eight or nine years of age the large majority of groves no now properly planted and receiving adequate care are not yet of bearing ap age concannon warned that much money has been squandered in the tung belt in ill starred ventures KE |