KuijAi. KNcil^'K^:l{IN(;. <)<S5 



l;il>lc, in wliicli is irivcii tlic pcrcciita^'c iiy weight of funiiL'Utiiblc iiiatLiT cou- 

 taiiicd ill c.-kIi plant : 



I'or cent. 



Whito turnips <>to 8 



Uutal)ajras 8 to 13 



Man.ucl-wurzels 8 to 15 



Carrots S to 1(5 



Parsnips — 8 to 17 



Sugar beets : 10 to 22 



Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yauis 14 to 2(> 



Tiic subject of tbe use of waste material or by-products receives attention, 

 in wliicli connection the possible value of cornstalks, molasses, wood pulp, saw- 

 dust, cannery wastes, ete., is considered. The manufacture of alcohol from 

 such materials is not in general considered profitable, due to the fact that with 

 some materials the season of supi)ly would be too short, while in other cases 

 the amount of alcohol obtainable is so small as to make production unj)rofitable 

 unless the waste material could be utilized in distilleries already established. 

 The itrocesses involved in the manufacture of alcohol are described and the 

 ai)I)aratus illustrated, the bulletin being closed by conclusions in which the 

 author draws .ntteidion to the fact that under the revenue regulations "the 

 farmer nuist be content with producing raw materials and that he can not look 

 forward to hecondng a practical distiller." 



It is further stated that " of the raw materials which can be utilized for the 

 manufacture of alcohol, Indian corn is by far the most abundant and most 

 pronnsing source at the present time. The average price of potatoes must be 

 very much decreased before raw material of this kind cau come into competi- 

 tion with Indian corn as a source of alcohol." The benefits of the new law are 

 stated to have probably been overestimated by the people at large, and it is 

 suggested that it may be some time before the use of industrial alcohol in tliis 

 country reaches the figure already attained l)y IOuro])ean countries. 



Industrial alcohol: Uses and statistics, II. W. Wii.kv H . N'. Dcpt. Af/r., 

 runiicr.s' Jiid. 2U!>, itp. 2!), fifis. JO). — This bulletin supplements Farmers' Bul- 

 letin 208, and takes up largely the (piestion of the utilization of denatured 

 .•ilcohol. .Mcohol stoves and lamiis ai-e briefly descriiied, with illustrations, 

 and sonic infomiation is given on the use of the alcohol motor. 



Tlu> uses of denatured alcohol not directly entering into farm operations are 

 enumerated and I)rierty discussed. Among these uses are includetl the manu- 

 f;u-ture of coal-tar dyes, smokeless i)ow(ler. varnishes, ether, pharmaceutical 

 l)reparations. imitation silk, artificial vinegar, and flavoring extracts. 



The bulletin is concluded by tables giving statistics which show the magni- 

 tude of the distillery industry in each of the several States of the Fnited 

 States, together with some information on the consumi>tion of alcohol and on 

 the denaturing ingredients used in Kuro|ican countries. 



Modern conveniences for the farm home, Elmina T. \\'iiso\ ( /. .s'. D'lil. 

 Af/r.. I'nniicrs' Bui. 270. iip- 'z*^'. /'.'/■''• -''»■ — The objcvt of tliis Imllelin is to sug- 

 gest nic.ins ,111(1 methods by wliich tlic household labor, now a lianlsliip on many 

 farms, may be lightened and the comforts, <-onveniences, .-ind sanitary cleanli- 

 ness of city life may he introduced into rural connnunities. 



The question (if water supply is first taken up and some suggestions are 

 given for the proper location of wells, togetlier with the methods of storing 

 wat(>r by cisterns, elevated :uid imeumatic tanks, and the use of hydraulic rams, 

 windmills, and gas or hot-air engines for the development of the water supply. 

 Tlic lion-c itself is next considered, liints lieing given on its proiier location 

 and ou the building of the foundation and cellar. The arrangiMuent of the 



