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of corn than to ship the corn itself to a central market. One 

 bushel of corn will produce from ten to twelve pounds of 

 pork, which can be shipped more cheaply than could the 

 bushel of corn. 



Commercial uses of corn. Besides its use as a food 

 for man and beast, corn is employed in manufacturing 

 some thirty or forty different products. For example, from 

 corn are made several different kinds of glucose used by 

 refiners of table sirups, by brewers, by leather manufac- 

 turers, by jelly makers, by fruit preservers, and by apothe- 

 caries. Corn also produces four different kinds of crystal 

 glucose used in making candies and two kinds of grape 

 sugar used by brewers and tanners. From corn there is 

 made a sugar used in the manufacture of ale and beer. 

 The pearl starch used by cotton and paper mills is made 

 from corn, as is powdered starch used by the manufac- 

 turers of baking powder and by the cotton and paper mills. 

 Florine used by flour mixers, and dextrins used in the mak- 

 ing of white fabrics, paper boxes, and the manufacture of 

 mucilage and glue come from corn. 



From corn there is also manufactured a substitute for 

 rubber which is extensively used commercially. Corn is 

 the chief source of the manufacture of all alcohol and 

 whisky and is the cheapest material now available for the 

 making of denatured alcohol, which is used for heating, 

 lighting and other commercial purposes. 



Uses of the corn stalk. Even the corn stalk has 

 numerous uses. For example, from its pith comes the cel- 

 lulose used for packing in war-ships. The corn pith has the 

 quality of expanding when wet and hence will immediately 

 swell and close any small hole in the vessel caused by the 

 enemy's shot. Corn stalks are also used in the manufacture 

 of paper pulp and in various kinds of stock foods. Corn 

 cobs are used in the making of corks and pipes. A special 



