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4 1702:318-324. Fermentation. 



5. 1703 : 194-195. Fermentation. 



6. 1901:56-85. Yeasts. 



7. Farmers' Bulletin No. 175 : 6. Causes of Fermentation. 



8. Farmers' Bulletin No. 348. Bacteria in Milk. 



a. 1405 : 232-234. Yeast, its Food and Growth. 



6. 1502:465-466. Yeasts. 



c. 1507 : 62-67. Fermentation and Yeast. 



d. 1603:100-116. Yeast and Bacteria the Diseases of 



Plants. 



e. 1704:260-261. Fermentation. 

 /. 1707:459-461. Fermentation. 



g. 1708 : 406-410. Fermentation and Life. 

 h. 1711:291-293. Fermentation. 

 i. 1712:281-292. Fermentation. 



175. ALCOHOL FOR PURPOSES OF ENERGY 



The United States Government has removed the internal 

 revenue tax on alcohol, provided it is used for purposes of 

 lighting, heating, cooking, or power. Under these circum- 

 stances the alcohol must have something added to it to render 

 it unfit for drinking or as a medicine. The process is called 

 denaturing, and the alcohol is said to be denatured. For 

 denaturing purposes, wood alcohol, benzine, and pyridin are 

 used. 



In addition to the removal of the tax, the government per- 

 mits the establishment of distilleries, under proper supervision, 

 and the manufacture of alcohol may be carried on at any 

 place. Alcohol may be produced from many of the waste 

 products of the farm, and thus the farmer is especially bene- 

 fited by the removal of the tax on alcohol. A good dis- 

 tillery can be established on the cooperative basis, and can 

 run continually in every small community. Any vegetables, 



