Popular Science Montldii 



11.5 



The Different Stages in the Treatment of Reeds and Canes 



At left above, indicated by D: 1. Raw cane material. 2. After treatment and ready for rolls and picker. 

 3. After going through picker. 4. May be u«ed for brush. 5. Bagging for cotton, peanuts, grain and potatoes. 

 6. Can be used as roofing felt. 7. Fine clean pulp stock. In B above: 1. Bear grass made into cellulose wool. 

 2. Oakum of good quality. 3. Sedge fiber rove for bagging and pads. 4. Sedge fiber used as plumber's oakum 



felts and papers. It is very durable. 

 Canes, reeds or bamboo, of which there 

 is an annual 

 available 

 supply of five 

 hundred 

 thousand 

 tons, can be 

 used for bin- 

 der twin e, 

 bagging mix- 

 tures, coarse 

 sacking, 

 strong cord- 

 age, paper 

 pulps, oak- 

 ums, and 

 strong fibers. 

 Two hundred 

 thousand 

 tons of yuc- 

 ca can be 



Al above shows five different kinds of salt and fresh 

 water sedges and rushes which can be made into fiber 

 or pulp. The ancient Egyptians found use for them 



used as a substitute for sisal and Manila 

 and for cordage, twines, yarns, strong 



papers and 

 paper pulp. 

 There is also 

 an annual 

 supply of two 

 hundred and 

 fifty t h o u - 

 sand tons of 

 banana, pita, 

 pinea p pie 

 and palm 

 which can be 

 utilized for 

 cordage, 

 twines, c e 1 - 

 lulose, wool 

 weaves, linen 

 and cotton 

 rag pulp. 

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