7 1 4 MAIZE 



CHAP. 674. Corn-oil Cake.— In the form of large thin slabs " corn- 



XIV - oil cake " and " Kositos oil-cake " are prepared from the residue 

 of the maize embryo after extracting most of the oil ; this 

 residue still contains a good deal of oil and is rich in protein. 

 The United States exported to European markets 2,444 tons 

 in 1900, and over 7,000 tons in 1906, valued at ^34,900. This 

 went to the following countries, arranged in the order of the 

 quantities purchased : France (most), then Germany, Holland, 

 Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and British 

 Columbia. 



675. Germ Meal or Corn-oil Meal. — This is prepared either 

 from corn-oil cake or from the unpressed embryo. Of this 

 article the United States has exported as much as 24,210 tons 

 per annum, valued at .£124,300, most of which was purchased 

 by the United Kingdom and Germany for feeding stock. In 

 the United States its commercial value is lower than that of 

 linseed-oil meal. 



A mixture of unpressed germ meal with one-third its 

 weight of whole oats is said to be a popular horse feed 

 among American draymen and breeders (Bowman and 

 Crossley, 1 ). 



676. Distillers' Grains. — Distillers' grains are a by-product 

 obtained in the manufacture of alcohol, spirits, and whisky. 

 The annual output of distillers' dried grains from the United 

 States is said to exceed 40,000 tons, which is largely exported 

 to Germany for cattle feeding. According to the Vermont 

 Station {Rep. 1903): — 



"There are, quite generally, three grades made, one from 

 the distillation of alcohol and spirits, a second from the distil- 

 lation of Bourbon whisky, and a third from that of rye whisky. 

 The first-named is the higher in feeding value, and is most apt 

 to be of even quality, maize being the main, and sometimes the 

 only, grain used. The other grades vary in their composition 

 in proportion to the relative proportion of maize, rye, and 

 malt used in the mashes ; the more the maize, and the less 

 the smaller grains, the better the grade of the product." 



The high protein content (35 per cent) should render this 

 foodstuff most valuable. It is also rich in fats (n -3 per cent) 

 and correspondingly low in carbohydrates (30-4 per cent). 



