THE PRODUCTION OF CORN OIL. 8 
DRY PROCESS. 
After a process of cleaning to remove the dirt and foreign matter, 
the corn, while being agitated in a suitable container, is sprayed 
with water or treated with steam until it has a moisture content of 
about 20 per cent, after which it goes at once into the degerminating 
machine. (Fig. 1.) This machine consists, briefly, of a horizontal, 
tapering drum, which revolves on a central shaft within a casing 
of the same shape. The surface of the drum, or core, is covered 
with cone-shaped protuberances about three-fourths of an inch high, 
and the interior of the casing has a similar surface. A space of seven- 
sixteenths of an inch is allowed between the two surfaces, and the 
core is rotated at 700 revolutions per minute. The space between 
the core and the casing can readily be adjusted while the machine is 
in operation. The corn enters at the top and narrow end of the 
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machine and is carried forward through the length of the revolving 
core. During its passage through the machine the kernel is torn and 
shredded, the husk and germ are loosened, but the starchy material 
is not ground to any considerable extent. The finer particles escape 
through perforations, while the coarse material escapes at the dis- 
charge end. The bran is partly drawn off by suction. 
The germ thus separated contains some bran, husks, and meal, the 
quantity depending on the uniformity of the corn and the care prac- 
ticed in the operation. This germ material is then run through drying 
machines, where the moisture is reduced to about 14 per cent, after 
which it is usually run through hominy reels. With the decrease of 
moisture more bran and feed stock (a poor grade of grayish meal 
containing some bran) are separated. The germ is then ready to go 
to the oil-expelling department. This is not the procedure followed 
in all mills, but the principle is the same in all. Figure 2 shows the 
general scheme of dry corn milling. 
