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II IIS Tin T J HK Sdutlieiii States clnniiiiati- In tlu- pni.im tmii iit i-j;c-table nils in tlic L ' liitfd States. These vegetable oils are e tiactecl priiu ipall tmm mttcmseeci and peanuts. uhile progress is heing made in the prodiatinn nt soybean and tuTig nil. The cottonseed and peanut oil industry nt the South is one nt its maim industries, with millions of dollars invested in plant equipment, emphniiiL; thmisands nt penple and w ith products valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. The Uses to whicli southern egetable oils are put are almost limitless. Snme nt the most important uses are, vegetable shortening, salad nils, cnnking oils. marL ' arine. soap- stock, cosmetics, linoleum, oilcloth, artilicial leather, etc. While the Souths production of vegetable oils is large, it In no means supplies the country ' s demand. Appro imatel , I OI).(MI(),()()0 worth ot ve ' .;etable mis are im|inrted into the Initeil States each ear to supplement rhr Im al suppl . I ' hese imiiorted oils include peanut oil, cncna, sn hean, palm, sesame and baliasu. 1 he Smith niiiUl produce the total demand ot this country tor vegetable mis and the ienin ,il ot restrictions neces- sary to bring this about should he effected. Tung oil. another vegetable oil of great value, is ijetting under wa in the Smith and stead) progress is being made in its production. China now supplies practically our entire demand tm this nil, the alue .,t tlie impmts aM ' ra-in;; abmit :?. 1 2,1 KM Mil HI per ear. The source nt this nil is the nut tmm the tiing tree and it is estimated that ap|irn i- mately S(J,f)(HI acres in the Smith are nnw in tung orcluirds, hile Slid. (Hill acres uould be required tn meet mir present nnrmal demands. The SO) bean is a source nf valuable vegetable nil, but so lar the South has made very little progress in the production of this oil. The north central and western states have made great progress in its production and since this bean is not indigenous to the South, its production will never be exclusive to this region. However, it is adaptable to our climate and continued effiu ' ts are being made tn prnduce it nn ,i re,il Lnmmerci,il basis. Its In-prnducts cnver a wide range nt applications and the market dem.ind is the incentive tor its turther production. K. C
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