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<dl><dd>Includes index</dd>
<dd>At head of title: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Chemistry</dd>
<dd>Making starch from potatoes:</dd>
<dd>Amount of product and description of soil -- Potato-starch industry in Wisconsin and adjacent States. pp. 5</dd>
<dd>Influence of commercial fertilizers on the quality of the potato. pp. 6</dd>
<dd>The composition of soils in which potatoes are grown. pp. 7</dd>
<dd>Agricultural data. pp. 9</dd>
<dd>Potatoes sed for starch making. pp. 11</dd>
<dd>Starch factories -- Process of manufacture. pp. 12</dd>
<dd>Barrelling and shipping the starch. pp. 20</dd>
<dd>The prices of various kinds of starches and of dextrins. pp. 21</dd>
<dd>Uses of potato starch. pp. 22</dd>
<dd>Sizing machines and processes. pp. 25</dd>
<dd>The use of potatoes for the manufacture of alcohol. pp. 26</dd>
<dd>Chemical composition of Maine potatoes. pp. 27</dd>
<dd>Ash constituents of Maine-grown potatoes. pp. 31</dd>
<dd>Microscopic appearence of potato starch. pp. 32</dd>
<dd>Dessication of potatoes. pp. 33</dd>
<dd>Manufacture of starch from cassava:</dd>
<dd>Cassava as an article of food. pp. 35</dd>
<dd>Microscopic forms of cassava starch -- Methods of culture. pp. 39</dd>
<dd>Plans for a starch factory using potatoes or cassava. pp. 42</dd>
<dd>Present status of the cassava industry in Florida. pp. 44</dd>
<dd>Index. pp. 47</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Starch; Potatoes; Cassava</div>
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<dl><dd>Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930</dd>
<dd>United States. Division of Chemistry</dd>
<dd>United States. Department of Agriculture</dd></dl></div>
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