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���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. X T h e s e

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