Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1918 — Lemons Yield Citric Acid. [ARTICLE]

Lemons Yield Citric Acid.

The production of citric acid on a commercial scale from cull lemons has been solved by the United States department of agriculture. Citric acid prepared in this way has been sold at a price several cents above the marbet Orange pulp for the manufacture «C marmalade has been prepared and awthods for preparing citrus peel for the market developed by the United States bureau of chemistry. .