STEAK FROM SAWDUST 

With low-wage foreign competition, robotronic workerless factories, genetically altered trees and ceramic houses wiping away our traditional lumber markets there still may be hope for the forest industry. And, from a Canadian company at that! They say don't waste it. Eat it!

Various companies have been working to find a fast, economical process to convert woodchips, sawdust, bark, etc. into a digestible, palatable substance that contains oodles of energy. It may be closer than you think. A way to convert these materials into one of the most valuable agricultural products in the world is now a distinct possibility. Waste-disposal problems evaporate as this high-grade cattle feed reduces food costs. No longer will it be necessary to produce hundreds of thousands of tons of wheat, alfalfa and oats along with four-fifths of the world corn crop just to satisfy our demand for beef.

A new method to unlock the nutritional value of cellulose has been found. Unlike grasses and grains which have readily digestible cellulose, plant waste has a "shell" that up until now has proved very difficult to remove. The new way -- autohydrolysis -- making the trapped cellulose free itself.

The process involves superpressurized steam which produces lowcost, high-quality feed in five minutes -- WITHOUT CHEMICAL ADDITIVES! Usable by-products reduce production costs. Pilot plants underway in several locations. Barbecue sales should soar. More information: Stake Technology Ltd., 208 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville, Ontario L6K 3T8.

Phone: (416) 842-4560.

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