The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-01

the works aha process a puartlfaetin ne ana
conclude this long lrt,ei
" Is easy u cultivate more came in Atiaks-
pass ihan thy ran manufacture When YOU have
a nhch caness YOU force can save, IL is time 10
begin the works. mill tu grind. consisting al
aree east mon cylinders. 6firrn inches DIANE
ter and three feet long, the iron one inch thick
these are fitted on timber, aud ser one end ia a
uongIi touching each Other: The middlr roller
extends high enough TO faslen TO shaft lIke
cotton screw, and turns the other two rollers
VIII eogs. Two OF more mules viii turn il
and II Is fed with six or eight stalks Al once
winch are pressed 1at. joints and all. aud the
imce runs IN constant stream 10 n reservoir
CONVENIENT Ia the kettles. -Four kettles are g-n-
orally used Of size 10 suit the business as il is
tn"nd That the same furnace viii heat four ~
well IL one The kettles are OF cast ron slap
81 like bowl or basin. generally five OF 81. feel
across thetop.
THE set is one much less than the other they
are placed over brick furnace the largest first
into when the juice is put to skim the least or
last, called the grand or granier. They are
twice filed aud einptied into the grand
lhe hrst OF largest. is called the battery or
heater here they put about hall pint Of slack
ed lime, each TIME it is flied up with Juice TAi.
Is all lhr process OF granting or lining Il, when
Fey perceive the syrup IN the ung,aner is boil
ed enough by raising II ON the buenet, Two per
sons dip II hastily ont With long handled buckets
ana immediately MI II by einptylng the other
b"tiles, 10 keep II from burning Zach kettle
from the ilrst is placed little her than the
OTHER 10 skim Oh the fToih OF sap. Into the
fir,i ~ilh "A loug wooden sword, and wipe il
with "A brush. The whiIeness of the sugar de.
pends on skinItnlng aud keeping II from burn.
ing Is much as the grain OF lining VI hen the
syrup Is dipped ON OIL the glalner, ii is conveyed
into an adjoining room into watts or tfoughs,
where il coos aud becomes hard II is then
spadei up and put into hog shcads, setting ON,
end over vat, into which the moasscs drains
oul oil the sugar souss talks of cane are put In
to the hogshrads, 10 lead the mulasses They
have greatly improved lately IN Auakapa> IN
2ranIng sugar they have the best specin. is
this season ever made. will men ion that It is
the Practice to employ persons acquainted with
the business, TO superiniend the erection Of tn
work, aud manage II the first season There are
/ plenty OF persons anxious ion employ men, That
way, on IN derase terms.
some send hand 10 attend to the kettles for
season, 10 learn. All depends upon getting one
acquainted with granting aud managing.
You VII excuse the nasty aud crude manner
IN winch this important matter il stated.
When see YOU aud have lesur , shall TAX
"A pleasure 10 explain more Inlelheibly. II a.
those who could make sugar, would commence,
aud quit the cotton business, those vino could
not MAKE sugar would get better price fl
THEN cotton. Every thng-heath, interest pa
trtotsm. and sound policy are in favour Oft
Thee is no danger OF Cutting the sugar MAJ
kct for country hns too iitte cane land, L.
supply the growing demand, which Increases
faster than the population. The Tarln o tine
cents per pound IL ample protecton
(Sgned) JAMES Mccoy.