Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-31
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On fhe Culiiraiion and Prepor,,;on far .,,rL, =,
fhs Bergai {adigS; by A CAs.rpELI DuNIop M
sheldon. North 6ritain-Communic by tx.
Noy Villains, OF ). Carolina
Factory, Nov. s. 1920.
nay Dear Sir,-four application, under the dat. of
the 7ih inst was received in due course of Mail and
ing Indigo in Bengal. II was prera ed for me bv A
Campbell Dunlop, Eq of North Britain ON board of
crowded Steamboat on our passage TO Baltimore have
expected 10 see Tor several numbers back of vour
work. as friend to whom had given copv said he
wouti communicate tito yon for publication with some
auo'ioha' matter oil iseown on the subject and
winch onissonl regret, because his e xpenses micht
have added value to your labours Accident thre W
me in the society OF Mr.. Dunlop, than whom I have
nor inet more gen,iemanly and intelligent traveller
ne nad is MS home. IN very early life in pursuit of
wealth. and in Bengal found his hopes amply realized in
the cultivation OF Indigo. His opinions being those nj ,
practical agrculturist entitled 10 imci, Confidence
Ills assurances were frequent and positive that Ito
use OF lime. in the manufacture Of Indigo is nnou
and now entirely omitted in Bengal. Daring the las,
ierent gentlemen; If any of them have made
on Mr.. Duuop's directions, it is extremely d.sirabe
they should put the public in posse scion of them Col
oil the senate may probably give you further
iorha'oh' Respectfully yours,
DAVID Il. WILLIAMS
MEMORANDA
LIST The seed is thrown in The land broadcast. very
poorly cultivated, but grows lnxuriany from the in
undaon OF tho land, yearly from the rains. The land
seldom gives two following good crops.
"a. The plant IL cut when the leaves become dark
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saw abon five or six feet and when the lower leaves
begin TO drop off ia aud put in the watts az soon
a' possible, - that II may become heated aud burnt
which vii! sc the ii it remains heaped together for
a short time
8 The sleeping watts generally about tyyen,y
.et square, and shallow, about three feet and half
high, so that the water may be filled quickly TO keep The
pinS from heating, which stacked TO allow
Inc water to penetrate freely and extract the colour.
FROM ten 10 twelve hours stepping is considered su-
cient 10 e1raci all the matter fit for good colour Th.
sS be regulated according 10 the temperature of the
weather, Then--
4h The water is drdYn Oh into the beating vats
and ia generally beat churned of in three hours
more or less: having the appearance, white plat-
oil tne large floating grain When the grs:1 begins 10
break, the beating should he discontinued and tile lain
allowed TO settle in the vat when the water should h.
gently drawn off y light Madeira-coioured water
generally gives good coour-Sometimes Little green
ish which is no, Injurious While cburnng the water
o"E TO become fine light blue the surface
oIh Ihe matter OF tecuia is pumped run into boil
ers and TIRE put TO il, until it to boil when tbA
rom suesdes, which kills the vegetation and
MAKE, utan throush the cloths quicker by being run
into the watts, tables, long and narrow so Tia, L.
bourers may clean them without going into the tablc
Alter all the water is drawn Off il l. put in o ,ox,s or
presses the same az cheese, and pressed in screws nm
III ~ as hard as cheese is commonly pressed so that
may be cut by wire table, and in appearance, M
cracks or uncvcnness In the matter IL il scncra,ly
cut into three inch squares all round. Ii the cakes beo
DO not break clear and fair they broken up nut in
TO the boiler, and rc-boiei, with the other fecua ar
natrr of cushing sleeps.
9th. 1t is then put Shelves Overland with grass en-
that as the cakes shrink up the grass contracts Itself
and Keeps the grass from cracking without being ouch
handled
When thoroughly dried. il is packed into chests and
no sweatning No lime alkaline used IN the pyo-
cess A. C. DUNLOP.