Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-11

rAAN n ta|Nt AllItN.
Tie i'..gHiHs n'eresi"r .gue- was read before
tho Agricultural Society o.. a. cas,'c county. Dcia-
ware, al il,c meeting
WLuivcr -y. % so. -. Isil.
10 DE-. J ~ Thompson Pfcsfeaf 81 nc AFricsE
trr7l N9c',ig II N,u CosH C.afg.
Having been requested 90 i.s.a some account
of the process nr manufacturer ~.e.r '-.G Corn.
checF,uiy comply in giving au Uo Information uu
The subject 81 ilr as am no present acquainted with
it--'Fue igtroIUciion OF every nov ma.uGscjlrc
must necessarily De work ul UmC; CTrUrs and diff
ciuUcs continually obsjruct oar course. even where
have all the advantages of experience 90 direct
a. Tho making OF SUGAR from Bee,s in the large
way commenced on r rascu about 80 years ago vet
than one thri o th.s period has elapsed siaco
the business hrs become important from is extent A.
profit These rcmlrfs are introduced as some apollo
~ Tor the imperfect state ct the communication
have now 10 offer. Scarcely one year has passed
SINCE the irs, idea suggested Ia relation 10 this
peculiar plan ior making Sugar. and there has 70,
be sufficient lac Tor those exact experiments ice
css7ry 10 satisfy the ca.eil caculutIr. Ia case
Obtained from small piece r'und al the rate
OF iOO.1s OF Sugar per acre, hui other experiment
made Suco have cOuc,rs Vcy shown, thaI al di =
fcrent mode Of Iliniing beeu al pied the pr. duct
would have bccniucreoscd ten fold. The manner
# raising the corn aud making JIe Sugar rs io-
loWs;
The Corn is planted in rows . feet ap1rt and
the STALKS are left 10 sand n The Iuw inches one
from another. ~ is iden cultivated in The usual man
uer.-SImelime ia August ur as -oJn as lhe stalk
SHOWS disposition iUrm gain, The ears must Dc
icNcu oil, This operation must he Carclly altcdsd TO-
as upon II depends Ailsr ihIs there - no
uiig hDre Ia 10 until the crop ready Dc taken
np. which viii generally happen in SepIemh-r. The
STALKS are then up at The rot sIfiyt Of their
leaves, ami taken 10 the Mil. where the Juice 10
pressed cut between iron rollers. IN The sanc Nuy
Hr II.
. about ne Consistency Of ihIn croan Is mixed with
the jdicc spoon fall to the gallon. IL i len 1,
settle one hour and then poured uIo boilers which
are covered until the liquid appr-ches nearly to the
boiling point when the scum must be taken on II
IS H. boiled down Is rapidly as possible, taking oil
the scum as 1t rises. A. the Juice approaches the
state o. syfu? II rs necessary T. s,nrk,n tie Gre 10
avoid burning. The boiling is generally completed
wLoI SIX quars are reduced - II then poured
auto coolies muulds and set aside 10 cryslalz,
When has progress is gone through, the sIgur is TO
DC separated irJm the IN iss>os * the whole opera
lion Is finished. The process, here detailed gives
the quantity OF Sugar you see ia samples. n roJu.r.
cd, II can be after" ards refined other Sugar.
Inc use q" ANIMAL char, Gal ani The employment oi
steam m he prIvVss of aporIiun as Is toI mon in
TIC m1nui'ciure OF Beet Sugar would | am conf.
dent pr duce white Sugar al one opc,alion
Prom "hai Is known on the subject, I fully be-
IitNe That an acse If good ground treated as ahuye
described, wall yield az least 1000 pounds OF Sugar
probably more. The value OF The fodder lsscn
rom he stalks heniselyes, ler passing through the
mil' VIII be more Than an equivalent Tor the whole
expense OF enluvfion and keeping the ground up
HE fodder produced IA this way i>,uush superior 10
that Usually made. from iis containing a create.
quantity oi sac, haune mailer
Ihe pToJect for introducing the manufacture OF
Beet sugar into the Uuiied States Is one ,hirh has
received public as nell as prvuiealIru'nn. Gov
eminent and People have united IN their c,ris and
W"rNed z'niod'ly 10 bring It about but apparently
without the leGs, Success. How is This, must -
adm'i thai we inicriur 10 The French in any.
'"ng nhaisve2 This will not be allowed There is
anoiher snpposliIun which IL correct vii accanf!
Tor our tnrc, perhaps their bceIs are better Than
ours French writers tell as pf obllir iur 4 ; and
even per cent. of Sugar frm the rol.s. bul those
results are i, D. a'ld even iI'ues better then ANY
which have been able 10 obtain IT, short The whole
business OF making Sugar iru corn contrasts 80 ia.
N"iah'y with The manufacture from Bccis .hlt can.
uoi but think u will obtain tie preference wherever
'Ae climate vii bring The ,unsr plant 10 perfection
some OF lie differences may be enumerated As FOL
lows:
ls', tho corn is clean and agreeable 10 ror, with
while The Beet ls mot. 2 !. The machinery for r.
tracing The juice irpui Bscts is not ONLY noe c,I,
but IL IA re liable 10 get ouI Of reglr-3I. he
Beel Jnce contains muth greater portion Of fore or
ana injurious matter decomposition commences al.
'si Immediately alter u pressed oui and if al.
lowed 10 % on I"a"y extent will entirely dcleaI Tie
m'NIhs ui Sugar. Alb, tie propo hon ofslacharp-
,na"ef contained IA cquai quantities Of corn an
Dec yiire Is a. d" 10 ~ favor OF ihe former there.
lore iic same difference Will he found in the snuut
Of fuel necessary in evaporation. Be,r s,-,r
"he" Obtained . inferior in qunty and loses lar.
ger per cent, iu refining 6.h, Cora isa native OF
oui country, pstecty suited 10 oar ciimlie a .fte
AmeHcan' and Is ia fact Tue finest plan! in The
world The author oi'Arlior (Cc Taylor oiyirginia)
called Il orr meal meat, and manure We nov,
add Sugar IN The lis, of It's valuable productions
we ONV need q !H!I .eyelopemeuJ Of the res1ur.
ccs oiour own country TO render ~, perC.clly NIL
pendeni oi every o,hsr. Respectfully yours
Wa WG83
WESTERN LOVE LErrER-pid Won ,re.