Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-18

81 " COMMUNICATION IN November last,
from Mr.. w. Z. Rogers on the suliccl of
the manufacture of Sugar from Corn
Stalks. The letter below from the same
source further explains the process.aud
more fully describes the mill used for
extracting the juice from the stalks.
From the Banner
CALEDONIA, llenry County, Team.
March "a, 1913.
Dear SIR i have received various
letters asking information about the
construction OF Mr. Vaughau's Mil for
making Sugar from Corn stalks, the
manner cuItiva.ing the corn, process
Of manuiactGrc. Sc. To save The trou
ole OF future enquiries send you this
communication winch you Will obligo
me by insertion in the Banner.
The mill Is composed Of two upright
rollers, one SO inches in length, The
otaer 40, which are secured by stronu
frame feet long, ; feet wide and 80
inches hish; II cOgs on one roller work
Ia an equal number Of cogS on the other
anu are moved by sweep; the short
roller has body "a inches long. %
inches diameter, neck piece at the top
10 be inserted in the frame Q inches
long, 10 inches diameter. COZ space
Immediately under the top neck 3 inches
long, and Ia inches diameter and a
neck piece at bottom 7 inches lone. 10
inches diamc,er,moa 'ng its entire length
40 inches. The long roller is Of The
same dimensions, with similar BODY
neck piece and cog pieces, with the ex.
ceptIon that , inches are added 10 the
top neck of the long roller for the inser.
ton of sweep.
la grinding, the stalks are passed by
hand between the rollers and the iuico
! Is squeezed out on their passage. irnot
sufficiently pressed out on thoir first
passage they are returned a second time
between the rollers. The juice is caught
10y the bottom piece Of the frame, which
Is feet wide like a laliorm and sopinr
on one side 50 as TO make il run out in
TO a vcsse! placed there for the purpose.
Alter the Juice is obtained. il OUGHT
/ not 10 stand mere than al hour for fear
Of fermentation. /: is then placed over
the fire and as il begins TO boil carefully
SKINNED. When boiling, the scum
should be rapidly removed as it rises.
IL some OF the syrup can be taken be.
tween the thumb and finger and when
moderately COO thread half inch or
inch long can be drawn, i. IS thoupb,
boiled sufficient. II YOU wish only Il
make syrup It is not quite boiled Sc
much. To make it grain in to sugar q
few spoons full Of lime water has been
recommended.
The only fixtures used by Mr. Vaug
han ID boiling were q common ten cal
lon pot and three other pots of aboyi
the same size. This process is ueitbc,
intricate or tedious. Corn standing in
the field may be cut,ground up and con.
ycrted into an elegant syrup in three or
four hours.
From the foregoing description il vii
DO seen that the principle upon which
the mill Is constructed is the same us
that Of Mr. WebJ's Of Delaware MS des
scribed IN the June number Of the Alba
ny CuItlyator for 1912, with the excep.
lion oftha dumb reiurner or third roller
which is not found in Mr Vaughan's mill
/ The process Of boiling and manufacture
Is the some. Neither the plan Of In,
mill or process is new; mills ola giui.
Tar description have been used by plant
crs M the lower part Of Georgia for ma
king sugar, and mOiasses for family use
from sugar cane for the past twenty
. years. To Mr. Webb Of Delaware. Is
however, due tho great credit Of substi.
tuilng corn stalks for canes.
is 90 proitaJIc2 is a rregucpt qyos,io,
Mr Vaughan thinks he can make six
/ ty gallons Of moIasses per acre which al
present prices retailing iu this neighJor.
hood would YIELD a profit Of % or 50 dol.
lars.
When the manufacture becomes com.
mon on The West, such is our unbound.