Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-05-21

sequchily loSt az sugar--fn these experiments
every psrcel vas from necessity heated aud re-
heated from 70 u different times.
Bill. II is iiDpos sible to produce as good re-
suits, whether as regards quantity Or quality
from small, as fr5m large quantities
Tbis sugar Il quite tly, and will lose COM
parAtiyely nothing b. drainage; lie yield
would be considerably greasee # it contained
the usual qaaufisy Of footing that i contained
IN lie hogstesd when sold 1t the pIantalion--
one of which being weighed there aud Fe-lFeigIl-
ed 10 Philadelphia, 10 tie month Of July, viii
be found 70 l44se lost by draiaags from 100 10
80 lbs, Or from 10 % Is per rent.
Further. i vii be Observed hat my acre
produced but fs47 gaiions Of jaiee--I have,
ho8ever, seen Published accounts Of far great.
81 yield lhaA fiis--ehe fof instance in this
county, afparentlg we'll authetioa y, reaching
$500 gallons per acre, whica, according 10 ng
acfuak results, aeala produce 4499 lbs ot 81.
gar, and 274 cations molassss-au4 aeeoFaiae
TO The foregoing proba6Ie results, would yield
$3.50 lbs. sugar, aud ri gallons to the asre.
/ 40 net pronounce such yield Of juice impos-
sible, but it will certainly be Of rare occur
renee mean between this and NY yield
would be large return.
Another subject worthy Of notice, is the pa-
tnre OF the season. My impression is, that
owing to the lateness and eoldaess Of the
spring, and The continued wet weather The .last
has been quite al uufavoratle season for tie
fipeniog aud Development Of Inc sugar IN the
juice, to which canse ihi0k a deficiency 10
the yield of at least 10 per cent. may be at.
fribpted, which would further increase Tie
quantity to 1862 lbs. Of sugar. ard 81 $40
gallons molasses, yield very nearly cores
ponding with th4e of tue best conducted plan.
tasians of Louisisnl, as will be seen bg the
following figures, which / have eeliaied from a
minute statement furnished % me by the Gu
terpsising proprietor Of one Of Tue most com
taiefa itat .tsfrsstsss,s7 isi rfsrsees
tit being furnished With vacnua panss and ali
Tue most approved machinery Of latter times,
aati conducted uader bis own personal supor-
yision,l Of the actual prodaet Of one Of his
plantations Of 266 aercs. for eight consecutive
years. These figures will also furnish useful
data fer the estimation Of tho cost of produc-
tiou here, VIZ;
Aggregate yield Of juice from 266 acres for s
consecutive wears, 4,757 700 gals
lAggt egate yield If sugar, 3,626, ,425 lbs.
. g molasses, 2I7,5S5 gals.
These details have been extended 10 much
greater extent than was at first intended, but
perhaps not beyond a useful litaie for these IN
terested To the working farmer they may
appear formidable and prefix, but he may, nev-
er,heless, gain some grains Of useful know
ledge from them to repay for their pelusal. -
The CONCLUSIONS to be drawn from them viii be
seen BY the following
SYNOPSIS.
1st. That ii is obvious hat there IS culmi-
mating point in The development of the sugar
in the cane, which is the best time for sugar.
,naking This point or season consider to be-,
when most if not all the seeds are ripe, aud
after several frosts, say when tie temperature
falls to 25 deg. Or so degs. F.
Il. That frost, or even hard freezing, does
not injure the juice nor the sugar, but that
warn Iudian summer Weather, after the frost
and hard freezing, does iojuro them very ma
teriallg, aud reduces both quantity and quali-
II.
3d. That if the cane is cut and housed, or
shocked ia the iiell when IN its most favorable
eoadition, ii will probably keep unchanged for
long time.
Al. That when the juice Is obtained the
process should proceed continuously ard wiLA-
out delay.
9th. That the olarifcat;on should be as per-
feet as possible By the time the density reaches
l5 degs Beaume, the syrup having the ap-
pearanco Of good brandy.
9Th That although eggs were used 10 these
small experiments, on account Of their conve-
nience, bullock's blood, if 10 be bad, is equally
good, and the milk OF lime alone will answer
the purpose; in the latter case, however, more
constant and prolonged skimning will bo re-
qnired to produce perfect clarifeation, which
Is highly important.
18th. That the concentration, or boiling down
after clari6catiou. should ba as rapid as possi-
bic without scorching- shallow eyaporatorS be-
ing the best.
With these conditions secured, it is about as
easy to make good sugar from the Chinese cane
as 10 make pei of good mush, and much ca
sier than to make a kettle Of good applebuuer.
Sharp The chap who suggests that there IS
reason 10 believe that one Of the descendants
-af Aaron. the Hinh Priest. was o nafire Of