Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-10-16
Farmers QepMtmellt.
The Chinese Cane Tor sy.eotning.


The present and prospective high prices ot
oil grades OF sugar will render it an object Tor
those who have the Chinese Sugar Cane grow.
ing in quantity, to turn it to account IN the
manufacture Of syrap. Tho still imperfect
development Of processes for manufacturing
suqar from the juice, will prevent much
being done in that line, the present season ct
least We still hope that even during this
yoar the experiments TO be mace will go far
10 establish soma convenient aud profitable
mode OF obtaining the dry sugar itself. But
whether this be the case or net, We have prov
ed by our own experiments, If VIC had not bad
hundreds Of conlrmatory evidences, that the
Juice may be converted into cheap psiateble
syrup. AS stated in u former number, we
obtained about loo gallons OF syrup from
half an acre, through the imperfecti0n in the
manufacture rendered the larger portion OF 1t
OF poor quality The same processes which
made even n small portion OF it an excellent
syrup, would have rendered the whole 30, II
| they had been known and adopted in season.
The articles We published last Fall end
Winter perhaps indicated clearly enough
what are the main requisites for producing
good syrup, but We will add hint or two
| now.
|. Some kind Of mill or rollers will be need
ed for pressing out the juice thoroughly
Whether the mill be large or small, OF wood
or iron, will depend upon the amount oil ma.
terial to be pressed, aud the convenience OF
obtaining such mill as may be desired. We
| think iron rollers are by far the best, unless
| for the smallest experiments, when homo
made wooden rollers may be used.
2. The cane should he cut as soon 90 con-
venient after the seed pulp enters the riPen-
ing or hard doughy state. 1t should be cut
| no faster than pressed or bo!,ed. The cut
ting may be continued until after suticien!
frsezing and thawipg takes place to slightly
sour the juice
g. Tie boiling should be commenced as
soon as The juice ia expressed. :,
| 4. The boiling down should DO done in shall
! lew vessels, with tho Iire touching only the
bottom, for in no case, and ct no stage Of the
! boiling eboald the Gre on the outside OF the
vesss! be allowed to come up as high as The
surface Of the liquid within.
8. The boiling should be as brisk as posSi.
! be, unit! the syrup is so thick es 10 DO ID
danger 0? burning. when tho beat should bs
reduced. Three or four hours at most is 81
the time that should ordinarily be taken &
reduce Tie juice to moderately thick syreP
G. 10 majority Of cases reported the best
results have been obtained b. adding nothing
20 the juice. but boiling ropdiy In vessels Q
a few pl hes in depth. and SIMPLY removing
the rising srum entirely from the surface
The 'skitnmings" mey be turned to good &C
count for vinegar, By simply putting them i;
barTels with somo water. and leaVing them Il
sour.
The exceptions to this last rule are. thu
when the canes are long rlpened, or sahjse
so lreesieg and thsniGg, OF when tho bodice
is long continued it is vel! to add littl
soda or lime. TO aeutra i2e any acid fo1Ied
The same will DO the case when the juice LR
stood long after expressing il, before hrisl
boiling has been secured.-ARerieaa A9r!
cultur:st.