Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-17

VI. K. b. WllilauS.
RI. B. Foley's stallion, Rube, took the second pre-
MUM.
Best Mare of any age-lst premium was awarded
to II. B Foley. J.;
Best Mare of any age--2nd premium was a"aroe'
to O. L. richardson.
Best Gelding-lst premium, DIR. Campbell.
Best Gelding-2nd premium. J.. Iaycock.
Best saddle horse-'st premium, Harvey johnson
End premium. W. p. Carter.
Best Poney. not over 10 hands h'gn-lst pre-
MUM, J. II. johnson.
Best Ponev not over Is hands ish-2nd premium
DR. Hereford.
Best exhibition of lhorsemanshir-lst premium
Rest exhibition of horsemanship-2nd premium
Nathan Castle.
The MACHINE nEPARTMENT.-As we entered tins dc
partment OF the Fair TIL" first thing that struck on
was the very large display OF machinery
from the extensive establishment of 5, II. GILMAN. o
the American Machine Depot. New Orleans, which
adds or. atty to the Interest Of the Fair. and shows
the liberal spirit of this gentleman, who has came
forward so largely in contributing articles OF grta'
interest to our planters.
We found from the above nance! exhibition severa
very beautiful stationary engines of various capaci
ties and powers. whicl, were driven by steam. gen
Grated in a double Auei boiler, set in a sheet ir"r
caseing to dispense with hrickwotk. The fire passes
under the boiler first, then through the hues back
to thu 'front.' end. where it is again returned over the
top to the sheet iron chimney. Attached to this il
a continuance for burning the smoke by which thai
nuisance is got rid o., besides 1t effects Il considerable
saving Of fuel.
This boiler and setting is very desirable for thoss
who have u difficulty in obtaining bricks, or where
a saving Of fuel is desirable, for by ITS peculiar ar
rapgement a saving of 33 per cent is effected ovel
the common manner of setting double fue boi'erS.-
One OF the stationary engines is arranged !" drive
Young america circular saw-mills. also exhibited Ivy
the American Machine Depot, which il a very FIN
and substantial piece of machinery. capable of saw.
irg a plank Sc feet long. "A inches vide, in a minute,
the b.dblocks are what are called thu %ratetut bed
blocks, and are SO arranged that one man by means
OF one lever moves the log towards the saw, thus
saving the laborOf y man, 1.-TWO being required in
the common Page mill } and preventing entirely any
other than parallel lumber being cut. "a both ends
of the logs move at the same time.
The lumber cut by this mill at the Fair, was very
smooth and true, showing great perfection, both in
workmanship and handling Of the saw mill.
We noticed next a fine portable engine Of II horse
power attached to its own boiler Ut Messra HOARD \
LAWS Patent, the regularity Of which consists in
the FIRE being made in the fue OF the boiler and pas
sink underneath. then returning over the top, thus
superhcating the steam and rendering 1t more effect
i've. The fue is put in the boiler with bolts. and car
be removed at pleasure and cleaned whenever neces
sary, which is a decided advantage over the usual
tubular boiler furnished will, portable engines, which
are SO difficult to clean from scale. This engine vas
driving numerous corn mills, cob c%rushers, &C., and
seemed to work to perfection.
Mr.. GILMAN has also a smaller size portable engine
on the ground, which we admired for its compact
neat appearance, and good finish, it is from a st,
Louis foundry, but for sale at the American machine
depot.
bagasse Kettles and Furnace guaranteed to make
sugar and grind the canes with one cord OF wood to
each 1000 pounds of drained sugar produced.
Bagasse Furnace and Kettles are exhibited by Mr..
E. CARVER, 4 Co., n. Cook. general agent of New
Orlea ms, and ~ one of the novelties Of the Fair.-
The especial object is to save fuel in the making d
sugar by 4 proper mode OF using the Bagasse to
evaporate the cane juice. instead of to make steam,
as has before been done, but which saves but little
vro.J vharaae NV <l:- mn nnf Eottla train tho fn.1
required is but a triae AIDED to the Bagassc, and has
in fact been reduced down to the low point Of one
cord to the hogsheal at the plantation. Of +. H. $.
koGGs and THos. $. B1sHtANDs, in st. Marys, aud +.
LAUDREArx, in Assumption Parish.
We look on this invention as one of the most i'm
portant at the Fair, and NEST worthy Planters at
tention who are short of wood. as a positive guaran-
tee is Offele ed as to the amount burnt.
Also exhibited by Mr.. Cook, is a fine plan of n
sugar house ada pted to receive the l'agasse Kettles
and Furnace, showing the internal and external ar
OF the machinery &C.. which added to the
model, makes the whole process very plain and easily
Next IN order we noticed the Orleans corn mill
which has its frame entirely of iron. sith French
burr stones, and has a very handsome and substan
tial appearance. A 50 inch mill Of this lhake will
grind "a bushel of corn a minute. This mill is Nix.
GnMANs' invention. and made in New Orleans. 1t
seems admirably adapted to the use Of Planters.
from its strength and ca pacitv.
The MctiroRGE shingle machine. also from Ameri
machine Depot, was IN operation turning OUT u
fine article of shingle in quick style. 1t saws the
shingles with the grain Of the wood and gives them a
smooth appearance as il they were planned, so that
better article is produced than is produced by most
shingle machines, and causes no loss OF timber, as
only the "a w-dust is lost, whereas the Riving ma
chine causes a loss Of two large sliayings each side
There is also u Pneumatic steam pan of GnMANs'
patent for graduating sugar. which pre- ents an eS-
handsome appearance. and is admirably
adapted to the purpose. The advantages claimed for
i are. that it does not discosor the auyar in cooking,
and cna bles a Planter 20 make more sugar. \ pref
ty doctor engine goes with this pan with two double
action pumps, to pump syrup and condensed water.
Over 80 Of these pans are now in successful opera
ticn IN Louisiana.