The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-12-26

Western Plantation Sugar Case 0iF1I

The committee appointed BY the Hi
nois State horticultural Society, at its
late session in this city, to report on the
subject Of refining The crude Sorghum,
or Chinese sugar cane strip, visited the
works of the Chicago Refinery on Satur-
day morning after the adjournment of
the meeting, and deem the information
obtained of sufficient importance to make
it pubic at an early. day. The following
is their report:
On visiting the works of the Chicago
Sugar Refining Company, We were cor
daily received by Mr.. Belchcr, and were
offered every opportunity for obtaining
information. We spent several hours in
examining into the process by which the
company have so successfully refined the
Sorghum strip and produced the excel
lent article exhibited to the Horticulture
al Society. We were assured by Mr..
Belcher, that there was no secret in the
process; although expensive machinery
and thorough practical skill are necessa-
~ to attain the best results.
We directed our attention to the fol-.
lowing points.
lst. What foreign substances are used
in refining? Would their use be likely
to render the refined product unhealth.
full?
I'd. What is the loss in quantity by
refining?
Sd. What is the expense of refining !?
4th. How does the refined article rank
in grade with other refined sirups?
9Th. How can the farmers get their
sirups refined ? ... -. ...
9th. Is there any sale for the crude
strip?
ANswEks.
LIST. A small quantity of lime water is
introduced at the commencement of the
boiling. Next the strip is strained
through canvas sacks. Afterwards it
passes into immense bone filters. contain
ing bone charcoal BY these three pro.
cesses great amount of extraneous veg.
etablc matter is extracted 1t is then
subjected to a rapid boiling at 1902 heat,
in what is called vacuum pam which
finishes the process.
So far as We could Judge, there was
nothing used to impair, but rather i'm.
prove the henlthtulness of the refined
product This Cannot be said Of all the
refined sirups offered in market.
ID. one hundred gallons of fair crude
siTup yields "bout ninety salIous Of the
refined product
Sd. The cost Of refining does not ex.
,ecd six cents per gallon in large quanti-
les.
4,h. It ranks with the best refined
Golden Sirnp." The eastern refued
irups are not uniform in quality, except
n the higher grades. 1t has none of the
'boncse.' taste of the unrctned sirup.
Tor the smoky favor which often occurs
n other refined sirups.
9Th. The company offer to rece We sir
Ip .. any Of the railroad depots in this
lily, in quantities Of five barrels or over,
md TO refine it at ten cents gallon, re.
urninC to the depot. for each man, an
quail amount of sirup, les its actual
oss in refining; orto return seventy five
,ailons for every one hundred gallons re.
;ciyel These figures include drayage,
and repaintin: the heads.
The company will sell the refined Sor-
.hUn under the new name Of (now used
Tor the frs; tins) Western Plantation
Sirup" SINAI! packages Of ten gallons
each may be obtained Of them at 50 cents
per gallon
G:h. The company will row purchase
for further experiment 200 or 800 bar
rels Of thu crude article At - cents per
.al!on. delivered, before establishing any
regular price at which they will buy it.
\ sirup refinery msy lie started at L
cost of about 81 600. The cost Of the
machinery alone in the works above was
$50 900 1t has n capacity for refining
100 bril-. per dag in addition to its regu-
lar business.
We further learn from number Of
wholesale croccrs Of this city, that the
s;rup trade ha- greatly fallen off since
the Introduction of tho Chinese cane. IT,
localities country merchants do
hot keep any bu: Sorghum sirup on sale
The cultivation Of the sugar cane in
the Northwest is no longer a matter Of
doubt. rs high as $50 gallons per acre
has tezn produced. $50 gallons is a small
yield. Whether sugar can be rroitsb!y
produced from it is not yet determined.
We shall soon have a home supply and
surplus to export to the Eastern States.
&. I. CHASE,
ii. D. EMERY.