The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-06-06
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The Culture ofCnne.
10 ne Ediio, PocEef Cilv Mans,

10 tHt fIOUW f-OIhtN tNfV lNtUSf
Pure water boils at ala c of Fahren.
hcit's Thermometer. You cannot make
Il hotter without changing Il to steam.
The Sorghum juice, being a solution of
about fourteen per cent. Of sugar, molus.
ses, &C., IN water becomes three degrees
hotter before boiling, aud boils at $40 c
Fahrenheit.
AS water evnporates greater heat Is
required TO keep the concentrated Juice
at boil; in other words, the iucc grows
hotter and hotter. When II reaches the
heat ofaSs . there is just enough water
lcit 20 enable the sugar to separate from
the molasscs when cold
A long continued exposure TO heat
gradually converts cysldlizablc sugar
into uncrystalizablc molasscs. There
fore, the evaporation should be made ~
rapid as possible.
A concentrated solution of sugar and
molasscs rs very liable TO burn, and should
thcrsforo be carefully watched and ex-
posed 70 more und more moderate fire
ns the evaporation advances.
GENERAL rEiScIPLgs DEDUoED FROM }. =.
LovERlSc's PROCESS.
The juice Of the ripe Sorghum il com
posed of /, cryaalized sugar about scvnn
per cent; 2, uncrystalizcd molass"s about
seven per cent, 3, acid; 1, vcgi,ab lc
mucilage or gum; b, coloriug matter; 9,
watcr.
lst step; Ncutralize tho acid with
lime.
I'd. r move the muclarc By mixing
albumen with the juice, and heating aud
skimming it.
81. Remove the ooloring matter By H..
tcring through bone black.
a peculiar muclHgo still rcmains in.
acparablc at lower heat than nbout 225 c
Fahrenheit.
ith. Boil to the temperature of 925 {
then add lime water. This mucilagc
thcp rises as a scum aud l. T. be rcmov-
cd
There is now lc0 solution composed
OF | sugnr, Q molasscs, water.
9th. To crystal;zc the sugar, we must
cvaporatc the excess of water by biiling.
Most Of the sugar will cystallzo when
cold. The uncrystalized will drain of as
malasscs.
These operations require the greatest
cxacincss.
II the syrup is not boiled enough, the
sugar In il will not crysinlize.
II boiled too much, the mllasscs will
be so thick as to impair the capitalization
OF the sugar.
A good brown sugar can be- made with.
cut iitering through bone black.
A good syrup eau be made without ul-
bomen or lime, by simply skimmiug aud
rapid boiling.
lfthe syrup il impcrlectly clarified,
aud not sufficiently concentrated, it will
fcrmcnt aud become unfit for use.
Imperfect Qualification and fern ,nta-
ton, cause tho Sorghum taste.
SEED.
Pure seed is indispensable. To obtain
II, plant pure seed, at least dozen seed,
in a hill, and let them all stand.
The canes will early ripcn small
cluster ofplump nice sccd
The seeds 50 planted will Weld r'pc
seeds cvyry season, no matter how unla-
yorablc.
Plant the cane for seed by itself
II hybridizcs 80 readily with all its owl
varieties and with broom coru that. with.
out caution, you will obtain worthless
cane.
wooD.
repeat, do not try tr make sugar oi
molOsses with green or poor wood. IL
Louisiana il used " Ike five cords to ia,
1000 pounds Of sugar. Now il takes
two aud ono halt cords. II is not proba
bic that in making sugar and syrup on q
small scale, less wood can be used than
In Louisiana.
L. II. WILLIAMS.