Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-11

shape of exhausted animal charcoal we might
4 speak of other chemical agents, which arr
used for Qualifications (such as acids, blood
and eggs, and bring new elements Of fertili
ty, but we will confinc the argument to the
beet ITSELF
The pulp coming out of the press weighs
about onc-third ofthe original mass zone acre
gives seven tons, IL, 900 lbs. of pulp, which
is an excellent food for cattle. At the rate
of 70 lbs. per day, enc acre will feed an OK
200 days, acithoat cost. ,.,..,. ......,~
The pulp might be Kept to last several
months, but it is more convenient and profit
able to dispose off as soon as possible hence
the advantage of keeping an adequate NUM-
Der of cattle a-1-.. /: Az -
A single press, working night and day, as
usual, gives 1000 lbs. Of pulp in "a hours,
and will feed one hundred head of cattle =
French factories are generally supplied with
six presses, and feed coo head of cattle The
number Of factories being $50, it follows that
the beet creates a demand for 22S, 900 head
of cattle every year.
WHEN PREPARING FOR MARKET.
These animals receive an allowance of bran,
meal oil cake, straw and bedding and they
produce large quantities of manure.
TO work, and transport quantities of heets,
sugar, food, fuel and manure, great number
of men and horses cohgrcgate, and supply
their quota ffertlizatiofi; furnaces add their
contingent ashes; so that the land is brought
to point of exuberant productiveness by
the constant influx of foreign elements.
| Should there be no rotation of crops -
should the beet be permitted to profit by the
| fertility which it causes, the average yield of
| the beet crop would be much higher, as in
| the above case of, Kachln and Gasparin.--
-Four or five exhausting crops Of wheat, lin
seed, poppy, barley and rape seed are allow
ed to impoverish the soil, before the beet is
| called upon to impart to it new vigor.
The beet sugar industry in France is con-
centrated within three or four counties, which
now surpass all others in wealth, fertility and
population. e.,--.-r. 10 r.vra 20
PRODUCTION AND PRICE OF SUGAR.
We extract the following statistics from
the journal d. Agriculture" Paris 1861:
2 During the year 1859, thirty two sugar
factories did not produce any sugar, because
they found it profitable to make alcohol out
Of beets ....5 .g... -,,. q. -..a..+... -
The other $40 factories sold 2S3, 903, 200
pounds of sugar and 100, O00, 900 pounds of
molaSses. -.
Thcaverage price including storage, freight
and commission was ~ cents per pound for
brown, and III cents for refined sugar.
TO form an estimate of the probable cost
of beet sugar IN Ohio, we must not overlook
the high price of sugar in our country; on
the other hand we have cheaplands, fuel and
superior machinery; the cost of the bcets has
already been estimated at one dollar the tun,
| 49, IL, ~,
10000 pounds in one day we may, there
FORE establish the following account for one
day:
Cost of 900 pounds beets five tups at one dollar
Wages of three men, at one dollar each.... 800
Lime and fuel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Animal coal sixty pounds at three cents per pound 50
..1'. s18 90
| Surprising only 81 per cent. of sugar AMI Al Of
| molasses TO be extracted:
800 pounds of sugar at four cents pound S14 90
| 400 pounds molasses at two cents per pound 0 90
| 5000 pounds Of pulp for nothing ---f23 90
One days profit. ......................s1 $40 90
The foregoing account was purposely ex-
aggerated as to the diminutive per ccntage of
sugar and the proportion of molasses Euro
pean factories extract from nine to ten per
cent. of sugar, from one to four per cent. of
molasses we see no reason why we should
not do the same.
Theory indicates that the tenth part of q
beet crop is pure sugar; the experience of a
Sullivant demonstrates that one acre will
yield at least twenty tuns objects; there
| fore, our broad acres conceal in their bosoms
four thousand pounds Of sugar each and ev-
cry year. Surely, American ingenuity will
dig it out then the supremacy of"free labor
will be undiSputed, because, instead of pay
ing tribute to Southern Plantations. we will
send OUT "cheap" sugar to regeneratcd Louis
lana ~, -. ..-.... Deg. -.- "a
The beet will open new field for science
and metallurgy; the former will supply chem
| icals and learned overseers; the latter, cop
| per utensils, steam pneumatic machines, fill
tiers, presses, grating and washing machines
Our lands will cover their former fertility
our wheat crops will rise to their ancient
standard of thirty bushels per acre public
fortune will be increased; heavier taxes viii
1 not be hurthensome agriculture, by becom
| ing profitable will gain the favor of the young
generations who now desert her declining
empire Such has been the effect of the same
cause in France and Germany; there tht
beet has effected a revulsion, revival gen
eral return of intelligent young men, strug
Cling mechanics, rich oilers and food O
\ emigrants TO the field Of their fathers.
u CONCLUSION. ..
To sum up, France produces about 800
l 10000 pounds Of sugar, and half as mucl
otmolasscs, which. together, are worth $50,
$1,000; on which the Government lay
, taxpf 36s per cent, amounting to $4,000,
000F ..s- .t.e
wv have seen what means are employed
to bring about this result, and,
, WHaEEAs, Similar causes produce similar
, effects, the committee propose to adopt en-
ergetic means to forward the prosperity o.
the State and. therefore, offer the followin.
resolution:
Resoloed, That the State Board of Agricul
I ture is authorized to offer premium of s.
4 to the first person who shall have planted
within the State of Ohio, no less than iv,
acres OF sugar beets; and manufacture, there
from, no less than 5000 pounds of good, fair
merchantable, crystalzed brown sugar; ant
specimen of white refined loaf sugar, of n,
less than twenty pounds in single, uncom
pressed block. The premium to be awarded
on condition that the winner shall open hi
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