, 1862-04-19

and explain them, length Of time not to cx-
coed ten minutes each, as follows:
III G. Bnlklcys Evaporator, Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
-. cory's improved Eyaporator, Lima. Ii
s-Eaglc Works manufacturing Company, CHI
TO n Bra1nards Evaporator, Marion county!
SD. D. Tooker's Eveporator, Napoleon, Mich
1e-John Miller. Bvapsrato., Rolling prairie,
7.,John Ntllcr-s E5apora:or, Rolling Prairie,
II DINA
Socks Portable Erapo1ator, JdAa Richards
Ra1sen. Michigan
The Committee, after examining all the
above EyapoFators, gave their decided prefer
ence to G. Cory's E1aporator, which is known
as Cooks Evaporator, with Cory's Improve
ment.
This improvement in the mode of evaporst-
ing sugar cane juice, invented by Mr. Cory,
VIC, In November last spoke Of ut length
We then said VIC regarded it as the best Esap-
orator which we had yet seen, and the unanI-
nous opinion Of the Committee fully en-
dortes our Judgment
After the awards the Convention adjourned
sine de.
As connected with this subject Of raising
sugar cane, manufacturing into syrup and
sugar, and the best machinery and means Of
doing 60, We give the following letter pre-
sented to the Convention by Mr.. C. Cory,
pamed above. Probably no man in the
Northwest more thoroughly understands the
subject upon which he writes than Mr. C. He
has made It the theme OF much study, for the
past five years:
ADBIAH, Mich. April 18th, 1862,
The undersigned, in presenting to the Sorghum
Convention the accompanying specimens Of spr-
ghum syrup and sugar, would Respectfully remark
that he has been enlisted in the sorghum enterprise
for come five seasons past with increasing euccess
and that he believes it to be, the present prices
Of Eweets, the most profitable Of all the various
branches Of agriculture He concurs in the gcner-
ally received opinion that light sandy rolls pro
but would STILL for the sake Of larger gains, give
his preference to richer soils. abonnding more in
f6s ese 2aats i = bsR sReP @ oen
Ealy planting dasi1abie he sesds eesit e6o1d
Be M a9d neary an fRSG'1ted Ihey
should b ridsed. Tie largest yields may be from
rowa. near four feet spart each way Early and
frequent cultivation ia TaEtly desirable. 4 mix
of Il asf zpifss lime oaaatgs aaa ;q to ss
many respects stimulating its growth. destroy;nV
and prerenting the existence Of multitudes Of its
1neoCti1e parasites, and improving its quality IN
stripping f's leaves from the standing cane large
! amount Of sheep-kelp may be had very cheapiT,
gathered before proper natnrty, it ahonld remain
few days, protected from hest and cold to chemi-
cally change and 1lpen, before being manufactured
the undersigned their is anything Of peculiar
merit lit ia attributable not much to the species,
coil or culture, but simply to the improved In
| Ing Of the juice Is done in the ordinnry method
The juice is pressed Immediately to the receir.
ing tub at the head Of the pan, and email amount
to neutrallze. III part the assidity OF the Juice,
and to mid in its defeca1ion.
The pan used is Of copper. three feet eight inches
| wide and ten feet long. and is constructed in
part On the principles of D; n. Cooks celebrated
S : paaeg s1s gatsn,ea y n
spaT1men.s. r5sa of e55iasF! length, M bni
adad @ to the rst dsson most pe9ee deiees sat
tion is secured. after which, in claraded state
and entirely freed from scum, the syrup Ia passed
Cd to . continaed intense heat TIL aufacientl1
cooked at the further end Of the pan
At which point it is passed of, st the. epcet
the day. The sugar herewith exhibited is mad,
from syrup thus manufactured It is entirely il
its raw etate, and waa mostly separated from tn!
OCCASION. Neither Of the above articles bave an,
other admi1ture whatever, except the smau quau
tity OF lime alluded to above. Respectfully sub
mttted. G. CoRY, Of Lima.
The following is q true copy OF results Of analy
sis made at Belchers refinery, Chicago, H., Il
| Jan. 1862:
''Analyeis Of sample syrup from Ar. Cory-fo
one hundred parts Of syrup
a parts Of cane sugar
e5 parts ct liquid sugar.
Is parts Of sugar.
az parts Of gum or glutin.
~ parts Of water.
~ parts Of other matter"