, 1866-02-02
SORGHUM MANUFACTURE.
AtNcport from Northern Indiana to
rIlc Michigan Cane Growers AAAocEa-
ttDn-The Crop OF 1SBA-Amount and
Quality Of Product etc.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tdbunc1

AtKcport from Northern Indiana to
rI,c Michigan Cane GroNyer.' AAaocEa-
ttDn-The Crop OF lSB4-Annount and
Quality Of Product etc.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tdbunc1
L1.lA, lndlanas Jan. -
Mcssrs. c. Cory d. Sons, sorghum manufac-
turers, Of this place, prepared report OF
their operations for the past season for the
late Michigan State Cane Growers Associa-
tion. II contains points that will Interest
your rcauers, showing the condition md pro-
Eress Of this class Of enterprises IN this part
or the State. give extracts from the report.
AMOUNT or PRODUCT.
The rast season was one of more than ord1
cary success In this enterprise. The amount
Ut sor:,o syrup manufactured in this county,
and the one adjoining it In your Slate, Is esti-
mated at upwards Of 100, 100 gallons The
uuali,y is generally good, and a considerable
lmount of It is showing natural tendency
10 granulation. These syrups we're produced
ircm nearly every species OF cane and variety
or soil, and With nearly every method and
degree oi cultivation. The varieties, bow
ever, generally preferred and cultivated are
the Chinese aud OtaIeitau.
HARVESTING Tne CANE.
We have nothing special to relate IN reier-
rucc to harvesting our cane, except that, Tor
the easc Of handling, We bind it In Mnall
bundles with two bands, soon after 1t Is strip
rcd and cut, and store It away to mature. IN
tood tized shocks or under shelter, standing
It on end instead Of cording. In this way it
Is kept without Injury from three to sU
aseeks, and tho last worked up generally pro-
duces the best syrup and the most sugar.
Where the crop Is not wanted for seed pur.
poses, we prefer harvesting early in It's milk
or green state, and then maturing In the
tLock, as above stated. Yet, for The last tour
whit Y crfn f11 IN
11akipg sugar in large proportion, especially
from the Qtahcitan sugar cane variety, In
every degree OF HpeDess from the first head'
Ing out 10 It's full maturity.
HANDLING THE CANE.
Ofthe cane brushes now In use, re prefer,
except In instances where steam or water
loWer is used, the vertical with sweep, as bet.
Ter economizfng' the applied power, aud q
pressing closer and giving greater speed
We have no confidence IN the ptetence which
processes, by Use Of se1i-regnlnttng rollers, to
press out the sacchasine fnlces at that nice
dividing point which leaves the Elnetipon:
md other iorc{gn substances With the rctnse
stalk This separation certainly belongs moi
| 10 any crusheT, however well regulated O
| adjusted. -
TIE EyAPoRATons
| Mostly In use in this and In adjoining coun
lies arc Of our own invention, and patented
By lis IN 1sGl: The one used by ourselves
| though but four feet By twelve in size, hal
been made to run At the rate Of near half 1
barrel Of finished syrup per hour, and also q
an average Of eleven gallons per hour through
| The day, Its great success In producing
| eraulinted sugars Is attributed to its pre-
| eminent clarifying properties, BY which It
| obstructinS impurities arc thrown out.
crAL1rx OF PnonrcT.
| Our sagars Of this years mauu'ae1nfe ar
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