, 1875-10-13

anu the second umo d mOnGn later, on the
23rd of November. It had been windrowed
since the end of November, and presented a
very bad appearance, so that fully one-third
had to be cut off and left in the field. that
third being more or less rotten.
Work began on the 18th of December, 1873,
and was finished with five Interruptions of more
or less duration, owing to the HOLIDAYS and
other causes, on the 3rd of January,
1874.
1.-THE cane was carefully weighed under the
superintendent of Mr.. Archibald Mitchell,
of Leeds & Co, in this city, and in presence of
any chance visitor. On 40 arpents, or 81 AS
acres, there was obtained in all 957,60O
pounds of cane Tor the cutters, which makes
an average of $3.50 pounds per acre. The
juice pressed from the same cane weighed
$3.50 Beaum6. The average weight of the
single canes for the cutters was two
pounds.
1.-The juice coming from the difusers and
going into tho CHARTERS weighed $500
Beaum6. The total amount of juice obtained
was 64.39 pounds from 100 pounds of cane,
the latter containing 80 per cent. of juice
therefore q loss of only SOL pounds of cane juice.
The best results obtained from the rollers
showed a loss of "a pounds of juice from 100
pounds of cane under the most favourable cir
cumstances.
From the CHARTERS it went through FIVE
open kettles, was boiled down to $50 Beaum6,
and went from thence to the vacuum pan in the
usual way.
"The amount of saccharine matter obtained
was as follows
"3I AS acres at 2s,75O pounds cane per
$751; 900 pounds cane.
81 hhdS. net production
ofsugar....s.... 1916 pounds.
" 1870 bills mOl8SSaG.
5,542 gals, 1 gal.
molasses of 10
pounds.......... &c ,5O4 pounds.
Total of pounds of --
sugar and molasses.. 1O2, 240
which makes on 957,600 pounds Of cane. 1867
per cent of sugar and molasses.
The great preponderence of molAsses over
sugar is due to the deteriorated condition Of the
cane and to not having made second and third
sugars.
"For the purpose Of comparison, the results
obtained this season with the old process by
Messrs. M'Uall Brothers, and Col. Amed6s
Bringier, are annexed"
STATEMENT OF MEssRs. M'CALL BRoTHRRs,
1869 acres Of cane, 2S,05I lbs. at 2 to
so Beaume. Total amount of cane rolled,
I5,96I,3 s lbs. Result obtained, 440 hhds.
at 1850 lbs. each. Total amount of sugar,
pounds, 500. 500. 1000 barrels of molasses, at
43 gallons, IL lbs. per gallon, equal to $500
pounds. Sugar and m~Olasses, total pounds,
1929, 500. The production Of saooharine mat
ter was $40 per cent of the cane worked.
Now, if the result obtained had been the same
as that by diffusion, 1852 per cent. (from
very inferior and deteriorated cane, the juice
of which weighed only 6.66 Beaum6) the
result would have been sugar and moIasses,
total pounds, 1908 ,079, which is q surplus
gained of $50, $40 mounds.
;"TO sum up, if the cane on Messrs.
INGALLS, plantation had been worked by diffusion,
and would have had only the same weight of
Beaum6, 6'66, and had doteriorated besides,
the result obtained would have been 2e3 hhds.
of sugar and 665 barrels of molasses more
than was obtained under the old process.
"Col. Amed69 Bringier stated that be had
chosen the finest cane on his place 10 order to
test as exactly as possible how much could be
obtained by one of the best mills in the State,
and one of the must economically conducted
sugar houses.
"5l acres, at 57,794 pounds per acre, are
2,9A7,50o pounds; the cane juice weighed 30
Beaum6.
Production OF, sugar 49,. pounds 1922
Production of molasses .....s.. 1876
Total green sugar........ 210,240
or 713 per cent. of saccharine mat
ter to cane worked.
1.-The great preponderance of sugar over
molasses in this result is due-hrst, to the