The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-10-15
CORN-STAI.K SUGAR
Very satisfactory Results With We.
ry Imperfect Mill.

~ AuuIpCIlCCt gNAlIs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Proe Collier
of the agricultural department has about
completed series OF experiments In the
manufacture Ut sugar from corn stalks.
Yesterday there was public exhibition
OF the results Of the PROCESS, at which
Prof Collier furnished tho fol.o wing in
teresting summary Of his entire work.
He says have worked up four lots Of
corn and seven lots Of sorghum. that ID
eleven lots in all, In large way. The
aggregate weight Of the corn-sta!ks wAs
II. 1877 pounds; aggregate weight Of the
sorghum, 1858 pounds; weight Of ju'cs
from corn, 2,772; weight OF juice from
sorghum, 1865, specific gravity Of III
corn juice, lO.64; specific gravity Of the
sorghum, 10 s.; per centage Of Juice Of
a... sastk-4 40 .-AA~ys-A>~.se-<-~~>-
field, "a 6S; per centage Of juice Of sor-
ghum AS it came from the 6eld, 1886.
twenty-five hundred and seventy-ons
pounds OF corn Juice yielded 1872 pounds
Of syrup and 4,345 pounds Of sorghum
juice yielded ego pounds Of syrup. This
syrup contains, as have ascertained
from annylis Is per cent Of sugar. This
morning tried r
LITTLE EXPERIMENT
Showing how imperfect the mill u. One
hundred and thirty pounds Of millet gave
twenty one and half pounds Of juice
upon running it through the nrst time.
Then 1 put it right through the second
time, and found l got seven and half
pounds additional, ana Is almost 80 per
cent, additional, anG not only that, but
the first run OF juice had specific gray.
ity Of 1901 and the second l0,64, 90
that not only have been losing one-half
of the juice that better mill could havs
produced. but 1t has been the better half
or course 1t is natural that at the first
pressing of the plant, water would most
readily yield to that pressure. The juice
has not been more than one-half in guam
tity, and very deficient In quality, 80 |
am satisfied that II upon this date the
thing could he conducted With p slight
loss, it would be immensely p-aatabls
with such apparatus ~ could easily be
had. Another point; This sorghum
that we have used has been small stake.
because it was sown comparatively thick,
and inasmpuh as sugar resides IN the
pith, and the pith proportional to thu
square Of the diameter, 1t 10 plain II NJ
could get sorghum that WAS one inch
in diameter II would contain Ave imss %
much sugar as that Of one hsle ap inch
in diameter, but this will require
OTHER EXPERIMENTS
To determine. lam satisfied that there
l L.. at,o teV hint sSa
safely rely on results 90 per cent. grsasss
richer the juice Is In sugar the more
the sugar is worth. In these casss
| have got good crystaIlizsblc sugar.
| have no question thsta mill could b
constructed which would yield 10 per
cent. and not but only that but an addi-
tional IS per Gent would be very mucA
better juice than ! worked and for tho
reason this mill is IN old one, the screws
are rusty and cannot get It apart OF I'D
just the rolls together in places. snd the
| consequence is the stuff comes through
without being half pressed II ! had .
new mill ! would have gotten 80 per
cent better results. / will stsks my rep
utaion that whatever results there are,
better can be easily obtained. ! conf
dsntly expect more, and that beyond oil
question, Now rs to whether this Il
practical you can Judge. have worked
through about 12a tons Of stalks. !
have, as
| THE RESULT,
ISL pounds Of sugar that 10, I have LOAF
pounds OF much thicker syrup that US
ual Now, ! expect to get Gus Of shas
l,041 pounds at least 500 or 600 pounds
OF sugar, and some 400 or 800 pousde
of good syrup which may be worked
over. Prom this l2t tons, instead OF
1,O41, ! will risk my reputation that u ID
equally practicable. -Chicsgo Timss,