The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-09

A young man could we'll afford
TO give his services a whole sea
son in such an establishment as
that of farmer Schwarz in order
to become a sugar boiler.
Our American colleges should
teach it. have already sugges-
ted it to Prof. Swallow, of Col
umbia, and sent him a good jug
| Of Prof Schwarz's best in order
that he may be able to give each
of his boys a good licking.
In the erection ofmy works In
1862, a notice of it met the eye
of an invalid printer at Three
Rivers Mich, be applied for the
privilege of working at boiling
gratis, it was granted. At the
end of the season he returned
home fully restored. The next
season, 1868, he assisted me at
the large works in Perry county
Illinois, at So per day, standing
the alternate watch with me
performing bis part with entire
satisfaction This sugar boiling
has always been known to be
healthy, especially for persons
of incipient pulmonary aztec
tons. l would Recommend any
one that wishes to succeed In
this and become an expert to
discard the use of tobacco, espe-
cially invalids, as it is in the
way Of employing the palate
test and eating as freely of the
cane syrup as good health will
suggest. In all my observation
| have never seen or heard Of a
person being made sick by It's
free use.
But to return to the feasibili-
ity of constructing and sustain
ing neighborhood or more prop
erly custom works. A locality
where the soil partakes of lime
or what is commonly called
mulatto soil, is most desirable,
5 and have the works in a valley
If a billy section, near good wa
5 ter where a hillside is not OBJ
t tainable the mill may be placed
upon the second floor with a
shaft below and of such proper
5 tions as will admit of sufficient
) horsepower to elevate the cane
upon a truck on a rail mill.
: There is a three fold object in
| an elevated mill, viz: LIST to
| have the team under the same
. shelter of the mill; I'd to have
the juice elevated without pump
I'd, to afford a convenient dump
l for the bagasse where it may be
consumed daily unless there is
some local use for it. l sold
mine one year at Dayton, Ohio,
to paper manufacturers, and re-
allied $50 clear. At the works
in st. Johns Perry county, ILL.,,
: we kept a cart constantly en-
ployed in hauling it away. II
fell from the elevating apron
upon a trap platform that the
!, driver would tilt and load bis
t cart. Fortunatelyfor him the
mill did not run at night as we
t made juice ahead for night
boiling. This is an essential ar
rangement in large works. The
arches of furnaces should not be
allowed to cool off, as it is not
only a loss of fuel, but each start.
S ing is attended with some more
S less inferior syrup.
/ | come back to the practical
e organizing for a custom works
on a paying scale. Surprising
It fifty neighboring farmers having
decided to start a works and the
man best qualified for running
it has not the capital, then Lei
. each loan him cash a portion
e and take syrup making for pay
dividing it into one, two o.
more years, as he may be able t.
pay. Ia this way the club viii
b have a Joint interest in his sue
cess. l shall defer any estima
e ties for such works until sucl
time as there shall be a demand
for it.
i There is n view of this bu
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