River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-12
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE
AMBER CANE INDUSTRY.

| auctions. We are told that thereby
we can save for ourselves and add to oui
national wealth the hundred millions
of gold which annually goes abroad to
supply US with sugar. We are told
that this industry will conduce TO our
health by supplanting the adulterated
compounds, flooding the market under
the various names of choice syrups,
using sugar with its ten per cent. MIX
ture of terfa-aibd. But what are the
best results which have as yet been
attained. This can best be answered
by referring to the reports OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley Cane Growers Associ-
alton. convened at st. Louis in Decem-
Der, and the late convention at Mime
apolis. 1t Is demonstrated that the
amber cane is the richest in sugar Of
any plant available for its manutac-
ture, even yielding larger per cent
in practical results than the sugar
cane of the tropics. DIR. Collier, chem
isl in the Agricultural Department at
Washington, EXHIBITS the following
facts: Three analyses of amber cane
cut at different times between the
hardening of the seed and the fully
ripe seed gave an average of 1884 per
cent. of sucrose III the juice. Those
specimens of Louisiana sugar cane cut
in the height of the grinding season
gave an average of IA. 43 per cent. of
sucrose. In other words given
amount of sorghum juice would pro-
duce more commercial sugar than the
same amount of juice of the Louisiana
sugar cane. The average yield OF syr-
up of standard sugar density is stated
by |. II. KennRy to have been 100 gal
Ions per acre in his vicinity. With
us it has ranged from two to three
hundred gallons per acre. DR.. Collier
made in every instance excellent SUI
gar from the juice and in such quanti-
Ties dS " III th6 IiiC oul Sllulh NiOP ga
exceptionally profitable one. Mr.. Rus
sell says from six to ten pounds of SUI
gar per gallon of syrup-Mr. Stewart
SAYS from 900 to 400 lbs. of sugar
per acre In the report at st. Louis
of the Crystal Lake, H., amber syrup
works Mr.. Russell said, with very in
ferior juice we made at our refinery a
little over NO car loa Is or about for
ty-fve thousand pounds of splendid SUI
gar which sold readily at wholesale
for ten cents pound. The juice was
pressed from cane in all its various
stages of growth, not one-fourth OF II
being ripe. Many extensive expert
menters and multitude of others who
have made syrup of greater or less
merit, all bear witness to the quality
Of amber cane; but this industry has
now advanced to the point where
nothing will he deemed satisfactory
in its results which fails to make a
standard article OF sugar. How can
this be accomplished The experience
Of the past year demonstrates that SUI
gar can be made in greater or less
quantities by the ordinary processes
Of handling the juice, but while only
from two to four pounds of sugar per
gallon of syrup can be obtained, our
Mentors dis
satisfied and declare these results will
not Justify the investment of much
capital. Mr.. SchwartZ,of Ill. lis one OF
the most extensive and successful OF
these operators, but he writes that he
will work no more by the old plan;
that hereafter he will make syrup on
ly with the machinery that is lest
| ADAPTED to this business. Large in
yestments in the ordinary vacuum pan
and pump are not the most desirable
| One of the most successful operators
saws, our vacuum pan and pump cost
enough money to almost completely
fit M quite large establishment and
we find now that we can obtain all the
advantages of vacuum pan and pump
and accomplish just as good results at
| less cost for machinery. We find we
can fit up our works with new appll
ances which are being built expressly
for us, making complete train oil
plant especially adapted to the bust
ness and which will save us at least
three fourths of the labor we had tC
| employ the past season and meets al
| the requirements of making a quick
md clear defecation and rapid evapo
| ration and concentration of the juice
| to sugar density at Il low tempera
| tme which will prevent discolorlne
the JUICE and injurng the sugar. II
is only by this most proper machinery
that the best quality of sugar can bt
made, while the sy'up is light in col
or and transparent, free from sorghum
| flavor and commands the best price IL
| the markets. The system of centra
| refineries is advocated Ivy many prac
| teal gentlemen. Dr.. Wilhelm of Far
ibdult, said at Minneapolis-itis Who'll
| " impracticahle for every farmer tt
| max his own sugar and refined syrup
The business of making sugar and r.
| ining must naturally be carried on by
| large central refineries these retiner
les to he supplied by large and small
crude operators, they raising the can'
md converting it into semi-syrup o.
such density rs can be handled by tn,
refineries, they paying cash price
that will prove remuneratiye to boil
puties. Mr.. Russell says. one rein
g, desirably located with good corps
of assistants educated for the business
| e..ch operating in its own distric
\ sisting the auxilliaries and instruct
| ing them how TO make the semi-syrul
| that win be of some use to send TO tn,
refinery enables them to work up tn
product of lai &c amount of territory
Something of this kind is the onl,
practical way whereby as farmers anC
citizens WE can be most benefited b,
this industry. There are prohabl,