The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-25

Seeing how seriously the manufacture Of beet
ruat has effected the cane sugar industry, the
following account Of the indust-y znl be read By
ivy planters with interest The beet-root Is
cr1wE from sod. Il is planted il February and
Iarch- and natures in about eight months, &C
curiiu- % the SEASON. Being very exhaustive
crop. il can oaly be grown once in three wears OF
the sane soil Before the bee. leaves the field the
-ups and bottoms OF the root are cut or II Is then
couscrH1 BY canal. boat, OF railway. and stacked
alongside the factory: snd IS winter approaches
X Is covered with earth 10 prevent destruction BY
frost he field Labor Is done 70 the extent of 81
Der cent BY women. whose pay Is cents per day
u twelve hours, with food cu1ssiing OF PoNatnes-
mix. and bread; the remaining A9 per cent OF
labor Is doue By men whose psy Is II cents per
day. II no food Is provided the wages are doubled
the women getting Is osnts- the men = cents PEI
CAV.
Thc average weight Of good beet produced per
acru is u 10 Il tons containing about 10 TO L
Ear cent OF crystaili sable sugar las against Is TO
Is per cent in sugar cane. The sugar from beet
except refined state Is not n for use II Is 50
rank and UNPLEASANT in favor
- far win reczui TO its cultivation. Nov with
rerari 10 rn1nufactrre. The most recent and i'm
pruved = ne diffusion process The 700. Is hrst
elevated and thrown into trough, where i IS
cSrefally washed by aid Of wooden wheel with
arms attached driven by steam, which keeps Turn
Ic The root over; Is then again further e!ev ateQ
70 a receiver, where RreyolyIng knives cut Il mic
thin shreas In this state il passes into The dus-
t-s. long upright circular iron vessels Of which
there are ten and rehesterz between each for pro
vidInC steam 50 IS 70 keep the juice at suy temper
allure required. OF these ten vessels eight are
,alwzys full o1e being relied and the tenth being
euPtied-
fata receptacle from which il Is elevated, press
ed dried. and ut times fed 70 cattle as food at sc
yer ton; but when food Is Plentiful this refuse Is
vnlEeless-
ne fuicc coming from the diffussrs Is forced up
Into the defeczturS or CHARTERS which circular
corner 5ackeied. and averages density Of 81 Is.
Il Is here very heavily charged with lime, and
=ien clarified passes into square receiving tanks
where carboliic scid Gas Is tvice appsied with new
additions Of lime. From this. il passes through
charcoal. OF else patent filters Oscar PuTTuz :
new ratent filte- is coming into favor then from
Sitter rrsss into the triple eject thence to vacuum
ran and ceatrifucals IN ordinary co1rse-
he beck before entering faciu-y, is carefully
--eirhed il press-ce OF an excise officer. Ihon an
ansirticai chemist belonging to the establish nenf
takes sarnres and ascertains by chemical anal SIS
r u1rrh sugar there IS IN the beet aid Is an are
81 ratrrr1s II the manufacture hzs been properly
,,s-surtsd. They do not calculate returns PEI
.-e l--t on rre- ton Of beet entering the factory
Toe waste OF refuse from the different vessels j
lz5 constantly tested; IN fact, the chemist IS N
valuabls 10 the factory in preventing loss hls
v7u-k c1u=ists q sixty 70 eighty analyses onrlnl
fhz dar and IL this way every care and pTuFisi1s
Is rnada against loss during different stages q
manufacture. .,st..
NJ ru,nluyusuf Of a chemist is well worthy IN
attention Of our planters. Few Of Cur planters 2
mill men a-e practical working chemists and Il !
riars test factory 70 keep chemist u Should pa
strr surar manufacturers here. SEEING how niarI
.he chemist IS worked IN Germany II Is efloel
.s1at this Important branch should have a persci
sr,ecilfiv detsiied for IL