New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-02

Professor SwensOn continues: Making a fair allow
ance for cane AMI juice lost In experiments during the
first part the yield OF rs sugars
will be fully 100 pounds per ton poarzins o. strike
OF average moas,cs boiled to string proof yielded IL
per cent weight OF the massecute III sugar Con-
tanning - per cent OF sucrosc This IL a. the rate OF
twenty sht pounds per ton OF cane Hal tue entire
crop boiled for seconds the average yield per ton OF
cane would have been less than l25 pounas OF sugar
and 10 gallons OF moIasses FROM financial standpoint
the advantage working for seconds depends entirely
ON the syrup markets In my judgment IL would not
have paid this as the market Is better thah or
years past rhe entire product OF oi.oOo gohs mas
Showing the reIv Of suorOse glucose aud
solids not sugar the juice used III he nrst tr &
the old method OF calculating available sugar must DO
abandoned According to this rule there woull DO one
6l pounds available sugar per ton OF cane III .nc
diausion Juice of the first trial. when as matter of act
1870 10 pounds were obtained IL would. tnereIoie,
seem that OF preventing an equal weight OF cane
sugar from crystazng the glucose and other solids not
sugar in the juice prevented only twohfns OF taer
borne out by the data furnished by the analysis OF he
juices during the entire season" ,.,,, ,.,v...
fable IA given showing the average OF daily analyses
made by Dr. Crampton the chemist OF the Depsrtmens
Of at FGrs seo two aIrSg facts
III The very uniform condition OF tho cane throuyhout
the OF 9s by tine ee OF the
is entirely prevented 10 anorated no
amount OF an opes pan led to the Conclusion the IN
1srble action OF heat been greatly Overestimated
aIoaaO of
per cent of the weight OF 1.-THE whole plant hesPecns
.ne cane most economically Professor swenson
says: Judging from our present knowlsdge Isc.ory
az working 300 to 100 tons OF ceaned cane
reP dny seems the desirable This would require
diffusion battery Of IL cells each eel having s lnoS
nave capacity OF $50 tons Of water per day, ana
strike pan with on its kind
and auality and can be readily obtained from any re-
Iiahia manufacturers The cost or factory ~ almost
tad Wi
not tasen into account The capltai ior plliahs =
factory OF the above capaey sIoS mot hsp NO carany
Unsafe Nothing but the pest machinery should DC ns1a
Da 10 Se abe Ie to quickly
y having duplicate parts OF such inscihery a. nd
to break nn how much sugar can produced per ton
Of cane put cost OF this production inast also oc
sdere The success OF the work during the iast season
has been largely dueo tie simplicity aud cneaphes' o
| tho proces employed 49,. 4. ill on ,ecou,e
10 dispose IN some way 0f the esnasten
from tho battery. and expresses me OPINION ma
OF paP pskd po OF them He after
being redced to hne chips and thoronyny cend
tc r This work No attempts have been made as iar
as know make paper pulp on Large seale n br
Seen made In a small way This matter Is certainty ae
serving OF wsnsan considers that of the greatest
a,annes 10 be encountered Ia developing tue sorghum
industry will be the scarcely OF ,ha, ths esta.h
n,ent of school In which young men can receive ,ne
| ful .eclu
% The Improvement OF the cane by careful selec,
,am and culture Ii dweit upon as matter when snona
rareive immediate attention. Prscssor swenson con
ttnas. The establishment Of sugar refinery witin
@ rcac, of the sorghum sugar factories will he one OF
,bs' imp.atve needs in the future The demand
c onT Uni OF sugar but white graDuatei Ia compar
III i,nited The sugar produced ut Fort scott
sverased within 12 per cent OF being as pure IA the
Lest sySnuate while the selling price nas been about
10 cents per pound less. difersnce OF about "a
per cent The most feasible manner 81 c%nd1cung ,ns
aoc or more factories with the additional appliances
n.eiei and when the seasons work Is over the sugar
nom number factories would be rebncd'there during
the renia nder OF tile year. . ., A..
The report cvncujcs "a follows: In reviewing tht
uork The most mportnnt phnt suggested Is the com
pete success Of the experiments la demonstrating th
commercial practicabty OF manufacturing sugar IRON
sorghum cane. A.
2. That sugar produced uniformly throughout TIT
| entire season. 81. -.