The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-12-08
CRUDE BEET 6 UaAR.
son,o Suggestion to Earmers Oonosrn,ng
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Tho following letters explain them
selves: #H d
Dr. e. w Wiley, Chief Chemist,
Ul1atcd States Department Of Ag,i.
catltatfc, Washington, D&Cg;.1
DEAR SIR The EplToMIsT appeals
to you as authority on the subject of
suSSar making from sugar bb9aaatss, and
asks for such Information as you may
bo willing tofurnish for publication
III relation 10 somo process by which
farmers may produce beet sugar st
homo ina small way for their own
use. .s3
It is hoped that this Information,
which you are SO. we'll equipped to
furnish to the public, may enable the
man with cider or fruit press and q
few pots &ud dkattles to do something
for h,mselfin$ his line of work while
awaiting tho sloY development ofythe
beet sn9ar Industry on larger scale.
We h5svo hoard O. story of]yonr.ex OK.
perlmenta Wjth sorg hum as al b ~ on
yonr farther'J il ra1, and may; there
not be enibry spi sn tists y ID oYy til ba
stimulated by tho new su "a m oye,.:
ment2 @ ( Il ,3s
Trusting that you will consider ous
appsa!! as pro bono p,tblico, we ale,
dear sir, 5l3
Most sincerely yours,
EPITOAIlST PUBLISHING Co
UNITED STATES DIGpAA AARTAII1NT OE, AaRr.
CULTURE, DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY.
WASHINGTON, y. o. Nov 8. 1897. j,
Ihe :EpttoMist I'uO. Co, Intlianupo. t.
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GENTLEMEN, NJ hnvo your5latter Of
sho "a inst, asking me for an OK xpres,
sion OF opinion ia regard to sooe pro
cess by which farmers may produce
naet sugar at home in q small way for
tueir owh u's. inrspiy parutt nIs niIies 10
say that tho proaaction of q crude beet
sugar in 3 smnll way is al extremely.
simple prcc<ss Any fartner whoyis
equipped with s cider mill for rasping
tho nsets, acidor press for3exprsssine
tho juice an eyaporator suitable for
making sorghum molasseg, can pro.
dnco q crude byeS sugar. AS airule,
this sugar will not be worry pslatable.
becanse it is not refined and contains
the salts and bitter princi ples Sghich
mako raw beot sugar and bses molas.
ses, as o rule, unfit FOR table use. It
VIII bb, however, an interesting OBJ,
joct lesaon to our farmers 70 dornOnss
strete the fact that the sugar bget itself
contains sugar, and that tha latter can
be made in the crude way / nave mon
toned above. Tnthis way the max
ing OF sugar ina small way by faraaars
may provo u Stimulus to tho industry
and DO great good. Farmers, how.
ever, should not bn deceived by the
expectation OF being able to mako their
sugar q successful way con1toercial.
ly. The successful and profitabls8
manutactur3 of sugar can only bs ao
complished in expensive factories
equipped witha the appliances neces
sary to mako q pure refined sugar
Only The plra refiaed beet sugar can
ever bscoine an article of comulerce.
In thia the beet dilfovs from the sugar
cane, because tho latter will eiva q
sugar which, even in the crude state,
IS palatebl and M rketable In fact
many peopleI pretef cfudo canH sugar Z
to the refined article on st of its
containing the aromatic principles OF
the cano, which give it an odor and
1laYor very acceptable to most palates.
l trust that any OF your readers who
may undertake the m anufacture OF
bcet sugar in tho crude way I have
mentioned above may do so only from
tho point Of view indicated. and not
with the expectation OF making it a
commercial success.
/ am respectfully,
Il. w. Wiley, Chief of Division.