The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-05
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In a report to the Department Of
State on the beet sugar industry OF
Germany, Mr.. Geo. H. Murphy, Vice
consul at Magdeburg, says: "The In
huence which chemistry has exerted
upon the production Of beet sugar has
been very great and has rendered pos
sible the victory of the beet over
sugar cane, the production OF beet
sugar in the world being now twice. az
large as that of cane sugar. No other
existing industry is subject to sucn
thorough and scientific control. In
German sugar factories there are<now
employed about one thousand chem
lists who give their undivided atten-
ton to furthering the interests OF the
industry.
'"'The utilization Of waste materials
in the manufacture of by-products has
had a beneficial effect. By cooking
molasses dregs after the removal OF
the sugar a potash is won which Is
preferred to all sorts in the soap In
dustries. From the parts of the same
material which contain nitrogen, cy-
anide Of potassium is also produced.
This substance is much used in mod
ern gold mining in the Transvaal, n
also to a growing extent in the Unit
ed States. 1t is believed that a meth
cd will be found sooner or later for
using electricity in the Qualification of
beet juice" j
Concerning the utilization of sugar
beet waste as manure. he says:
Until recently no satisfactory pro-
cess has been found for utilizing the
waste materials which accumulate so
rapidly in German b%eet-sugar factor
les. The questions found most difficult
to solve were:
1. How to reduce to useful form the
valuable ingredients remaining in the
mass. ..
2. How to obviate the unpleasant
odors.
3. How to safely dispose Of the dan-
gerous waste water.
These difficulties were seriously felt,
especially in establishments producing
sugar or alcohol from molasses, the
residuum known as brown I've or mo-
lasses dregs being a substance which
it was found difficult to dispose OF sat
isfactorily. When emptied into rivers
either directly or through sewers, 1T Is
said that a certain result was the death
of a small percentage Of the fish IN
such streams. When the I've was re-
duced to saline (Schlempekohle) or
potash, the products Of combustion
escaping through the chimney spread
odors so offensive as to annoy
ance and discomfort in the vicinity. II
Is now claimed that these evtl-smell'
ing products of combustion contain
valuable manure stuffs, and, further
that the manuring Of fields with waste
material of this sort is advantageous
because the soil thus receives back II
easily assimilable form useful matter
of which the beet deprived it in IT.
growth, especially potassium and nj
trogen. This molasses I've cannot
however, be conveniently used as ma
nure, owing to the fact that the largt
quantity Of water which it contain
makes it's transportation too ex
pensive. Furthermore, it cannot b.
used in a concentrated state on accoun'
Of its inconveniently stiff and syrup.
form.
It is accordingly interesting to lear1
that a process has recently been in
vented which, it is alleged, obviates al
the difficulties mentioned above, in
Guiding bad odors, dangerous waste
water, and ~inconvenient form. B.
this process molasses I've is changed
into a dry substance which can b
stored and eventually easily scattered
over fields. A recent issue Of the Han
over Journal Of Agriculture and For
estry gives the following analysis o.
the product: Nitrogen. 3.22 per cent
Of which 2.A per cent. is nitrogen
soluble in water (of this OF per cen
in ammonia nitrogen and 0.09 per cen
saltpeter nitrogen; phosphoric acid
O.13 per cent, Of which 0.04 pei cent +
p%hosphoric acid soluble in water; pot
ash (soluble), 1914 per cent; car
Donate of lime, $3.50 per cent.