Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-12-26
Continued from Last Week.

\ large part OF the commerclai
crop Of Louisiana and of the sugar
cane crop of Florida and Georgia Is
produced from the green tips or tops
which the Mississippi farmers lnya-
rablv throw away. The best seed
in the entire plant is found in these
tips. In preserving the tips for
seed, carefully cut them from the
portion intended for syrup and bed
them for winter preservation exact
" as ordinary seed cane is preserved,
the only precaution being that the
ground where the seed bed is made
should be thoroughly pulycrized and
the butts of the tops carefully thrust
into the mellow soil to the depth OF
about two inches, and then covered
with litter or pine straw and then
with sufficient soil to keep out the
frost, exactly as in the case OF ordl-
nary cane.
Another obstacle which has de-
TERED many from the cultivation Of
cane for syrup making has been the
difficulty of preserving the syrup, as
well as its tendency to dctcrlorate
by sugaring. Fermentation is the
cause of the first difficulty, the nat
ural crystallization Of the sugar
present the second. Fermentation,
whether occurring in syrup or IN
any other fluid, is the result OF the
development of living germs. The
process is rendered impossible by the
destruction of these germs. Heat
effectively accompIishes this. The
germs Of fermentation, however, cX-
list at all times in the air, so effective
preservation neceSsitatcs the cXcIu-
sion of the air This is easily ac-
complished by sealing the rccepta-
cles containing the syrup while the
latter is hot. Bottles and jugs may
be used for this purpose when the
product is intended for home con-
sumption, but for market purposes,
the tin can is the only practicable
syrup package and should be insisted
upon as absolutely Indispensable to
securing high prices winch may De
expected from a superior product,
Inc character oil the product Will
depend chlcuy upon ITS purity
Cane juice, IKE all vegetable juices
contains coIorlng matter ana othoI
impurities winch must be removed
II tlrst-claSs syrup Is expected. lhC
best means OF accomplishing tins re-
moVaI Is the Strainlng OF the SYRUP
as 1t comes from the mill through a
filter made OF common SpanlSI
moss. lhe simplest device for TINS
now prachced by cane growers all
over the South, Is the mere Stralnln@
OF the juice through a common cro
Gus sack The moss hitter Is as SIM
PIE, however as the sack, ana inc
moss not only removes coIorlng mat
ter and the impurities but to soml
extent the causes OF fermentation
so that syrup made IN TINS way i
not only better IN quality, but keep
longer than that produced by any
other simple and practical methods
Inc hitter consists SIMPLY OF a square
DoX made OF plank and as long as Il
possible, allowing the box to be Sc
under the spout OF the mil. Ih'
box Is packed iuIl OF the moss which
by natural or artificial means, ha
shed Its outer gray covering and L
IN condition known commercial.
as upholstery or mattress moss. Th
box Is packed as SohdIy as possible
Inc juice flows from the mill int
the top OF the filter, percolate
through the moss and flows out a
the bottom through a pipe that lead
to the kettle or the eyaporator. Suf
iiclent moss should be prepared t.
till the box twice. At the end o
the first days run, the moss shoulr
be removed, thoroughly washed an,
Sullllcu lOI udN, curing WHICH llnl