The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-04-11


successful. The same system as is
employed in all sugar growing coun-
tries, and universally adopted by the
beet sugar manufacturer. Make none
but the pure graduated goods, such
as the American public demands;
cease the insane efforts to produce
cheap raw article, in in competition
with raw sugars of Cuba and other
foreign countries. Understand that
the tariff is wholly in the interest
of the American rehner, accept the
situation as have the beet growers,
particularly since the "Sugar Trust
has become largely interested in
American beet sugar growing. The
tariff is so arranged that raw sugar is
cheapened, and refined increased in
value.
I do not desire to discourage the
manufacture of first-class syrups.
There will always be a demand for a
really frst-class table syrup,well made,
and neatly packed, in convenient pack
ages. However, the majority of our
farmers have neither the means, nor
the skill. required to produce such an
article and must expect to dispose OF
his crop to the central factory Tor re
finery). either as cane or syrup. 1T he
makes his crop into syrup by the Ordl-
narv process. just One-half the sugar
will be lost in the milling and manu-
facture. and he will be paid for but
one-ha1f of his crop, after he has
grown it. hauled it to his factory, and
made it into syrup or raw sugar; IN
fact. less than half. as the cost of
manufacture and packages, will have
to be deducted from the price he re-
ceives. In other words ton of cane
is worth more at central factory.
we'll equipped and modern in its con-
struction, than the syrup the average
farmer will obtain from the same ton
of cane by the ordinary methods now
used in milling and manufacture To
illustrate: The juice of average, well
ripened cane required to produce one
Gallon of good syrup, say 40 degrees
Beaume, cold will under proper con-
ditions. make eight or more pounds OF
pure sugar; if first made into syrup. |
under ordinary conditions, it will yield
not more than four pounds of sugar, |
particularly if it be what is known as |
good syrup. 'fthick and not liable to
crvstalize" I cannot better express |
my position than to repeat statements !
made by myself in 1000.
The sugar planter, and manufactur- |
er. will soon discover that by using !
modern methods. late improvements |
in manipulation, with economical and |
labor-saving devices. he can for less
cost. make more refined sugar from
his cane than he could formerly make
of raw sugar. and sell it direct to the
consumer at prices IS to so per cent
more than he can now get tor his raw
product delivered at a refinery The
facts are that a modern central mill
can take the cane direct from the
farmer, and by a no means expensive
or difficult process. thoroughly pur1-
fly the juice and make standard art1-
Gle of graduated sugar. ready. for the
table, equal to any, at a less cost
than can the farmer make a brown SIT
gar or syrup. with his crude and /
wasteful apparatus and methods. At
the same time this modern, central
mill. will double the output of granu-
lated sugar from each one of cane, as
compared to the output of the OOen
kettle or stream train. The beet sugar
manufacturer has recognized this fact
and uses none but the latest improved
apparatus, and makes none but refined !
sugar He is Independent of the re-
finer and sells direct to the trade.
Louisiana is rapidly learning this
lesson. and is now building numerous |
central mills or rehneries, to make re }
fined sugar only. direct from the cane.
When the South. with her superior !