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

ing b. 81 tons per acre
d IA pounds of sugar, 3,2o3,S75, !
averaging 6,4o7.75 per acre; nome
cane. pounds of sugar, 2,234,54o, av-
eraging $4,000 per acre; increase,
o6o.3 2o, averaging I,o3S.oo per acre
D "a. vale -3-I-2 cents, $II2,I35.o3,
average S224-27 per acre.; home cane,
value re cents s$7S,2I2.44,- average |
SI56. AZ per acre, increase S33,o22. 10,
average $67S5 per acre
Average increase in tonnage, 20 per
cent: average. increase in sugar, AZ per
cent; average increase in value, 43 per
cent. :. /
This. gentlemen, should dispose of
the plant, its tonnage, and sugar con-
tent. and show to the world that we
have a plant now superior of all 9TH
ers for sugar production, with a soil
and climate eminently adapted to its
culture: in fact, its natural soil A
plant that will doubtless be much I'M
proved by further work along the
lines pursued by DR.. Stubs, with the
assistance of the Department of Agr1-
culture. which I feel assured will be
heartily given. This question, this
agricultural question, is certainly dis
posed of
The manufacture of sugar, COM
mercia1ly and prohtably: Here l tear
I shall cause a vigorous protest on the
part of syrup makers present. While
I do not discredit the syrup business,
and know there will always be room
at the top" that many will succeed in
making large returns from their cane
fields. and syrup factories, | maintain
that until we produce commercially, |
scientifically and economically a pure
graduated or cryStal1Zed sugar, as do
our friends. the beet sugar manutact- |
urers. we will not become a factor in |
furnishing the sugar of America.
The American consumer demands. |
and will accept nothing but pure
white sugar The price does not come |
into the calculation at all 1t is well
enough to say we like, or even prefer.
a nice, yellow clarified sugar, or a |
raw sugar, better than pure white;
the facts are we don't use it. We can
today purchase fIrst-class 90 per cent. |
centrifugal sugar at 3 cents per
pound; still, we pay to I-2 cents |
for the same sugar with but a trace
of co1oring matter and the four
pounds of water removed.
A carload of choice. pure. ODen-
kettle or o6 per cent. centrifugal sugar.
or syrup. could not be readily sold |
granulated. or pure sugar would find !
a ready sale We should be willing
to recognize this fact. as has the
American Sugar Refining Company
the so-called trust. They simply I'M
derstand the American demand, and
meet it. They buy raw sugar Cor syr-
up). for as small a price as they can
procure it. be it of foreign or domes-
tic production. properly refine or
clean it. and sell it to the American
public for the highest price they can
obtain. This is not peculiar to the !,
sugar refiner 1t is the business of all |
manufacturers to buy cheap raw ma
terials, and sell the finished prOd':ct
at profit This applies to all raw
products, particularly agricultural pro
ducts: Hides. wool, beef. pork, cotton.
tobacco or wheat The commercial |
value of syrup, or raw sugar, depends
solely on its sugar content and is fixed /
by the rehner Hence to produce
large quantities of raw sugar, or syr-
up, would be simply to cheaper the
cost of raw material to the refiner
and by no means affect the price of
refined Cor clean) goods to the Amer
lean public.
There is practically but one Duver
of raw sugar or syrup i'll America;
that is the american Sugar Refinery
Company, who fix the price of raw
sugars Cor svrups) as low as possible,
and also fix the price of refined SUGAR |