Year: 1859

The Introduction Of the Sorghum into
This country and the claims set up for it
as means for increasing the supply of
sachaTine matter, and for enabling all
sections of the Union TO supply from their
own soil the necessary quantities Of Su-
gar, at least for home consumption, has
induced a great amount of speculation as
TO It's merits. A few years years of sue
cessfu! culture has established beyond
question the fact that all Of our Northern
and Western States, as we'll as the South
ern, are capable of producing this cane
in its highest perfection, and that its yield


OF sweet juices is very large. Molasses
in considerable quantities has been made
in all sections, and with but little diff
Guilty, although experience and expert
menls have proved that even in this a
great difference is made in the quality by
the varied processes adopted for its man
ufac,ure.


Until very recently, however, it has
been very generally believed that it
could not be successfully granulaied.-
To make Sugar from ii was regarded as
impracticable, and hence it was grad
uzlly meeting with less favor. 1t is true
that various inventions have appeared be
fore the public. claiming adaptability to
this purpose, and which really did pro-
duce Sugar-some of them of fair
quality, but at too great expense, and
others economical! enough but producing
only an inferior Sugar.


At last however, there seems to have
been invented and patented an apparatus
which is Just what is needed 10 encourage
the cullicatian of this Sugar plant, and
which will enable producers 10 mauufac-
ture most excellent quality of Sugar
and at very low cost. L. is the inven-
tion Of Mr.. D. NJ. Cook, of Richland
County in this State-is simple and east
ly worked by any one, and is SO light as
TO be easy of transportation and con.
venient for use. We caGnot describe it
as we wonli desire, although we have
seen il, and have every confidence in its
adaptedness TO the propose for which it is
designed. ltis placed upon "rockers"
the heat from furnace attached it pass
es under the whole length Of the pan or
"evsporator" whilst the sap is let into the
pan at one corner, and is compelled by
the corrugated form of the bottom thereof
TO pursue zig-zag course, until on its
arrival at the other end Ii has been sulli-
ciently eVsporated TO pass off into re-
ceiyer where it becomes Sugar, The
rapidly o! the passage Of the syrup over
the "eraporstor" is easily governed by
the rocker, by means Of which any de-
sired declinaiion can be given 10 the
bottom Of the pan, and thus at pleasure
either Molasses or Sugar can be manu-


actured. One Of these evaparators cost
ing say $40. being a medium sized one,
will boil tao barrels of juice per hour
They sEe made Of various sizes, and
range in price from s35 to SO. We
believe that the only place where these
machines are at present manufactured is
al Mansfield Ohio, by BLYMYEE & Bro,
who have the control of the patent for a
considerable portion of the West.


Having seen the Sugar produced on
these evaporsiors we can speak Of ii with
confidence as being a most beautiful arii-
Gle. In color and brightness it is not
surpassed by the finest qualities of New
Orleans and is in our judgment handso-
mer than the best West India Sugar
We take pleasure in calling attention TO
this invention because we regard it as a
matter in which our whole people are in
terested, ss, if it is what We believe it 10
be, it will render the Sorghum crop one
of the most profitable that our farmers
con produce.-Iolsdo Blade.