Year: 1867

| carried from the wide trough to the narrow on,
, AMI thence to great cistern from which in timt


It is pumped into the molssses hogsheads. A.


the drainage goes on, the surface Of the sugar


IN the hogshead settles away, and more sugar is


put on the top, TIL the hogshead is full When


the entire mass is supposed to be fairly drained


the hogshead IS headed up on top, turned


end for end, the lower head removed, the


lower portion of the sugar which Jet


retains CO.'S derable molasseS, taken out


and its place filed with dry sugar. The


hogshead is then ready to he headed up, markell


with the owners name and the name Of the es-


tate where It is male, and to be taken to the
custom house TO he weighed by the government
officer, 50 that the proper export tax may be
assessed On It. 1t is then ready to he sold, or
shipped at the pleasure Of its owner.


The quality Of the sugar varies considerably
on different Estates, varying Of course according
to skill and care in making; but also according
to the nature Of the soil on which the cane
grows. Is to the quantity Of sugar frcm equal
amounts Of cane juice, there Is also cousjiera
be difference. The extreme amounts Of dry /
sugar irom gallon Of cane Juice, as nearly IS
can learn, vary in the ratio Of about nlne TO [
twelve. \ juice marking only nine on the sac
charometrr Is called a very poor one. One that .
marks twelve On it, is an uncommouly good I
oue \ sallcn Of good cane juice will produce
about one pound OF dry sugar, AMI nearly a
quart ci mo4sses. Such was the statement
made o. mr by an experienced planter.


From the amount Of scum removed in the
iiiiereHl stages OF the process. the Irirriugs Of
Iaolas.es aud sugar all about the floors Of the
establishment, the wsshings Of the rollers, cop
pers snd other utensils, &c, it may he supposed
that there must hes good deal of waste in
these operations. There Is nothing Of the sort.
Every thing which would 90 to waste for
making sugar and molasses. is turned to &C
count for making rum. II a lot Of cane s5urs
because it can not be ground IN time. it Is
ground for the disiillery- is a constant
Of the sugar works. A large room
is filed with great casks containing from two
hundred to three hundred gallons apiece. Any
liqaor or .ecula which contains sweet in any
degree, or which when brought to a proper
density By the addition Of molasses, Will fer
nent, goes into these casks, and when ready for
iistillation is put through the rum still. When
the market FOR mOlassss is very dull and that
'or rum is better, much Of the molasses is used
up in the distllery. Thus, as Is often remarked
lere, every thing pertaining to the cane Is
urne1 to account. The sugar, molAsses and
-um speak for themselyes The long ,sps are
,aten BY the cattle aud make manure COR tie
ielis. The trash makes manure also. aud the ,
negass is burned and the ashes are used Is .
and thus nothing is lost. The lass /
o the soil from the sugar which is taken
way to foreign countries without any return.
: however a serious one II iu early times
when the coil possessed all its natural richness
here was no want Of manure, the case is far
IfeTent in these times. ani the planters arc
low put to their wits to make the Lose good.
rom want Of regard to this, IN due time and
egrse. some estates which once were productive,
Ire now given up entirely to waste. a


Yours. q. W.B