48 . ANNUAL REPORT. CRS ¢ ES 
Mr. Kenney. Three years ago I got seed of Mr. Miller a Be 
obtained 125 gallons per acre, but southern grown seed gave 150° re 
gallons. The stalks of this grow larger. It is also later oa a4 
early enough to ripen. 
Mr. Miller. Last year I got an average of 155 gallons per acre. 
This year I lost the account, but figuring on a small piece of cane, 
I got 160 gallons per acre. 
Mr. Kenney. Since I got the seed Friis Missouri, I have obtained 
160 gallons per acre. 8 to 9 gallons of juice make one gallon of 
syrup and one gallon of syrup yields from 5 to 7 pounds of ee 
Cost of Production. 
The Secretary. What is the cost of production, and what are 
the receipts from it? 
Mr. Kenney. A man at Rice Lake made enough from three 
acres to pay for mill and pans and to supply his family with syrup. 
The cost of cultivation is a little more than that of a crop of corn. 
The cost of stripping and hauling is about $8.50 per acre. Three 
boys and myself boil about 60 gallons per day (from daylight until 
dark) costing for labor about $5.00 and for fuel about $1.00. I have 
offers to grow, strip and deliver at my mill at $25.00 per acre. One 
cord of basswopd boils about 90 gallons of syrup. i 
Mr. Harris. I gather that it costs about 40 cents per gallon to 
get it into the barrel. 
Selling Price. 
Mr. Brand. Tt sells in Faribault for 80 to 90 cents a gallon and 
is sought after by many. It is without sorghum flavor. A gallon 
of syrup leaves a half gallon of syrup after the sugar is separated. 
Mr. Kenney. I receive 75 cents per gallon by the barrel, 80 cents _ 
by the keg, and 90 cents for less quantities. Beginners sold at 50 
cents, but the same parties now sell at 70 cents and the supply is 
& exhausted. It is estimated that Rice county raised 15,000 gallons 
F and it would require 60,000 to supply the demand. 
Mr. Miller.” Twenty-five cents a gallon is the common price for 
manufacturing at the mill. 
Mr. Kenney. I got 35 cents a gallon for all I made for others. 
Paid $3.00 a day to a man to boil. Two pounds seed per acre are 
required. 
Mr. Miller. In draining the sugar I have had the best success 
with centrifugal force. I first got the seed from Mr. Stubbs, of 
Long Lake. He said the seed had been raised in this state about 
