MINNESOTA 



STATE AMBER CANE ASSOCIATION, 



ELEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION, 

 HELD AT MINNEAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 1888. 



The eleventh annual session of the Minnesota State Amber Cane 

 Association was held at Market Hall, Minneapolis, on Wednesday 

 afternoon, Jan. 18, 1888. 



The Association met at 2 o'clock p. m., and was called to order by 

 the secretary. Prof. E. D. Porter. 



Prof. Porter said a letter had been received from Capt. Blakeley, of 

 St. Paul, the President of the Association, stating it would be impos- 

 sible for him to be present at the meeting, owing to pressing engage- 

 ments elsewhere. 



Vice President Day was called to the chair. 



The minutes of preceding meeting were read and approved. 



After a short intermission for reception of members, payment of 

 annual dues, etc., the following paper was read: 



IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND PROCESSES OF 

 MANUFACTURE. 



By B. Densmore, Red Wing. 



The first public expenditure of money under the direction of the 

 department of agriculture for experimental work in manufacturing 

 sugar from sorghum was made in the year 1885, at the Ottawa Syrup 

 and Sugar Works, Ottawa, Kansas. The diffusion process was em- 

 ployed, and the results obtained were general in character. An ex- 

 traction of ninety-eight per cent of the sugars of the cane was 

 claimed, niety-seven one-hundredths of which could be placed on the: 

 market either as dry sugar or molasses. 

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