256 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. — 
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- The juice filtered readily through the presses, forming firm, hardin! : 
cakes. The filtered juice was treated with phosphate of soda, 15 
pounds of this salt being added for each 5,000 pounds of juice. _ 
The phosphate produced an abundant flocculent precipitate, which 
filtered easily through the twin filter presses, giving a juice of re- 
markable limpidity. The masse cwite, however, was dark, and the 
molasses much inferior in color to that made by the use of bone-black 
and ordinary clarification. 
The phosphate of soda did not produce as favorable results as had 
been expected, and its further use was discontinued. | 
Following are the data obtained in the first run: 
First digfusion run, December 3, 1887. 
Ba Sucrose.| Glucose. 
Juice from chips: Per cent.| Per cent. 
RHI Ge ep ea sean he EE wees sioye singe Bie yas deve ciohe Psy wis Mao Daten cesaya aeeloveteste 15. 20 12. 01 96 
SCO Pease ee rane aa aie oe thirst eek alias "age oti otefoses some = oa laeta eee compe 14. 45 11.92 1.00 
Crete rhag Ise acheter ty i Ree ce Seer et Ai ee een Peete AIG Alon Rae a els i 15.45 12. 84 1. 02 
ING Gig on bes Ade Sed 8 3 DORE ad Iabte Sos aoe paca aac Scena boota Yat eoo 50 15. 03 12.26 .99 
Diffusion juice: re 
AALTESEy eens ey Re ite oie sect Bee deinle Hale stgre ora Petey DER Ocoee eee Cae 10. 88 8.88 83 
EOE ete ra a ae Min stioe is cfabtel Sen eteniet ho etie earn inert 10.40 8.65 7 
Ae ARN LS aa ap 2 A 2 a f HALE he Raeiaee 10. 64 8.76 |... a8 
Exhausted chips: | % 
Ififes Bischsai 0) Cys Bee ABCA apolas wey rae em aaa Io. Poe ace as) BRASS oc oe |onconds bli |- sae 
fSECcoorets sehe iy 2) (2 ae ann at e ee aes ence Sen web ta acOUabr ols Str thal bicagbrts SO) caer 
WV blstigs Nistae) o) lei ye he ROR S EA OAS A AAS agar rane n on acapcod 7 suhcs Sena ase see AG eee 
pe eee | 
PROVE REERE CUNe Rie ER eras Mayan d Bho Sin oe a eee Sey Nipe ee 73 ices 
@Ganbonsbed quies tac. ce iae ws oe eagle cists aio eine Oe = areas nn averee Pl eEA eeai aoe 11.09 9. 20 .70 
VAS LE SWHLLE Loe eta ssr- sae ei einiats oe; store amc DERE Rate cea iaiee dicot Thoth oni IOe eee clase 8 -12 
S}evieveShie 1 oie oe cence AGE BRS RS DADA LOM oncne Dem aasoot ano ane Ise eson08 51.80 | 42, 20 3.39 
TET VE igs 5 de Secs Ones SE Sb ON OA ose Oda scnpedodostorbooec Bra a ah rire wees | 97,50 |e ce terre 
IMOlaSseS ERODIAPSD SUGAD Oe oc ct etere clans Fata aa narnia Sele siege fake fer eel = wont *.| 76.30 | 45.00 1g eat 
Steen Glia hte: 1 OS Rea SARC pe Aaa DRO eE One bE ca aa nO anEs Gores pet or ob orice advil haan soot | O1560) |S ase eee mere 
GaN a AISEE ar sise sae elas esp nko = Se Te ne et ere ae a S.ceraicee Ade eersctos Oar tons.. 80.3 
Hirshisugar Per tOw 26.24... cise tls fee ol ccm ee! ote ol joe elea a nintemeeielue elniplalnieleie fle cm alnyeieje pounds.. 146.1 
Second SUZAT, PEL.tON. oo... soi ee eee cig nse re eieeieis mines eeiete sie ernin eninnh ene'siaje a eeelens do.:. yo n40en 
otal first: and SeCONd SUBANS: ses os. cee oe bee he ols ane oe nbaas nae wet sieeainie lee aes eee 186.2 
MATE SSUP AT ee on cc bce lone lard die opersitier sine itis! tayetas o sietcintet 1p gramte aieCetsvtelateleta olrin scien onc t)ol= leva’ a Sala ote coaea 15 
The total sugar in the cane at 90 percent. juice Was ......-...-.-.--- sees eee eee eee eee pounds.. 220.6 
Of this there: was obtained 146. ipounds at 97.50 .......... 22... 20 bee eee eee eee do.... 144.4 
SAPO yi fob ns eee Ie See RISE Sen nb oe Seas ok oe dens ae cass oebo Me qd00b. +5 Corpse 36.7 
Total pure sucrose obtained .............- see ee eee ee eee tenet teen ee pees do... 18a 
Me bipIMNC HOS ye viene he See Aske Saeaiicide a emis eae See eiine sabi enews amis Sb Aiea a esas oie dosns. 14.6 
Total left in molasses and lost in manufacturing .........-..-.++.. +5222 e sees eee eee eee doz... 24.9 
(NotTe.—The third sugar will not be dried until in May or J une, 1888. The esti- 
mates of third sugar have been made by Mr. E. C, Barthelemy. 
EXTRACTION. 
The percentage of sucrose left in the spent chips was .73. Sucrose 
in cane was 11.03 per cent. The per cent. of extraction is therefore 
11.03 —.73 = 10.30 + 11.03 x 100 = 93.4. 
SECOND TRIAL. 
Another trial was made of the diffusion machinery beginning 
December 9, Carbonatation was again used, but without lignite or 
