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the kind of mills which are the most numerous. ‘The loss 
amounts to about one-third of the whole quantity of juice 
contained in the cane.* 
In the British West Indies, the loss by reason of the in- 
efficiency of mills, is stated to be at least one-third of the 
juice. “Of the 90 per cent. of sweet juice which the cane 
contains, only 50 to 60 per cent. are usually expressed.” 
In Cuba and Java the yield was no greater, previous to the 
introduction of certain recent improvements. 
In Louisiana, ‘experiments made upon the plantation of 
Mr. V. B. Marmillion, 25th November, 1842, with a first- 
rate horizontal mill, moved by a steam engine of 16-horse 
power,”} gave the following results: 
Juice. Density of Juice. 
Variety. Expressed. Begassa. (Beaumeé.) 
MANNS CATED os a oa'y iasiveeizviesd aad gins cotess 63-1 369 $-25° 
MEGANE 65 cop cin icicnesisbdidawtscnaranscs 63-0 37:0 8°59 
Be WBS osc cron cnn navdns so op as cintoew aap 64-0 36°0 TOs 
PRESET OOO AMEE oo ca cvudie soca sseccmgeene's® 65:8 34:2 85 
PEO ANG, coset cnensenewrecsrossneones 67-8 32°3 9-0 
M. Avequin, who makes the foregoing statement, adds: 
“‘T could mention other experiments made for the same 
purpose in other mills, which experiments have clearly de- 
monstrated that a large number of planters in Louisiana 
obtain from 63 to 64 per cent. of juice.” 
The following is an extract from an article written by J. 
P. Benjamin, Esq., of Louisiana, and published in De Bow’s 
Review for January, 1848 :§ 
“T have taken some pains to ascertain during the present 
season the yield of juice from our mills of ordinary con- 
* Peligot, Report, ete. Paris, 1842. 
t Johnston, Chemistry of Common Life, vol. i. p. 209. Appleton, N. Y. 
t De Bow’s Review, vol. vi., No. 1, p. 31. 
¢ McCulloh’s Report, p. 607-8. 
