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For the Distillation of 2,500 lbs. of Sorgho Stalks, per day of twenty-four 
hours. 
To gather the stalks, cleanse them, rasp them, press them, 
ferment the juice, and carry on the retorts, there will 
be needed an overseer- - - - - - - $0 60 
An intelligent workman -— - - atin . - 50 
Pepering mia ep ae oe etn aS 40 
Two women, at 13 frances each - - - - - 50 
A little boy, lO or18 yearsold - - - - = - - 30 
Interest on the material used, at 10 per cent., calculated on 
$400, (the season being about 150 days,) an average, 
per day - . : Say ae : : 20 
Wood orcoal -~— - - - Eek PS beet: 40 
A hectare, (about 23 acres,) sown in sorgho, should give a 
minimum of 160,000 lbs. Troy of stripped stalks. We 
value 2,500 Ibs. at - - - - - - - 4 00 
Totalexpense perday - - - - - $690 
265 lbs. of stripped stalks would give, according as the season 
had been dry or wet, from 50 to 60 per cent. of juice— 
that is to say, 130 to 160 gallons, which, added to the 
water necessary for liquefying the pulps, would carry 
the quantity of liquid to about 275 gallons, which would 
furnish 45 gallons of brandy, at 19 degrees of Cartier. 
This brandy, by reason of its quality, may be estimated 
at about 55 cents per gallon - -~— - Se Sis 24 00 
Deduct the expenses, $6 90, profit perday- - - - 1710 
Multiply by 150 days, the profit during the season - - $2565 00 
Distillery of Cognac Brandies. 
We have mentioned that the distillation of cognac brandies is done 
with very simple and cheap apparatus. We give here the description 
