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From the above it will be seen, that not only was an increased 

 amount of juice obtained, but that this juice gave an increased percent- 

 age of syrup, and there appears nothing unusual in the treatment of 

 this juice from the unstripped cane, nor was there any appreciable dif- 

 ference in the readiness of the syrup to crystallize, nor in the charac- 

 ter of sugar finally obtained. 



At the time of these experiments, the mill used was an old one, and 

 the amount of juice expressed much less than should have been ob- 

 tained; but recent experiments seem to show that the conclusions 

 from those experiments were fully justified. Those conclusions were 

 us follows : 



Although perhaps further experiments are desirable before consider- 

 ing this point as settled, it would appear from the above that not only 

 was stripping unnecessary, but that it really involved a loss in the 

 amount of sugar to be obtained ; at least the above results indicate a 

 difference of twenty per cent increase in product of syrup in favor of 

 the unstripped cane. It is not improbable that the above result is due to 

 the fact, that the leaves in passing through the mill tended to fill up 

 the interstices between tlie compressed cane, and thus prevented the ex- 

 pressed juice from flowing through between the rolls \s-ith the bagasse. 

 In case of discoloration by action of moisture or other causes, it wiU, 

 however, be advisable, and probably necessary, to strip the stalks. 



]\Ir. Shoemacker, West Salem, Wis., reports as the result of three 

 experiments, that " all three were in favor of unstrippiug." 



Henry Lindley, of Mazomanie, Wis., reports as the result of his in- 

 quiries, that pressing with the leaves on make no difference in either the 

 quality or quantity of the syrup produced. 



Another manufacturer reports to the Wisconsin Cane Grow- 

 ers' Association, that he never strips his cane, and finds no trouble 

 in making good syrup. Is unable to see any difference in the syrup, 

 from stripped and unstripped cane. 



It is customary to deduct 200 pounds from each ton, for leaves when 

 the cane is unstripped, and then allowing the same price for the cane, 

 whether stripped or not. 



At the Champaign Sugar Works, Illinois, they did not strip the 

 cane. 



At Rio Grande, Xew Jersey, they did not strip any of their cane, 

 and they found no trouble crystallizing their syrup in the vacuum 

 pan. 



In fact, there is no doubt but that the amount of juice which a 

 given lot of cane will yield, is appreciably greater if the cane is 



