512 



SORGHUM. 



result, the Avhole being based upon an equal amount of extractable 

 sugar in each case. 



VALUE OF A CROP OF CANE MADE INTO SUGAR BY SIX DIFFERENT PROCESSES, 

 INTO HOGSHEADS, WITHOUT BEING SYRUPED, AT THE PRICE EACH CLASS HAS 

 BEEN SOLD OR IS WORTH THIS SEASON, 1847. 



[The u'hole quantity of dry svgnr being in each ca-se 653,367 pounds, and the boiling %)Ower re- 

 quired for each crop bang S, 000 pounds.] 



COMPARATIVE EXPENSES, CONSUMPTION OF FUEL, PROFITS, ETC. 



(In the foregoing table, taken from McCulloh's report, method 1 

 represents " the old set of kettles; " 2. Set of kettles fur syrup, strike 

 high pressure steam pan ; 3. Set of kettles for syrup, and strike vacuum 

 pan ; 4. Open high pressure steam pans for syrup and strike ; 5. The 

 same for syrup, with strike vacuum pan ; 8. Rellieux's triple and quad- 

 ruple effect pan apparatus, clarifiers, and filters; -f-8. The same, with 

 results obtained from high boiling.) 



In the above table, we have the relative values of each of these 

 methods, as far as production, value of the result, and expense attend- 

 ing the same, are concerned, together with the relative cost of each 

 apparatus at the date of the compilation of this table. These results 



