i84 



In Java, Went and Geerligs^ made the observation that, as long as the 

 cells of the cane remained alive, there was no loss of sugar, and they were 

 able to preserve canes unchanged in the laboratory for 25 days, where they 

 were kept moist by covering with a wet sheet. Cross and Bielle* in Argen- 

 tina obtained the following results, showing the effect of environment on 

 cane deterioration : — 



Treatment. 

 Fresh cane 



Two days exposed to sun ... 

 Seven days sheltered 

 Seven days exposed to sun . . . 

 Seven days covered with trash 

 Seven days covered with tiash and watered 



Purity. 

 73-02 

 63-81 

 58-10 

 49-30 

 69-83 

 73-06 



On the other hand, Barnes^ has shown that with the proper conditions 

 of temperature a ripening effect may take place in cut cane, followed eventu- 

 ally by a deterioration. 



The results of the experiments quoted above will show how great may be 

 the loss between cutlass and mill. With the modern great extension of 

 plantations, entailing long hauls, and especially with the colono system, 

 where a control over the harvesting of the crop is difficult, the loss tends to 

 become exaggerated, and it is probabl}^ the largest individual source of loss 

 in the whole economy of cane sugar production. There is no department 

 where efficient organization and intelligent administration is more likely 

 to be well repaid. 



REFERENCES IN CHAPTER X 



1. S.C, 1886, 18, 400. 



2. " Sugar Machinery." 



3. La. Ex. Sta., Bull. 91. 



4. Int. Sug. Jour., 1915, 17, 218. 



5. Etudes sur la Canne a Sucre. 



6. Java Arch., 1900, 8, 1600. 



7. Int. Sug, Jour., 1904, 5, 589. 



8. Java Arch., 1894, 2, 249. 



y. Agric. Jour, of India, 1917, 12, 200 



