BEET ROOT SUGAR. 19$ 



A great many presses have been used for the pur- 

 pose of obtaining the juice from the beet, as the 

 wedge, the lever, the screw, cylinder and the hydrau- 

 lic press. Universal consent appears to give the 

 preference to the hydraulic, as it is more powerful, 

 and, consequently, more expeditious; for it extracts 

 all the juice that is worth the labor to obtain, at one 

 operation. There are certain articles which belong 

 to the press. These are 



1st. The bags which are to hold the pulp. 



2d. A wide reservoir in which the bags are pre- 

 pared. 



3d. Hurdle, made of osier or hemp. 



4th. A cistern to hold juice, provided with a pump 

 and pipes. 



The pulp bags should be of very strong material, 

 such as canvas, or stout Irish linen. The canvas 

 should be of such a fabric as to suffer the juice to 

 run through it freely, and yet retain the pulp. The 

 bags, when in use, should be changed in about every 

 ten or twelve hours, and then washed in hot water. 

 The size of the bags is governed entirely by the 

 power of the press, and the number is regulated by 

 the number of presses in operation. Twenty-five 

 bags is called in France, im jeu de sacs, or a set ; 

 which set is sometimes used with one press. Two. 

 sets will be sufficient for a press that is kept in ope* 

 ration through the day, and three sets if the press is. 

 in operation day and night. 



