1937] 



FARMERS' REGISTER 



101 



quantity of acid so applied was 900 grammes (58 



OUlU't'S.) 



Tlio pulp lliu- prepared, seemed to undcrfjo no 

 alteration Trom the act ion of the air; whilst, in i^e- 

 neral, it becomes hhicU in a very short space of 

 time. It was then pat into buijs, ami (i'om it were 

 expressed 340 litres (77 irallons) of juice, wliich 

 was preserved to the Ibllowing day wiihont any 

 alteration; the temperature of tiie place being 12'-' 

 Reaumur, 59'' of Fahrenheit. The juice in this 

 state was less muddy and milky than usual. Next 

 day the juice was put into the boiler, and nuxed 

 with lime at a temperature of 20^ to 30° Reaunmr 

 (78° to 100" Faiirerdieit.) Defecation went on 

 well, the evaporation was easy, the clarification 

 was not more difficult; and the syrup, when boiled, 

 yielded a small mould of sugar, rather smeary. 

 The author does not attribute this clammy quality 

 in the sugar to any defect in the process, but sim- 

 ply to the smallness of the scale on which the e-\- 

 periment was tried. Nevertheless, he is persua- 

 ded that they would have done better had the acid 

 been neutralized when cold; and proceeds to give 

 the following 



Modification of Achard's System. 



In the first place, the quantity of beet roots ne- 

 cessary *br one pressure should be ascertained and 

 measured. Enough of the sulphuric acid should 

 then be diluted to serve for tlie whole of the pulp 

 from the above, in the proportion stated by M. 

 Achard of 2^- grammes per litre, equal to 5| 

 drachms av. for 7 pints, say 3 oz., or thereabouts, 

 for 7 gallons of juice. The cistern, lined with cop- 

 per, intended to receive the pulp from the rasping 

 mill, ought to be moveable, though of larger di- 

 mensions than usually made. Of these, there 

 ought to be two or three, as will be explained here- 

 after. This done, the rasping should go on till the 

 pulp cistern is full, which is replaced by an empty 

 one. The pulp is then acidified in the manner be- 

 fore described, put mto bags, and carried to the 

 press. In this manner, one should be certain al- 

 ways to employ the same quantity of acid for a 

 given weight of beet roots. 



By such a mode of proceeding, the amount of 

 acid remaining in the pulp is very trifling, it being 

 nearly all expelled by the operation of pressing, 

 insomuch, that the pulp may, without any incon- 

 venience, be given to cattle. 



It is important, in the progress of this work, to 

 avoid iron utensils; and, indeed, all contact be- 

 tween the juice and iron under any form, for with- 

 out this precaution, much unnecessary mischief 

 may be done. Thus, all pumps should be made 

 of copper; and where a hydraulic press is employed, 

 which commonly has a good deal of iron about if, 

 every part exposed to the action of the juice should 

 be varnished or painted. Perhaps a varnish of 

 caoutchouc would be the most effective. The 

 acidified juice being taken to the defecating boiler, 

 and whilst yet cold, aquantity ofquick lime is added 

 equal in weight to the acid used. Alter which, 

 the fire is lighted, and forced as soon as possible 

 to 65° or 70° Reaumur (178° to 189° Fahrenheit.) 

 The bullocks' blood is then added, at the rate of a 

 pint or so to 50 gallons of juice. After this it is 

 left to settle, the clear is drawn off as before slated, 

 and the process of concentration takes place. 

 (To be continued.) 



From the Farmers' Magazine, for January, 1837. 



TIIK GUEAT AGllICULTURAI. I)1M\EU AT MAR- 

 KETHILL. 



[The earlier stagos of the ag;rictdliiral improvements 

 which are referred to in the following cxtiact, (made by 

 poor men occnpying very small farms,) were given in 

 detail in two interesting articles in the second vohnne 

 of the Farmers' Register, at pages 706 to 709, and 724.] 



This dinner took place on the 17ih instant. 



The Earl of Goslord being now in Canada, and 

 Lord Acheson being detained in England, the 

 chair was taken, about six o'clock, by William 

 Blacker, Esq., his Lordship's land agent. The 

 room was completely filled by the successful com- 

 petitors, as well as by the principal tenants on the 

 Gosfbrd and neighboring estates, all o( whom were 

 invited, besides many strangers, who, taking an 

 interest in the cause of agricultural improvement, 

 had come from a distance to attend the meeting. 



In the course of the evening the chairman an- 

 nounced that he had received a letter from the 

 Marquis of Downshire, stating his J^ordship's 

 great desire to have been present, and that he had 

 only been prevented by being under the necessity 

 of attending the Down Hunt meeting. His Lord- 

 ship, however, sent his agriculturist, Mr. Holland, 

 and two of his principal tenants, iVJr. M' A leavy 

 and Mr. Wesley M'Garry, very intelligent men, 

 who added greatly to the pleasure and instruction 

 of the evening. Mr. Poole, agent to the Earl of 

 Ranfurley, came also from Dun<rannon, and Mr. 

 O'Neill, from Verner's bridge. The agriculturists 

 from the Richhill and Drumbanagher estates, and 

 many gentlemen of the town and neighborhood 

 connecled with the Gosfbrd estate, were present; 

 as were also Captain Barker, Mr. M'Kee, Mr. 

 M'Anally, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Martin, Mr. Scott, 

 fi-om the Charlemont estate, and many others. 

 Altogether the room was quite full. 



The cloth being reaioved, the chairman remind- 

 ed the company of the established rules of the meet- 

 ing that no subjects of a political or controversial 

 nature should be introduced, nor any toasts given 

 except what had been sanctioned by the chair; and, 

 after having regretted the absence of his noble em- 

 ployers, he proceeded to give the usual standing 

 loyal toasts. Then (bllowed — "the lord of the 

 soil, his Excellency the Earl of Gosfbrd." It is 

 almost unnecessary to mention the enthusiasm 

 with which this toast was received. The chair- 

 man then addressed the company, as follows: 



"Gentlemen — Having now gone through our 

 standard toasts, I proceed to commence the busi- 

 ness of the evening by reading out the list of pre- 

 miums. It is, however, necessary lor me to pre- 

 mise that the object of these premiums being to 

 introduce a system worth following for ds own 

 sake, his Lordship has desired, that where any 

 person has been already three times successful, he 

 shall merely obtain a certificate of merit, and that 

 the premium shall be given to the next in succes- 

 sion. I am happy to see that this change does not 

 deter those who have been heretofore principally 

 distinguished, from continuing in the course in 

 which they had commenced, f still see the names 

 of Messrs. Ingram and Bartley Kinney, and am 

 confident I shall again see Moses Greer, in the 

 list, when he gets his new farm into order. I am 

 happy to Bee, also, many new names introduced of 



