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but owing to the fine particles of bran that the bolt does not remove, the flour will 

 have a reddish cast. Owing to the low price of wheat flour, I do not believe cane 

 seed can be properly ground and profitably introduced on the market, especially 

 until its use shall be fully known, whether used as a substitute for buckwheat, as 

 corn flour, or as an adulterant for spice mills. 



DISCUSSION. 



Dr. Furnas. Friend Cleland, how much seed did you get ground? 



Mr. Cleland. I had -four bushels ground and realized forty pounds of flour. 

 The miller ground it on a pair of corn buhrs and ran through buckwheat bolt. 



W. L. Anderson. I ran out of buckwheat and tried cane seed. It seemed to 

 me it had the essence of smart weed in it. It was ground and bolted the same as 

 wheat. I realized more than forty pounds out of four bushels. 



E. W. Deming. I have realized as high as 100 pound^^ from two bushels, but 

 had to get another miller next time. 



W. L. Anderson. I would like to have some of those samples of machinery on 

 the table explained. If we would bring more of our machinery here it would be 

 more profitable. Last year there were some models on exhibition, but no mention 

 made of them. We did not give an opportunity on them. 



Mr. McQuisten then explained his model of an evaporator, the distinguishing 

 feature of which was the dead sea in the middle of the pan. He was eagerly 

 listened to in his minute details, and plied with many questions. He says with one 

 man to grind, and one other assistant, he can make on his pan 150 gallons of syrup 

 per day and wait on customers in the bargain. 



Mr. Horton then proceeded to explain his evaporator. He insisted on complete 

 filtering of the juice before entering the evaporator, w'hich was mainly constructed 

 to favor complete filtering. Those who have tried his pan say it does good work. 



Mr. McQuiskn. In weighing molasses I have my scales fixed perhaps diffeiently 

 from others I have a bell attached, so if I want to put so much in a barrel I set 

 my scales for that amount, and the bell rings when that amount is in. It is a 

 handy arrangement, and there is no danger in letting the molasses run over. 



Mr. Porter. In weighing small jobs, how could we arrange it so as to get so 

 much molasses in weight ? 



Mr. Cleland. I run the juice into a measuring tank, and have a glass indicator 

 similar to those on steam boilers, which tells just how much there is in the tank. 



Mr. Porter. Suppose a man brings in a little load of cane, and I want to know 

 how much molasses to give to the hundred pounds of cane? 



Dr. Furnas. You can not do that without grinding it all at once. 



E. W. Deming. I hardly know how we could arrange it by weighing the cane 

 and give the right amount of syrup. 



Mr. Porter. It don't amount to much with large operators, but the diflBculty is 

 with the small ones. 



W. L. Anderson. I allow twelve gallons of molasses to the ton of cane, and 

 charge twenty-five cents a gallon for making. 



W. F. Lietzman. I do not pretend to keep the small jobs separate. There is a 



