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Began diffusion at 9 a. m. Filled twenty-three cells with chips and drew off thirty- 

 one cells of juice. Finished in early evening, after two slight detentions. Cells dif- 

 fused sixteen minutes each, except three times, when interrupted. The temperature 

 varied from 150 to 200 F. The juice was boiled to a sirup in double effect and made 

 into string sugar in the vacuum pan. Boiled all night, finishing the next day. The 

 string sugar was run into the hot-room, where it was grained into almost a solid mass. 

 The following are the amounts used : 



Weight of canes 13,266 



Less weight of tops , 2, 445 



Less \veight of leaves 1, 785 



Less weight of trash iu yard 1,558 



Less weight of chips not used 82 



5,867 



Clean cane used. , 7,399 



The juices from this were concentrated into a sirup, giving 1,491 pounds; scums 

 thrown away, 313 pounds; juice made into molasses, 259 pounds. 



The following are the laboratory results: 



Pounds. 



Sugar obtained ! 115 



Molasses obtained 672 



Sugar per ton of sorghum 31.4 



Molasses per ton of sorghum 181.8 



RECAPITULATION". 



Cane contained (calculated) pounds sucrose . . 435 



Sirup made into sugar contained - do 328 



Sirup made into molasses contained do 57 



Scums contained do 7 



Chips contained .' do 32 



Fiber in cane per cen t 



Early orange sorgJnim. 



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