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ual number of tons of cane worked was 2,906, and tons worked for 

 sugar 2,535.5. Tons of cane for molasses only, 430.5. Deducting 25 per 

 cent, for leaves and seed, we have 2,225 tons of cleaned cane. 



Total number of cells filled from September 12 to close 2,730 



Number of pounds of chips in each cell 1, 400 



Total number of pounds of chips in cells (1,860 tons) 3,722,000 



Number of tons of cleaned cane from September 12 to close 1,901 



Making a difference of 41 tons unaccounted for, some of which was 

 thrown out by the fan and from the drag. The remainder can be at- 

 tributed to lost records, which were missing for several days' work. 



Yield of sugar. 



Total number of pounds of sugar 100, 500 



Gallons of molasses 36, 000 



There was left on hand at close of season one tankfui of semi sirup, 

 equal to 600 gallons of molasses. This makes average yield of sugar 

 per ton of field cane, estimated on the cane actually worked for sugar, 

 39.2 pounds, and on cleaned cane 52.8 pounds. The quantity of molas- 

 ses made per ton of cleaned cane was 14 gallons, or, estimating the 

 sugar on total number of tons of cane cut during the season, we have 



45.1 pounds per ton of cleaned cane. Two trial runs were made during 

 the season. The first 46.9 tons gave 3,986.5 pounds sugar and 9,580 

 gallons molasses, equal to 85 pounds sugar and 20 gallons molasses per 

 ton. The second trial run gave 90 pounds sugar and 16 gallons of 

 molasses per ton on a run of 60 tons. 



During the season there were lost by carelessness 4,800 gallons of 

 semi-sirup and 7,200 gallons of juice, corresponding to about 100 tons 

 of cane. The battery soured twice and was drawn off twenty-eight 

 times, causing a loss of 192 cells of chips of 1,400 pounds each, equal to 

 134 tons of cane. Deducting, then, 234 tons from the number of tons 

 worked for sugar, we have 1,667 tons of cleaned cane, with an average of 



60.2 pounds sugar per ton. 



From each ton it was estimated that 2 bushels of seed and 200 pounds 

 of leaves were obtained. The seed was carefully hand-picked and 

 thrashed, so that this product will prove very valuable. 



The total number of days' actual work, counting each day at twenty- 

 two hours, was thirty. By that we mean that the number of hours 

 during which the cutter actually worked would be equal to thirty days 

 of twenty-two hours each. If a factory is substantially built, the 

 machinery strong and every bolt in its place, there is no reason why 

 there should not be a steady yearly run of ninety days, full time. Dur- 

 ing the working season every hour's delay is so much money lost, and 

 a sugar factory should run as smoothly as a grist mill. It is a question 

 of practical mechanics, which a good machinist can handle. 



With a number of changes in the factory the Conway Springs mill 

 can be made a success. The foundations of the heavy machinery should 

 be replaced; the battery put in straight line and elevated, so that the 



