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The one with the seed gave the black color characteristic of the dif- 

 fusion juice from (he house, while the other gave a perfectly clear limpid 

 liquor. 1 endeavored to have the superintendent of the house make a 

 run, cutting the tops off in the field, but he failed to do so. 



DISPOSITION OF EXHAUSTED CHIPS. 



Dining the first part of the season a long carrier was used to convey 

 the chips to the yard. It was intended to extend this as the yard filled 

 up, but the chains broke so often, that this plan was given up and the 

 chips taken off in carts. 



The centrifugals did very poor work throughout the season; but so 

 little sugar was extracted by the battery that it was not considered 

 necessary to get new ones. 



SUMMARY OF WORK. 



During the season 2,107 tons of cane were worked. Allowing 25 per 

 cent, off for tops and leaves, this would amount to 1,023 tons of cleaned 

 cane. 



Forty-five thousand pounds of sugar, 94.45 polarization, were obtained, 

 or 20.2 pounds per ton of clean cane. 



Eliminating the loss in the centrifugals, which would have been rem- 

 edied if enough sugar had been obtained to justify it, the great loss in 

 working the house was in the battery. 



RESULTS OF ANALYSES. 

 TABLE No. XVII. Sorghum cane. 



J.105U Bull. 2 



