Owing to the fact that we were unable to secure a sufficient supply 

 of cane the work progressed very irregularly. Only twice during- the 

 entire season was the battery kept in operation continuously for twenty 

 hours, and during the sugar-making season" the diffusion battery was 

 emptied sixty-two times. This entailed no inconsiderable loss, amount- 

 ing to from 1 to 2 tons of clean cane each time a stoppage occurred. 



CANE WORKED FOR SUGAR. 



The total amount of cane worked for sugar was 2,610 tons. In this 

 is included all that was used for experiments in filtration and defecation 

 during the first part of the season. I have no record of the exact amount 

 lost in this way. The total amount of first sugar made was 235,476 

 pounds. This sugar was all washed, and polarized on an average 96 per 

 cent. The total amount of molasses produced was 51,000 gallons. 



TRIAL RUNS. 



In order to ascertain as nearly as possible the average yield of sugar 

 per ton of cane two trial runs were made. 



FIRST TRIAL. 



On September 15 a strike was made from 133 tons of clean cane. In 

 order to obtain a better grain 2,600 pounds of sugar was added to the 

 juice after it had been defecated ; 2,200 pounds of juice were drawn from 

 each cell. 



The following is a record of this experiment : 



Sucrose in mill, juice from chips 10.00 



Glucose iu mill, juice from chips 3. 41 



Solids not sugar, j uice from chips 3. 20 



Ratio of sucrose to glucose 2. 94 



Coefficient of purity 60.3 



Sucrose in diffusion juice 7. 91 



Glucose in diffusion juice 2. CO 



Solids not sugar, diffusion j uice ". 2. 5U 



Ratio of sucrose to gl ucose 3. 04 



Coefficient of purity 60. 4 



Sucrose in defecated juice 8.34 



Glucose in defecated juice 2. 40 



Solids not sugar, defecated juice 2. 46 



Ratio of sucrose to glucose 3. 47 



Coefficient of purity 63.6 



Total weight of first sugar pounds.. 17,608 



Sugar added to juice do 2,600 



Total yield first sugar do 15, 008 



Total yield of second sugar do 2,330 



Total yield of molasses gallons. . 2, 220 



