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Coat and summary of machinery Continued. 



Extra work, machinist two montbs and labor $520. 00 



Buildings 3,000.00 



Freights, lights and extras 250. 00 



Total 9,000.00 



Capacity of house per day. 



Six wagons on 1,080 gallons molasses worked into masse cuite for an aver- 

 age, say 4 pounds sugar to a gallon, or pounds . . 4, 320 



And 45 per cent, sirup gallons.. 488 



For 260 days, from September 1 to July 1 pounds . . 1, 123, 200 



For 260 days, from September 1 to July 1 gallons.. 126,880 



Crew, cost of manning, and cost per gallon. 



Day shift : Per day- 

 One fireman $1.50 



One centrifugal 1. 50 



One sirup and coopering 2. 50 



One sugar boiler 3. 00 



Night shift : 



One fireman 1. 50 



One pan man 1. 50 



11.50 

 Three tons soft coal, at $2.50 7.50 



19.00 



Cost per gallon 1. 77 



Twenty-five gallons for 1 ton field cane cents . . 44^ 



SMALL AUXILIARY PLANTATION HOUSE. 



One diffusion battery, 50 to 75 tons, complete $5,600.00 



Cutting and cleaning apparatus 800. 00 



One double effect 2,500.00 



Two juice-pumps, at $90 180.00 



Seven small tanks 100.00 



One large tank 25.00 



Engine, 8 horse-power 200.00 



Boilers, 100 horse-power 1,000.00 



Two boiler feed-pumps, at $125 250.00 



One water-pump 250. 00 



One hot-water pump 125. 00 



Pipe-fittings 500.00 



Building one-story shed 1,000. 00 



Labor, freight, and incidentals 800.00 



Total 13,330,00 



Capacity per day. 



Lowest estimate, 50 tons field cane ; 25 gallons molasses, 45 to 56 per cent, test for 

 each ton field cane worked; 25 gallons for each ton X 50= 1,250 per day for eighty 

 days =100,000 gallons, or 4 acres of ordinary cane per acre for each day; or 320 acres 

 per season of eighty days. 



Three such plants would supply 300,000 gallons in a working season. 



