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Statistics of tie crop of 1886. 



Cane ground (2,000 pounds) ' ton8 -- 33,750.87 



Juice extracted percent.. 



Sugars extracted do.... 



First sugar (1 ---- 7 - 4 



Molasses sugar ( ^ 



Sugar made pounds.. 7,948,525 



Sugar per ton of cane (2,000 pounds) do 212. 74 



Unfortunately this house does not employ a chemist, consequently 

 these figures are of but little value for comparison with those obtained 

 at Magnolia. 



The mangementof the Carolina estate should be congratulated upon 

 the neatness and the sytematic working of the sugar-house. 



CENTRAL SAN LINO. 



Keports of a successful burner for bagasse led me to visit this estate. 



The American planters are probably aware that the handling of the 

 bagasse is a large item in the expenses of a Cuban estate. The bagasse 

 is carted to the yard and spread out to dry. After drying it is carted 

 back to the sugar-house and is deposited in front of the boilers. It re 

 quires a large force of firemen to handle this material. 



At San Lino the green bagasse is handled in a different manner from 

 the above, and is burned directly after leaving the mills. This method 

 of burning bagasse is known as the u Social." 



This invention consists in a plan for burning green bagasse or any 

 other damp combustible. The combustion of the bagasse itself dries 

 the fresh bagasse, which is fed to the fires from the end opposite to the 

 grate bars. A very simple device is employed to carry the fuel to the 

 fires. It requires ten minutes to transport the bagasse the length of 

 boilers, in which time the flames passing over it evaporate a large pro- 

 portion of the moisture. 



The apparatus for charging the furnaces is driven by an independent 

 engine and is perfectly automatic in its operations. This apparatus 

 has reduced the number of laborers employed by about 150 men. In 

 addition, the house is enabled to work in all kinds of weather now that 

 it is not dependent upon the sun to dry its fuel. This process is espe- 

 cially applicable to large houses rolling thirty to forty or more tons of 

 cane per hour. 



Through courtesy of the owners, Messrs. Montalvo, and M. Boulan- 

 ger, chemist of this house, I have obtained the following statistics, 

 showing average of several seasons' work of this house. 



