Filter-press cake. 



Weight of filter-press cake, 343 pounds. 



The press cake was very soft, owing to a leak in a steam-pipe connecting with 

 the filter press. Through an error on the part of the employe" charged with secur- 

 ing samples, the analysis did fairly represent the press cake, so no statements of 

 loss can be made. 



Yield. 



(A) This portion was boiled to grain, but unfortunately the obstinate flat crys- 

 tals,* which h*ive been previously mentioned, formed, and although the massecuite 

 was " short," it was impossible to centrifugal it. After remaining sometime in the 

 hot room this massecuite yielded 944 pounds of first sugar, polarizing 88. The sec- 

 ond masse cuite was left in the hot room at the end of the season. 



(B) The second half of the sirup was treated with alcohol and boiled to grain. 

 Fifty pounds sugar were added to form a nucleus after the sirup had been concen- 

 trated to proof. This sirup boiled very freely ; the massecuite was short. This 

 sirup worked so well that it was decided to boil the massecuite very stiff. The 

 small vacuum pan is provided with a 14-inch foot valve and small coils, neverthe- 

 less it was almost impossible to discharge the massecuite. This sugar purged well, 

 but slowly, in the centrifugal, while the massecuite was still hot, but soon began to 

 dry very slowly. Had the boiling been discontinued a lew minutes sooner the 

 yield of sugar would have been larger and the polarization higher. 



The yield of first massecuite was 2,334 pounds, and of first sugar 1,409 pounds. 

 The sugar polarized 88.2. The yield of sugar, per cent massecuite, was 60.5. De- 

 ducting the sugar added, we have a net weight of 1,359 pounds first sugar. 



The molasses from the first sugar was boiled to string proof and left in the hot 

 room until the end of the season. The weight of massecuite was 920 pounds and of 

 second sugar 290 pounds. This sugar polarized 85.9. 



Rfoumt of yield. 

 UNDENDEBULE (COLLIEK) CANE. 



A. 



Clean cane worked tons. . 



Topped cane worked do . . . 



First masse cuite obtained pounds. . 



First sugar obtained do 



Polarization of first sugar degrees. . 



First sugar reduced to 100 polarization pounds . . 



First sugar per ton clean cane do 



First sugar per ton topped cane do 



First sugar, 100 polarization, per ton clean cane do 



First sugar, 100 polarization, per ton topped cane do 



Second sugar obtained do 



Polarization of second sugar degrees . . 



Second sugar reduced to 100 polarization pounds . . 



Second sugar per ton clean cane do 



Second sugar per ton topped cane do 



Second sugar, 100 polarization, per ton clean cane do 



Second sugar, 100 polarization, per ton topped cane do 



1 Yield of first sugar per acre do 



1 Y ield of second sugar per acre do 



'8.655 

 1 10. 580 



944 



88 

 831 

 109.1 



89.2 



96 



78.5 



1,084 



'8.655 

 '10.580 

 2 2, 284 

 1, 359 



88.2 

 1,199 

 157 

 128.4 

 126.9 

 113.3 

 290 

 85.9 

 249 

 33.5 

 27.4 

 28.7 

 23.5 

 1, 560 

 333 



1 Correction made for samples and skimmings. 



2 Fifty pounds sugar deducted for sugar added to massecuite in the strike pan. 



* See page 22. 



