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The loss of sucrose, aside from that in the filter press cake, was ap- 

 proximately, 115 pounds. On a basis of the yield obtained from the 

 inasseeuite this corresponds to a loss of 83 pounds of sugar. Had this 

 loss not occurred the yield would have been 971 pounds of sugar, or 

 3.88 pounds per gallon of molasses. 



MOLASSES FROM PARKINSON SUGAR WORKS, FORT SCOTT. 



This molasses was treated in the same manner as that obtained from 

 the Medicine Lodge Sugar Company. 



Analysis of molasses.* 



* A, before treatment with alcohol; B, after treatment, 

 t Analysis made after dilution. 



Filter-press caJce. 



Sncrose percent... 



Alcohol (absolute) do 



Weight pounds.. 



Sucrose lost . . do 



13.6 

 7.1 

 C68 

 91 



Alcohol (absolute) lost do 47.4 



Yield. 



The purified molasses yielded 2,380 pounds of massecuite from which 554 pounds 

 of sugar were obtained. This sugar polarized 84.5. The resulting molasses had a 

 purity of 36 and contained 89 per cent glucose sucrose. 



Rteumt of yield. 



MOLASSES FROM FORT SCOTT. 



Weight of molasses taken pounds.. 3,064 



Volume of molasses gallons.. 253 



Massecuite obtained pounds. . 2, 380 



Sugar obtained (84.5 polarization) do 554 



Sugar obtained reduced to 100 polarization do 468 



Sugar obtained per gallon of molasses do 2. 19 



Sugar obtained reduced to 100 polarization per gallon of 

 molasses pounds.. 1.85 





REMARKS ON THE YIELD OF SUGAR FROM MOLASSES TREATED BY 

 THE ALCOHOL PROCESS. 



The yield of sugar in the second molasses experiment was very satis- 

 factory. The loss at the still and the entrainmcnt were very small, not 

 exceeding 13 pounds of sucrose. 



