95 



In the summary of his report, however, wo have the following curi- 

 ous information : l 



Number of acres of sorglmin brought to the mill 300 



Number of tons of cane manufactured 3, 600 



The yield of sorghum per acre tons.. 15 



The amount of sugar manufactured (about) tons.. 5 



The amount yielded per ton of cane (about)., .pounds.. 80 to 90 



Mr. Steck, it seems, had equal difficulty in making sugar and comput- 

 ing yield per ton. Had heavy floods and frosts not occurred, and the 

 factory had been large enough, Mr. Steck states that he would have 

 made 288,000 pounds. 2 The loss of 278,000 pounds is therefore to be at- 

 tributed to the unfriendliness of nature. 



Mr. Steck closes his report with a promise which he has never per- 

 formed, viz : 



My intention next year is to manufacture sugar from sorghum, knowing the exact 

 process necessary to its manufacture. 



(4) REPORT OF NELSON MALTBY, GENEVA, OHIO. 3 



Mr. Maltby makes the following statement of his work : * 



I worked up cane from 17 acres ; the weight of the cane was 167 tons and 824 

 pounds, yielding a little over 9 tons per acre. I made 1,466 gallons sirup not to be 

 granulated. I made 1,095 gallons of sirup for sugar, weighing 12 pounds per gallon, 

 all of which grained well. I made 4,380 pounds good dry sugar from the same. From 

 some cane I made 72 pounds sugar and 112 pounds sirup per ton. The average was 

 62 pounds sugar and 124 pounds sirup per ton. 



(5) REPORT OF DRUMMOND BROS., WARRENSBURGH, MO. 5 



The number of tons of cane manufactured was 243, an average of 9J 

 tons per acre. The greater part of this product did not crystallize. 



The sugar obtained was wholly from the Early Amber variety, and 

 amounted to 1,464 pounds, being an average of 50 pounds per ton. 

 Calculated on the whole quantity of cane, however, it is not quite 7 

 pounds per ton. 



Drummond Bros, make no complaint of the uufavorableuess of the 

 season. 



(C) REPORT OF A. J. DECKER, OF FOND DU LAC, WIS. 6 



Mr. Decker, in competing for the prize of $1,200 for sorghum -sugar 

 making, naively remarks in his summary of operations : 



Gallons. 



Full amount of sirup made this year 3,600 



Vinegar 800 



Sugar (not yet swung out). 7 



1 Op. cit., p. 25. Op. cit , p. 27. Op. cit., pp. 31 et seq. 



2 Op. cit., p. 26. 6 Op. cit., pp. 28 et seq. 7 Op. cit., p. 36. 



3 Op. cit., pp. 26 et seq. 



