102 



I have been a very careful student for the last three years, and consider myself 

 now familiar with the juice, and just want one fair chance. They were thirteen 

 years in Louisiana before they could successfully make sugar from ribbon cane. We 

 did it here in six weeks." 



I will add that the further attempts to make sugar at Hoopeston were 

 total failures, and both factories Lave been abandoned and dismantled. 



FARIBATTLT, MINN. 



In 1879 a factory was built at Faribault, but no sugar was made. 1 In 

 1880 5,000 pounds sugar were made. 2 In 18S1 there are several con- 

 flicting reports of the amounts made. Blakeley reports 7,000 pounds. 3 

 He also reports the amount at 11,000 pounds. 4 The total amount made 

 during the season is also given at 15,000 pounds. 5 



The manufacture of sugar having proved financially unsuccessful 

 further operations were abandoned and the factory closed. 



A large factory was built at Champaign, 111., in 1882. This factory 

 was under the immediate supervision of Professors Weber and Scovell. 

 Professor Weber says : fi 



As a result of the experiments carried on "by the writers in the seasons of 1880 and 

 1881 the Champaign Sugar and Glucose Company, of Champaign, 111., was organized. 

 The object of the compaDy was to carry out on a commercial scale the production of 

 sugar and glucose from sorghum, as was indicated by onr laboratory experiments. 

 The company was organized with a capital stock of $25,000. The total expenditure 

 for building the works and raising the crop, however, exceeds $30,000. 



The committee of the National Academy 7 say : 



In 1882 the results of the sugar mill at Champaign, 111., are reported as being very 

 satisfactory to owners. 



Several hundred thousand pounds of white sugar were made in that 

 and the two following seasons. The venture, not proving profitable, 

 was abandoned. 



HUTCHINSON, KANS. 



This factory was built in 1882, but the first year failed to produce any 

 sugar. In 1883 about 200,000 pounds of sugar were made, but at a 

 heavy loss. 



In 1884, 250,000 pounds of sugar were made, but still with a loss. Fur- 

 ther attempts were then abandoned and the factory has been dismantled. 



STERLING, KANS. 



The first season's work of this mill, 1882, resulted in the production 

 of a very small quantity of sugar. In 1883, 170,000 pounds were made. 



1 Blakeley, Report Nat. Acad. Sciences on Sorghum, p. 35. 



2 Op. cit., p. 35. 



3 Op. tit., p. 36. 



4 Third Ann. Meeting Wis. State Cane-Growers' Association, p. 33 



5 Report Nat. Acad. of Sciences on Sorghum, p. 30. 



6 Op. cit., p. 78. 

 * Op. cit., p. 34. 



