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the begass was weighed and carefully dried, and 

 gave twelve ounces, showing a loss of one pound 

 and four ounces of water, which represents 21y',T 

 ounces of juice ; so that the quantity of juice 

 remaining behind in the begass may be put down 

 at seventeen pounds, fifteen ounces. The result 

 now stands, 



Juice collected, 26 pounds, 1 ounce, or 49.30 per cent. 



" lost in mill, 6 " or .70 " 



" in begass, 17 " 15 " or 34.05 " 



Woody fibre, 8 " 8 " or 15.05 " 



Cane used, 52 pounds, 14 ounces. 100 per cent. 



In other words, we have 84 J^ per cent, of juice, 

 and 15^7 per cent, of woody fibre. From these 

 figures it would seem that 70 per cent, in juice 

 ought to be easily obtainable by proper machinery, 

 and it becomes more apparent when we take into 

 consideration the soft, compressible texture of 

 this cane as compared to that of the West Indies. 

 Mr. Peters states the yield of his best | acre in 

 syrup at 58 J gallons ; that of the poorest ^ acre 

 at 43 J gallons. Taking the average, we have, 

 as the yield of the entire acre, 407 gallons ; 

 assuming the yield of the juice to correspond 

 with the average results obtained by experiment, 

 say 50 per cent, of the entire weight, with proper 

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