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NEW ENGLAND FARIVIER. 



April 



For t'te Keto England Farmer. 

 COOK'S SUQAB EVAPORATOR. 

 [Sugar-making, either of maple sap or Sorghum, 

 has come to be a matter of much importance to 

 many of our subscribers, and we feel desirous to 

 furnish them with all the information upon the 

 subject that comes to our knowledge. We there- 

 fore give place to the cut and description here- 

 with presented.] 



Among the most useful of late inventions is 

 this simple contrivance for evaporating saccharine 

 juices. Its construction is as follows : — 



The Evaporating Pan is constructed of copper 

 or galvanized sheet iron, Avith wooden sides, and 

 so divided by ledges as to form a continuous trans- 

 verse channel about five inches v.ide. The pan is 

 placed upon a furnace made of cast iron and heavy 

 sheet iron, and lined within with brick. It pro- 

 jects about six inches over the sides of the fur- 

 nace, to afford cool sides. The whole is mounted 

 upon rockers of angle iron, thus giving a complete 

 portable iron and brick furnace combined, and 

 possessing all the advantages of either. 



In operating, a stream of maple sap or cane 

 juice is taken at the front end and passes back and 

 forth through the transverse channel, and flows 

 out at the lower end in a continuous stream of 

 well defecated, finished syrup. 



The mode of defecation is a beautifully philoso- 

 phical one. The stream of juice passes across the 

 heated centre uf the pan, and conies to the cool 

 side, when the scum rises and rests, being held 

 there by the transverse ledge. It cannot follow 

 the stream through the next channel, because the 

 boiling at the centre repels it. The stream thus 

 continues its course back and forth, depositing the 

 impurities at the cool sides, where they rest until 

 removed by skimmers. Thus, by the time the 



stream is half through the pan, it is thoroughly 

 defecated, and arrives at the lower, or finishing 

 channels, in a pure state. Owing to its purity in 

 the finishing state, the maple syrup and sugar 

 made on this Evaporator are of a lighter color and 

 richer flavor than have ever been made in any 

 other Avay. No eggs, milk, lime or chemicals of 

 any kind are used. 



By the use of a running stream, a very shallow 

 body of juice may be kept upon the Evaporator 

 ■without danger of scorching, thus securing very 

 rapid evaporation. 



The object of the rockers is to regulate the flow 

 of the stream to Guit the fire, so tliat it shall reach 

 the outlet just at the point of crystalization. 



The use of the transverse channel, the projec- 

 tion of the pan over the furnace to secure a cool 

 rest for the scum and motion in the pan to regu- 

 late the inclination, are each and all secured by 

 patent to this Evaporator. 



It is a great economiser of fuel, requiring only 

 from one-half to three-fourths of a cord of wood 

 to about 100 lbs. of sugar. 



As a Sorgho Evaporator, it has no rival. Sor- 

 ghum sugar was made upon it last fall by i/te ton. 

 All the samples exhibited at the Illinois and Ohio 

 State Sorghum conventions, last January, and all 

 the samples yet exliibited in the Patent oflice, were 

 made with it. 



Pamphlets, Sec, may be had on application to 

 Blymyers, Bates & Day, Mansfield, Ohio. 



Transplanting Shrubbery. — In transplant- 

 ing native shrubbery, from the forest to the open 

 lawn, or door yard, this precaution is necessary. 

 Select your trees from as open and sunny an ex- 

 posure as you can find. Mulch the surface after 

 planting with saw-dust, spent tan-bark, chip ma- 

 nure, or something of the kind, and in very hot 

 days, shade with boai-ds or bushes. — Ohio Farmer. 



