Diffusion of Sugar Cane, compared witfi double 

 crushing in Mills. 



By Nevile Lubbock. 



NY modification of the present process of cane 

 sugar nianufa6lure or any new process which 

 promises to reduce the cost of produ6tion, 

 requires the most careful consideration on the part of 

 planters. Competition, especially when aided by enor- 

 mous subsidies, as is the case with that which cane 

 sugar producers have to meet, will inevitably leave 

 those behind who do not adopt the most economical 

 means of produ6lion. While, however, sugar producers 

 will be wise to adopt any new process which tends to 

 economy, it behoves them to investigate any such new 

 process to the fullest extent, and to satisfy themselves 

 before adopting it that it will in reality conduce to the 

 end sought, and that its promises will not fail to be 

 fulfilled upon its pra6lical adoption. 



It is well known that under the system which gen- 

 erally prevails, the quantity of cane juice obtained is 

 considerably below that which a6lually exists in the 

 sugar cane. 



It may be assumed that the sugar cane contains 

 about 87 per cent, of its weight in cane juice. Where 



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