268 TtrBVirs. 



and then evac»- When this Operation is fintftiecl, tiie liquor is evaporated to 

 A^lti^kiagarls ^^^^ conlillence of a fyrup : It is then left to cool, and a courfe 

 produced on lagar is obtained, of a dark-brow'n colour : At the bottom of 

 cooling. tjjy veflel a fyrup remains, which may be ufed for domeftic 



purpofes. 

 From roo lb. of From 100 pounds of the coarfe fugar, eighty pounds of 

 this coarfcfuear, ^^ji cryftalli^ed fugar are obtained by the firft refining, which 

 So lb. of refined .^ „ ^ ,• ■ - .- .• r . c 



fuear ma> be oh- 'Ugaf 's not at ail inferior m quality or whitenels to that oi 



tained. the cane. The whole operation may be completed in two 



days. 

 It is probable The particular fpecles of beet which M. Hermbftadt ufed 



M Hermbftadt i,^ hjg experiments, is not mentioned ; but it is moft probable 

 ufed the com- •-, ■-, ^ ^iii i 



mon field beet, "lat this chemilt made ule ot the common field beet, kftown 



or root of fear- in Germany by the name of mangel wortzel, the culture of 

 which is fpread jhrough many cantons of Germany. This 

 variety, however, contains lefs fugar than all tlie other fpecies 

 of beets ; and, for this reafon, M. Sonnini is of opinion, that 

 if fugar can be obtained from beets with profit and economy, 



A better pro- more fuccefs would be obtained by fubmitting to the operations 



rfuce might be defcribed, the fmall red beet, called io Franqe that of Cajile* 



obtained from ,.,•,/• o <• « 



the fmall red beet naarterj/, which IS the iweeteft of all. 



of Caftlenau- 



*ery. ■ . ■ .. ■,.,. ( . . .,., „ ■ , . . , 



XIX. 



Method offtacking Turnips, to preferve them through the Winter, 

 By Mr. John Shirreff, q/" Captain Head, near Had' 

 dinglonj N, Britain.* 



. Rapa fulo moUi et 4ere humidulo Isetantur. 



Prcfervation of i^ATISFIED, from obfervatlon and experience, thai turnips 

 rhrwimcr°"^'' are the foundation of the beft hufbandry on almoft all foils and 

 fituatlons in the arable difiridls of Great Britain j and that 

 this crop fhoald always be drawn, except from blowing fands, 

 or light moorifli foil, on both of which it fliould always be in 

 part confumed on the ground with (heep ; convinced alfo,^ 

 tkat turnips, rf poffible, fliould be off all foils, and the land 



* S<ic. Arts, 1805, The premium of 30 guineas was awarded 

 for this method. 



ploughed 



