BULLETIN 1158, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 1. — Apparatus used in the manufacture of sweet-potato sirup. 
Item 
No. 
Num- 
ber of 
units. 
Kind. 
Floor 
space. 
Weight. 
Horse- 
power. 
Capacity. 
Revo- 
lutions 
per min- 
ute of 
driving 
pulley. 
Unit 
value. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Washer 
Feet. 
?&£:: 
4byll.... 
3£byl8... 
5Jby6J... 
4|by7|... 
7Jby7J... 
14£ by 11^. 
Pounds. 
850 
1,200 
2,800 
1,350 
175 
2,800 
90 
1,500 
1 
3 
1J 
i" 
150 bushels per hour. . . 
1,200 gallons 
90 
72 
120 
$300 
2 
Mash tank 
350 
3 
4 
Hydraulic press 
17 bushels per hour. . . . 
375 
350 
5 
Cooling tank 
Filter press 
90 
55 
6 
18-inch plate, 18-inch 
frame. 
400 
7 
Flavoring and bot- 
tling kettle. 
125 
8 
60 square feet (area). . . 
2,000 
225 
