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TaBue 13.—Fuel and supply costs for a 60-day sirup-making season (24-hour day) 
Cost of making sirup 
Item 
50 tons | 100 tons | 200 tons | 300 tons 
Fuel (crude oil, estimated cost, 5 cents a gallon) --_...------_--- 1 $1,500 | 2 $2,700 | 3 $4, 800 4 $7, 200 
Lubricating oils, waste, packing, belting, and supplies_____.___- 100 200 260 400 
SHip nur lime sand medentalsas.-- 220) eee eer ee ee ee meena 40 80 120 
STD (ete eee eee ey patie WIL ite en Wk DU a ltd Sy 1, 620 2, 940 5, 140 7, 720 
1 10 gallons of oil per ton of cane. 3 8 gallons of cil per ton of cane. 
29 gallons of oil per ton of cane. 48 gallons of oil per ton of cane. 
TaBLE 14.—Total cost of making sirup per season and per gallon 
Cost of making sirup 
Item 
1 50 tons 2100tons| %200tons| 4300tons 
Per season: 
Bixedicharcesiss o1 265 wo Sees ee ee eee ees $1, 802.00 | $3,877.00 | $9,018.00 | $11, 981. 00 
NUE 31) @ psp ee Be lee a pe ER a 1, 440. 00 1, 920. 00 2, 640. 00 4, 140. 00 
HUE AT AISUD DliCSHe seen Se ee SA 1, 620. 00 2, 940. 60 5, 140. 00 7, 720. 00 
FING Galea asap canse Lara A Ma My AN OAR Rat eee CAIN te cae 4, 862. 00 8, 737.00 | 16, 798. 00 23, 841. 00 
Per gallon of sirup: 
IVA A CEE Se TOCCSS ae mee ore ee ese 0. 0795 0. 0693 0. 0636 0. 0576 
(OPTI GL SS I aS ad a RE eer ees ee ae - 2439 . 2380 . 2274 s2li 
ROG al ee see aA Sere eC Sains SE Ra ee ees . 3235 . 8073 . 2910 2 
1 Yields 61,500 gallons of sirup per season, or 20.5 gallons of sirup per ton of cane. 
2 Yields 126,000 gallons of sirup per season, or 21 gallons of sirup per ton of cane. 
3 Yields 264,000 gallons of sirup per season, or 22 gallons of sirup per ton of cane. 
+ Yields 414,000 gallons of sirup per season, or 23 gallons of sirup per ton of cane. 
5 Estimated at $5 per ton. 
TaBLe 15.—Cost of sirup per gallon from cane at various prices 
Cost of sirup per gallon 
Cost of 
cane 
per ton 50-ton 100-ton | 200-ton | 300-ton 
plant plant plant plant 
$4. 00 $0. 195 $0. 190 $0. 182 $0. 174 
5. 00 . 244 . 238 - 227 . 218 
6. 00 293 . 286 - 212 . 261 
7. 00 » 042 2 833 317 . 805 
TABLE 16.—Comparative costs for fuels 
Cost per ton Cost per Cost perton | Cost per 
Gostiof below which | cord below Cost of below which | cord below 
OSLO coalisa | which wood oSts0 coalisa | which wood 
oil per : oil per F 
more eco- is a more more eco- is a more 
gallon nomical fuel | economical gallon nomical fuel economical 
than oil fuel than oil than oil fuel than oil 
$0. 03 — $3. 87 $2. 25 $0. 07 $10. 03 $6. 25 
. 04 5. 41 B20 . 08 11. 56 7.25 
. 05 6. 95 4,25 . 09 13.11 8. 25 
. 06 8. 49 5. 25 | 
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