44 BULLETIN 1370, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
CANE HANDLING FROM CARTS AND CARS 
In the 50-ton plant, and in the 100-ton plant if desired, the hopper 
is placed so low that the cane can be dumped directly into it from the 
carts and wagons. In the 200-ton and 300-ton plants, and in the 
100-ton plant when desired, the cane is unloaded from carts and cars 
into hoppers by means of steam-operated derricks. This method, 
although more expensive than direct unloading into hoppers placed 
low enough to receive the cane, makes it possible to store cane more 
efficiently when an interruption in the supply occurs. Some way of 
Fic. 14.—Building diagram for a 300-ton sirup mill 
storing cane so that in case of a breakdown in the plant the hauling 
from the fields need not be stopped is very desirable. When the 
mill is operated at night it is convenient to haul most of the cane 
in the daytime; this is impossible without some means for handling 
stored cane. The advantages probably justify the expenditure for 
a derrick for even a 100-ton plant. A small jib crane, which is less 
expensive than a derrick, is suitable for handling the cane for the 
100-ton vlant. 
. CANE CARRIERS 
The. most common carrier is a wooden trough of suitable width 
and depth and long enough to extend horizontally the full length 
