. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . ker dropsback violently on the supporting frame after each lift, causingthe sugar to settle compactly in the barrel as it is filled to anaverage weight of three hundred and fifty pounds. Naturally,the greater the amount of sugar packed in a barrel, the less thecontainer costs per unit of output, and as the average cost ofa sugar barrel in the United States is fifty cents, the containercost per one hundred pounds of sugar is cents. Without the shaker, not more than three hundred and thirtypounds of sugar could be
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . ker dropsback violently on the supporting frame after each lift, causingthe sugar to settle compactly in the barrel as it is filled to anaverage weight of three hundred and fifty pounds. Naturally,the greater the amount of sugar packed in a barrel, the less thecontainer costs per unit of output, and as the average cost ofa sugar barrel in the United States is fifty cents, the containercost per one hundred pounds of sugar is cents. Without the shaker, not more than three hundred and thirtypounds of sugar could be put in a barrel, which would increasethe cost per one hundred pounds to 15. i cents. This differenceon a single days output of two million pounds represents onehundred and sixty dollars, an eloquent argument in favor of theshaker. In packing barrels, the operative first lines the barrel withheavy paper to prevent the sugar from coming in contact withthe rough wooden sides and to keep it from sifting out be-tween the staves. The barrel, thus lined, is placed on the shaker,.
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