Sorghum; its culture and manufacture economically considered as a source of sugar, syrup . age of some of the parts. The object of the illustrations of mills, is to enable the farmer to seetheir general character. Those who may desire mills of larger capacitythan these represented, need only to be informed that they may besecured of any capacity up to several hundred tons daily, and are, inall respects, identical with those in use upon the large sugar planta-tions of Cuba and Louisiana. These illustrations are inserted solely for the purpose of informationto the reader, and not as advertisemen
Sorghum; its culture and manufacture economically considered as a source of sugar, syrup . age of some of the parts. The object of the illustrations of mills, is to enable the farmer to seetheir general character. Those who may desire mills of larger capacitythan these represented, need only to be informed that they may besecured of any capacity up to several hundred tons daily, and are, inall respects, identical with those in use upon the large sugar planta-tions of Cuba and Louisiana. These illustrations are inserted solely for the purpose of informationto the reader, and not as advertisements of those Avho have kindly fur-nished the plates for use. There are, doubtless, other manufacturersof mills aud other apparatus similar to these represented in thisvolume, but whose models do not appear. The general fact, however,is one that should be had in mind, viz.: that it is true economy tobuy a mill of somewhat greater capacity than that which is thoughtnecessary; also, that extra weight and extra strength will far morethan compensate for a little additional cost. 262 Plate XXIT. Plate XXII. shows the Victor Cane Mill, an apparatus in very common use. It isconstructed with vertical rollers, on a plan suited to Iiorse-power, or with liorizontalrollers for water or steam power. The horizontal mills are fitted with extra gearing,are necessarily heavier, and require greater motive power to accomplish the sameresult. The following list of sizes and capacity of mills, of this style, will be of value. Thesemills are made by Blymyer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio : Size. Weight. No. 0, Light One-horse 390 lbs. No. 1, Jr., Oue-horse 650 No. 1, Heavy One-horse 750 No. 2, Two-horse 875 No. 3, Heavy Two-horse 12,00 No. 4, Large Two-horse 1,300 No. 6, Four-horse 1,800 Tons cane Acres cane in 12 hours. per season. 2 to 2}i 5 to 8 2>^ to 3 7 to 10 3 to 3>^ 8 to 12 4 to 5 12 to 18 6 to 7 20 to 30 8 to 9 2o to 35 11 to 13 35 to 45 The same mill, with the sweep below, is furnis
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