. The Southern States. ally supersede all others. Itsadvantages are so manifest, and it offersto inhabitants of other States suchstrong inducements to immigrate hitherthat it is much to be regretted byLouisianians that the movement was notstarted sooner. In every instance thefactories are equipped with machinery ofthe most improved pattern, constructedregardless of everything but a thoroughextraction of the juice and its conversioninto sugar. Every operation is sub-jected to a rigid chemical test in thelaboratory, where every unnecessaryloss, howe\er small, is noted, and stepsare taken to prev
. The Southern States. ally supersede all others. Itsadvantages are so manifest, and it offersto inhabitants of other States suchstrong inducements to immigrate hitherthat it is much to be regretted byLouisianians that the movement was notstarted sooner. In every instance thefactories are equipped with machinery ofthe most improved pattern, constructedregardless of everything but a thoroughextraction of the juice and its conversioninto sugar. Every operation is sub-jected to a rigid chemical test in thelaboratory, where every unnecessaryloss, howe\er small, is noted, and stepsare taken to prevent it. This perfectequipment and supervision will accom-plish much towards augmenting thetotal output of sugar, a great deal ofwhich is lost every year in the somewhatantiquated sugar houses that have beenoperating since ante-bellum days. Sugar cane is planted either in thespring or in the fall. The canes arelaid lengthways, sometimes two or threeabreast, in long trenches or new canes sprout forth from the. FILTER PRESSES. eyes or joints and are very slow in theirgrowth when they first make their ap-pearance, requiring strict care and atten-tion until they are, as one might say,fairly on their feet. Seed cane that is to be planted in thespring has to be carefully guarded fromthe action of frost during the wintermonths. In Louisiana and Texas, whereseveral severe frosts usually occur duringwinter, it is preserved in consists in cutting the caneoff near the ground and throwing it intothe furrows between the rows, allowingthe leaves to remain upon it. The canesare laid so that the foliage of one setoverlaps the cut ends of the next set,and assists greatly in protecting the stalksfrom the ravages of the cold. When awindrow is properly arranged there isnothing visible but a long ribbon ofleafy tops. Over this two furrows ofdirt are thrown from opposite sides, andthe sensitive canes are thus effectuallyprotected until spring arrives and theyare exhume
Size: 1990px × 1256px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubj, booksubjectagriculture
