. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 113 arts. The flour made from the grain has a violet hue, which disappears when carefully bolted, but again becomes apparent when manufactured intG bread, which, however, digests very well, and is pleasant to the taste. Making Sugar on a small scale.—Cut the canes just after a hard frost, as they will then yield a larger per centage of sugar. Remove the upper joints, as they contain but little sugar, though they will furnish good Fig. molasses. The stalks should be passed t
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 113 arts. The flour made from the grain has a violet hue, which disappears when carefully bolted, but again becomes apparent when manufactured intG bread, which, however, digests very well, and is pleasant to the taste. Making Sugar on a small scale.—Cut the canes just after a hard frost, as they will then yield a larger per centage of sugar. Remove the upper joints, as they contain but little sugar, though they will furnish good Fig. molasses. The stalks should be passed through a crusher (Fig. 61) seve- ral times, in order to completely express all the contained juice. As the juice comes from the mill, filter it through a blanket, for the pur- pose of removing the fibrous matters, cellulose, and starch ; then add a suflBciency of cream lime to render it slightly alkaline, which may be 10* H. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W; Williams, H. L. New York, C. W. Carleton & co.
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