And whilst the industrious, attentive and cleanly proprietor, may with certainty, calculate on a handsome profit and certain advantages to result from this business. He who conducts carelessly, may as certainly reckon on sustaining a general loss.
ART. II.
The duty of an hired Distiller
Is to rise at four o'clock every morning. Wash and clean out the boiler, fill her up with clean water, put fire under her, and to clean, fill and put fire under the singling still—to collect and put in order for mashing, his hogsheads—and as soon as the water is warm enough in the boiler to begin mashing, which he ought to finish as early in the day as possible; for when the mashing is done, he will have time to scald and clean his vessels, to attend his doubling and singling still, to get in wood for next day, and to make his stock yeast, if new yeast is wanting. In short, the distiller ought to have his mashing finished by twelve o'clock every day, to see and have every thing in the still house, under his eye at the same time; but he ought never to attempt doing more than one thing at once—a distiller ought never to be in a hurry, but always busy. I have always remarked that the bustling unsteady distiller attempts doing two or three things at once, and rarely ever has his business in the same state of forwardness with the steady methodical character.
SECTION X.
ARTICLE I.
Profits of a Common Distillery.
Profits arising from a distillery with two common stills, one containing 110 gallons, and one containing 65 gallons that is well conducted for 10 months. The calculations predicated on a site, distant about 60 miles from market. Due regard is paid to the rising and falling markets in the following statement. The selling price of whiskey will always regulate the price of grain, the distiller's wages, the prices of malt, hops, hauling, &c. is rather above than below par.
| Distillery, Dr. | |
| To 1077 bushels corn, at 50 cents per bushel, is | $ 538 50 |
| 533 bushels rye, at 60 cents | 309 80 |
| 96 bushels malt, at 70 ditto | 67 20 |
| 1706 bushels total. | |
| 60 pounds hops at 25 cents per pound | 15 |
| 100 cords of wood, at 2 dollars | 200 |
| Distiller's wages per year and boarding | 204 70 |
| Hauling whiskey, at 4 cents per gallon | 204 70 |
| 50 poor hogs at 4 dollars each | 200 |
| $ 1739 90 | |
| Contra Cr. | |
| By 5118 gallons whiskey, at 59 cents per gallon | $ 2559 |
| 50 fat hogs at 7 dollars each | 350 |
| $ 2939 | |
| Leaving a balance of | $ 1143 10 |