| Total number tons of | cane bought | 3,840 |
| " | seed tops bought | 437 |
| ——— | ||
| Total number tons of field cane | 4,277 | |
There was something over 500 acres planted. Some of it failed to come at all, some "fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and when the sun was risen they were scorched;" so that, as nearly as we can estimate, about 450 acres of cane were actually harvested and delivered at the works. This would make the average yield of cane 9½ tons per acre, or $19 per acre in dollars and cents.
TOTAL PRODUCT OF THE SEASON, 1887.
| Sugar, | 235,826 lb., @ 5¾c | $13,559 98 | |
| " | State bounty, @ 2c | 4,716 53 | |
| ———— | $17,276 50 | ||
| Sirups, | 51,000 gals,(estimated) @ 20c. | 10,200 00 | |
| Seed (estimated) | 7,000 00 | ||
| Value of total product | $34,476 50 | ||
TOTAL COST.
| Cane, 3,840 tons,@ $2 | $7,680 | |
| Seed, 967 tons, @ $3 | 1,934 | |
| ——— | $9,614 00 | |
| Labor bill from August 15 to October 15, including labor for department experiments | 5,737 16 | |
| Coal, including all experiments | 1,395 77 | |
| Salaries, etc. | 3,500 00 | |
| Insurance, sundries, etc. | 1,500 00 | |
| ———— | ||
| Total | $21,746 93 | |
| ========== | ||
| Total value | $34,476 50 | |
| Total cost | 31,248 93 | |
| ———— | ||
| Net | $13,329 57 | |
| To be paid by the department | 6,534 75 | |
| ———— | ||
| Total profit for season's work, 1887 | $19,764 32 | |
OUTLINE OF THE PROCESSES OF SORGHUM SUGAR MAKING.
As now developed, the processes of making sugar from sorghum are as follows:
First, The topped cane is delivered at the factory by the farmers who can grow it.
Second, The cane is cut by a machine into pieces about one and a quarter inches long.