Excerpt from Manufacture of Table Sirups From Sugar Cane Chiefiy through the representations of Capt. D. G. Purse, president of the Savannah Board of Trade, the U. S. Department of Agriculture has become interested in the development of the table-sirup industry in the South. In November, 1901, the writer made a visit to some of the principal centers of this industry to study the conditions existing and to confer with manufacturers in regard to the improvements and the investigations which the Department of Agriculture might undertake to the advantage not only of the producers but of the Consumers of this important product as well. Starting from Savannah on Novem ber 18, visits were made to various points on the Central Railroad of Georgia. The morning was cold and frosty, and the cane which had been exposed was found frozen. Icicles were noticed in many localities. The excursion was conducted by the land and industrial agent of the Georgia Central Railroad. The first visit was made to the steam factory of Mr. J. G. Wells, of Guyton, which was found well equipped and conveniently arranged for economy in handling the raw material and the finished product. The character of the cane grown by Mr. Wells is shown in pi. I, fig. 1, representing one of the fields near the factory. The arrangement of the evaporating apparatus, which was a self-skimmer, is shown in Pl. I, fig. 2. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.