Record of Experiments ~ Paperback ~ United States Dept . of Agriculture

Excerpt from Record of Experiments: Conducted by the Commissioner of Agriculture in the Manufacture of Sugar From Sorghum and Sugar Canes at Fort Scott, Kansas, Rio Grande, New Jersey, and Lawrence, Louisiana, 1887-1888 Sir: Complying with your instructions I beg to submit herewith for your approval Bulletin No. 17 of the Division of Chemistry, containing a record of the experiments made by your direction in the manufacture of sugar from sorghum and sugar canes. The bulletin is divided into three parts, viz: Part I, experiments with sorghum at Fort Scott. - Containing the report of M. Swenson; drawings and description of apparatus; a digest of the report of E. B. Cowgill to the State board of agriculture at Topeka, Kans.; and a statement of the action taken by the Department in respect of certain letters patent granted to M. Swenson for the use of lime carbonates in the cells of the battery. Part II, experiments at Rio Grande. - Containing the report of H. A. Hughes, drawings and description of apparatus used, and analytical notes. Part III, experiments in Louisiana. - Containing the report of H. W. Wiley of the results of the experiments conducted at Lawrence, La. In obedience to your further orders, I took charge of the chemical work of the three stations. During the summer of 1887 the necessary apparatus and chemicals were purchased and sent to the several stations. Of my assistants, C. A. Crampton and N. J. Fake were directed to take charge of the analytical work at Fort Scott, and were furnished with written instructions for their guidance in taking samples and the general method of analyses to be followed. F. V. Broadbeut and H. Edson were sent to Rio Grande. They had the same instructions as were given my assistants at Fort Scott. In addition to this I personally directed the beginning of their work. On October 14, 1887, Mr. Broadbent resigned his position in the Department for the purpose of pursuing his studies abroad. Mr. Edson from that date had sole charge of the analytical work until the end of the season. On April 2, 1887, G. L. Spencer was sent to Fort Scott to secure the removal of certain machinery to Lawrence and joined Mr. Barthelemy in the work of preparation at that station. At the close of the work at Fort Scott, Dr. Crampton and Mr. Fake also came to Lawrence to assist in the chemical work at that place. 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.