Sugar News

Strawboard from Bagasse, Rice Straw and Cogon Grass
Villareal, E.P.  1957.  A preliminary study on the establishment of a strawboard plant utilizing sugarcane bagasse, rice straw and/or cogon grass and other farm residues mixed to a certain extent with waste paper. These products, which would be very simple to make would find a ready market since there is a big demand for…

Further Facts on Handling Dry Sugar in Bulk
Lamborn and Company, Inc.  1957.  The trend towards handling sugar in bulk form by manufacturers has recently gained impetus because new methods have been devised which make it possible for the medium-size sugar user to adapt his plant to bulk sugar handling. The article contains the latest information about the transportation,…

Filter-Press Cake as a Fertilizer
Samuels, G. and Landrau, P. Jr.  1957.  The paper report the results of various experiments in which filter-press cake was used as a fertilizer material. The value of he material as a fertilizer was discussed and the practical recommendations was made as to its use. Filter-Press Cake as a Fertilizer. Sugar News 33:14-21.

Cane Molasses Compared with Refined Sugar in Fattening Rations for Poultry
Cortes, F.L. and Fronda, F.M.  1957.  Cane molasses and not refined sugar may replace 26 percent of ground corn in rations for fattening poultry when there is scarcity of corn supply. The total gain in weight of the birds and the feed conversion efficiency in the three lots of both trials did not differ…

A Study of the Sugar Factory Performances in the Philippines and Other Countries
Sto. Domingo, J.P.  1957.  The paper is a study of the performance of sugar factories in the Philippines and some foreign countries. Attempts were made to compare available data, taking cognizance of various forces affecting these performances. A Study of the Sugar Factory Performances in the…