Abstract

Madras State produces annually 43 lakhs of tons of gur. Most of this is produced during the months of January to April. Taking the local consumption to be more or less uniform throughout the year nearly three- fourths of the total gur produced has to be preserved for varying periods and the maximum duration may probably be eight months. Hence unless ext. remely careful steps are taken for storing this commodity, there is a likelihood of great loss occurring due to the gur softening and sticking to the receptacles or running into a viscous mass, when stored for considerable periods. There are no means of estimating this loss but in view of the improper and inperfect methods adopted in most of the cane-growing districts for preserving gur, loss due to storage seems to be considerable and inevitable at the present time.

Keywords: