In the book, Cajun Country by Ben Earl Looney, there is a small article of the book that is titled “Sugarcane Cleaner” there is information provided about the cleaning of sugarcane. In Acadiana, the sugarcane is harvested between the months of October and December every year. The sugarcane mills that process the sugarcane at this time operate twenty-four hours a day regardless of the weather conditions. In the rainy conditions, the sugarcane stalks usually become covered in mud and debris from the fields. In the year of 1967, The Steen Syrup Company of Abbeville developed a process for washing the stalks before they are delivered to the crushing plant. This process attracted the attention of cane growers from everywhere. Having the cane free