INDIA(Maharashtra)Sugarcane juice is important source of iron but at some places in Maharashtra state of India, it is extracted with the help of bull. It is traditional technique and old aged legacy which is still found in pockets of Maharashtra, India. A wooden plank is attached to the wooden crusher and bull is tied to the wooden plank. So as the bull walks in circular motion, the crusher moves . It must be noted that wood is used instead of the metal that is used nowadays to make sugarcane crushers. A guy sitting besides pushes the sugarcane into the crusher & the juice is collected at the bottom in metal containers.
The collected juice is frothy thick sugarcane juice that was very tasty & refreshing. A part of the taste is also attributed to the use of thick sticks of sugarcane that is brought fresh from the adjoining fields.
The best part of the deal was that each glass of juice cost around 15 cents. People show this traditional method of juice extraction to their progeny. This old method do not harm enviroment like new machnies which uses diesel as fuel.