The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-03

seen any where sucn oats as nave seen grow in this
country. Rye seldom fills WELL Barley am incln-
ed to think will be of principal crops as an
article of food for horses as well as for people, Tie
soil is well adapted TO the growth of corn but the eli
mate is not suitable it is farther north. Similar
land in Maryland would produce nearly double the CROP
Forty bushels have been made from an acre under what
you would call in Maryland very bad culture. By
ploughng deep, there is great deal of land that would
produce in good season As to 80 bushels the acre.
Upland rice yields enormously but requires two good
hoengs to make crop. The wet culture of it has
never been attempted. The planter in Florida will
never attempt to raise grain and bread sus than
will be sufficient for his consumption. His prin
cipal attention will be directed to cotton and sugar
cane. The former (Sea Island cotton) has not
ded equal to the expectations of the planters. II
grows very large, and has sometimes been full of bos
but crop destroyed by storm, another by the
caterpillar and the present extraordinary wet
has injured the present crop. Upland or Mexican
cotton produces abundantly. | am however inclined
to think that after the next crop very little cotton will
be planted in this part of Florida An two
to each hand will be planted but the principal crop
will be sugar cane. The cane has grown well for
the four years that it has been planted in this and the
adjoining countless that very little if any doubt remains,
to its being the most valuable production we can
raise II has for four years began to yegetae several
weeks before the cane on the Mississippi river; IFS
Joints longer and more of them become ripe il
grows longer in the fall the cold weather
ces there before it does here November and Deem
Der are drier here than in Louisiana. These ad
yantages which the planter here has over the Lous
ana planter The latter however has the advantage
of a richer soil and navigation at his door, while
the former has to haul his produce from to 40 miles
before he reaches sloop navigation. This IS draw
back the profit of his crop, and will probably in
duce him to clay his sugar, should it be sufficiently
dry to warrant the practice. As to the quantity an
acre will yield, cannot speak with any certainty.
have heard of but three instances in which distinct
portions of cane were measused out to ascertain the
quantity of sugar TO the In these cases about
2000b. were procured from each 1t is not how
ever of very great Importance whether 1900 or 2000b
be made to the acre. hand always cultivate as
much more as he is able to grind and boil. There
are some persons who think that 2500b. per acre can
be made Fer each 1000lb. of sugar there is gener-
ally from 25 to 80 gallons of moasses.
The expense of fitting up sugar plantation with
mill boilers, oxen, &c. depends altogether on the size
Of the crop, but is not great is generally suppo
sed. The buildings may be put up by the laborers OF
the plantation. A small crop of so or 60 hogsheads
may be ground by wooden mill and wooden rollers
which any rough carpenter make, and will not cost
more than $780, The boilers for a crop of that size
might cost $3.50 or 5000. A larger crop would re-
quire an iron mill, which would cost from $500 to
$780, according to the size of the crop, generally
payable out of the proceeds Of the crop. The build
ngs requisite grinding house, 81 feet square, ana
1.-TWO stories high. curing house 25 feet by IL feet
with molasses vat under it; and boiling house ~