Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-14

PRODUCTION into this country for a useful pur.
pose could not have taken into account the
shortness Of our hot season, nc the end Of
which, this description OF canes would be
found to contain juice but very slightly sweet
and, consequently, untitled for tho use of our
| sugar planters
But, though tho Salangor cane Is not adapt
| ed to tho requirements Of the country for the
| reason above given, the Same objection may
not hold against another species Of sugar cane
| obtainable in the same locality, viz: Province
Wellersley, Malacca. and Singapore, the
three principal ports inAthe straits of Malacca,
whore it is cultivated under the name of
'feboo .t,ilor, or egg cane, because Of the
swelling between the joints, which gives it, &C.
| cording to the fancy Of the Malays, an egg
like appearance there-tiitor, signifying egg,
| and 't'eboo a cane. This species Is less robust
| and hard than the other, and Is furthermore
unlike it, being yellow when ripe, smooth and
CLASSY; whereas the Salangor is deep green
and fuzzy on the outside. The t,Iior has the
great advantage over the other of ripening,
and being fit for cutting in from ton to twelve
| months from the time of planting, which is
considerably less than the time required by
tho West India, Bourbon, or Java red canes,
so much esteemed in the East. If not pos
| sessed of the great sacharine quality of the
Salangore, the ttttor is nevertheless profit
able cane, as the juice extr acted from it with
moderate pressure of the cylinders range
from deg. to ii deg OF Beaume's sacharom
eter; on good ground seldom falling below 10
deg, and it has the additional advantage of
making returns in Eve to seven months less
time than tho other.
Now, it is to this variety of cane that I
would beg leave to direct the attention of those
interested in introducing changes which natu-
raj degeneration in most plants renders neoes
ar frnn Ipna IN ffnnn ND NH oh
teaches is as necessary to the sugar cane as to
any other vegetable production. Through
our consular or private agents at Singapore or
Penang supplies n light be obtained by ner-
chant vessels, by transmitting directions to
have cuttings laid horizontally on bed of
rich earth deposited to considerable thick
ness in the bottom Of case IF convenient size
for transportation. The case should be al
lowed to remain open for some days, in order
to be able to observe if the utlings, which
have been slightly covered over with earth,
throw out shoots, and If sscertained to be
doing we'll then an iuch or two CT additional
earth should be laid upon them, and the
glazed sides Of the case should be closed and
hermetically sealed to exclude tho atmo.
phere. The case, so closed, may be conveyed
in perfect safety, en- a secluded part of the
deck of merchant ship, to the United States,
during the summer, care being taken not TO
open the case or TO break the panes of glass
and thus admit the saline air Of the sea to
them.
While on this subject. allow me further to
bring to your notice the Chinese mode of sugar
cane cultivation, which differs from ours in
placing horizon tally the cuttings in a shallow
drill, the cuttings having been previously tied
up in bundles and put by in shaded place at
the Tina Of cutting down the field. The bun
dies arc allowed 10 remain 10 this manner
until within about ten days of planting time
whom they are placed upright in a shallow
pit, united and fenced all around the pit with
rich earth and slightly covered over with cane
leaves In about one week they throw out
shoots from the sides, which, when about an
inch long, indicate that they are ready for
setting out in the drills aforesaid, and are then
slightly covered with earth.
by this process q whole month Is gained
over the ordinary mode Of sticking the cut
tings into the ground, which usually renders
about third or half Of It unproiuctiye on
account of the pressure of the ground upon
that part of it which is buried, whereas by
the Chinese process every eye is fully devel
oped and becomes productive, and as before
said, whole month is gainod-a boon of no
little importance in the limited seasons OF our
sugar producing country
have the honor to be, sir your most obc.
dent servant, j BlLIsTrER.
The Season The extraordinary cool TIC ath or
which has marked tho current year, in this
region, since the close Of tho last winter, still
continues, though we are in the middle of the
first month Of summer. Last night was, in
the country, within eight miles of Washing
ton, so chilly as almost to make fires necessary
to ones comfort, while the air was as bracipg
as that of pleasant November day-though
the world Is prone to regard the expression
CHAT ola November day. as Synonymous with
clustering, piercing, disagreeable weather |
This extraordinary state of things bids fair to
irjure the corn crops, az, so far, we have
hardly had real old-fashiOned corn.growing
day. The crop is coming on slowly for the
want of warm sunshine, though it continues
to look thrifty-that is, healthiIy green. III
the present weather continues much Longer the
corn in this region can hardly fail to be from
g month to six weeks later than usual in ma
turing. We mentioned, n week or go since,
that the grass crop in this vicinity babe fair
to be very light, and, no,withs; andipg the
moist condition Of the soil since then, the want
Of warm sunshine has operated to keep it from
growing almost as much as the drought did up
to the advent Of the late copious rains Tbs
blossom of the clover is beginning to fade, and
the timothy Is heading-Go there is little hope
left that any change that may possibly occur
will increase the seasons yield of grass. The
oats, too, are heading rapidly and we'll, on re
markably short stalks, howeVer-shorter than
we ever before saw them here.
Passed Hidshipmen The following Mid |
shipmen have (up to the latest accounts at the
department from thsnce) passed their exami- |
nation before the board now in session there,
and are hereafter to take rank as Passed Mid |
shipmen:
Of the Class Of 1848-J s. skerrott, Z
I. Speddsn. Z. K. Owen, w. T. Glassell, j. r. |
stillwell, De e. Livingston.