The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-03
IxrEaion nEpAaTMENr.

TAe Surrey Of hansds.We learn that from nlOr
nation received the General Land Office from the surveyor
general Of Kansas Territory the surveys Of the public lands
are progressing rapidly. 1t IS estimated that they will be
finished BY the first Of December next.
Agricultural Dipision Of the Pa,ei ogee--SorgAo Lu-
ersA graniheoas plant which to be destined
4 take Important position among economical prod
uc sent four years since from the north Of China
BY M dc Mongny to the Geographical Society Of Paris
few bushels OF the seed OF this plant procured in France
ia last By Mr. Browne which have been distributed
parcels ia various parts of the Union. From
accounts they growing WELL and bid fair become
product Of great national Importance forage crop,
least At she present time there specimens growing in
this city which exceed ten feet in height without showing
suy signs Of its panice of flowers We copy the following
account Of this plant from the agricultural report 1t
is from the pen Of Mr.. Browne;
"The sorgho lucrt plant which, rich land grows
height Of from two to three yards IL stems
are straight and smooth having leaves somewhat hexuous
and falling greatly resembling Indian in appear
ance butts elegant in FORM IL generally cultivated
hills containing eight ten stalks each which bear at
their top panicle Of dense flowers green at first but chang
ing into violet shades and finally into dark purple at
turty Ia France 1t annual where its cultivation and
period Of growth correspond with those of Indian but
from observations made BY NJ Vimorin it conjecured
stalks, in autumn by protecting them during the winter
waited southern States it probable that the roots would
send forth shoots in the spring without protection in the
same manner a. is supposed eengeper Doarah corn AT the
tain planted in sheltered situations but the object
az rultyatinp be for the extracting Of sugar or for fodder for
animals open culture would be sufficient where the soil
rich light and somewhat According TO the expert
gby covered with Garth edoce proposes to as g
cate with the plant another OF more rapid growth such
lettuce sope in order that the abprers distinguish
the young sorgho from grass which greatly resembles in
the early stages of its growth Amy suckers supeuous
shoots which spring up in the course OF the should
The great object sought France in the cultivation Of
this plant is the Juice contained in its stalks which furnishes
three important products namely sugar. which is identical
with that of alcohol and ermented drink analogous
cider This juice when obtained with and in small
deriving the stalk of or
woody fibre and bark is nearly cooress and consists
y OF sugar and water Its density varies from 1850 to
fO75 and the proportion Of sugar contained in it from
ten to sixteen per cent? third part OF which IL some
times unerystaizabe To this quantity Of uncrystal
liable sugar this juice its facility of readily
menng, and consequently the large amount of alcohol il
directly by the In the
sugar concerned this plant appears to have but little
chance of success in climate as large proportion
Of that which crystaizablei only
ufacure but obstacle to the extraction of what is crystal
sable Ii understood however, the pro-
auce of this plant unprofc difficult obtain but that
all things being equal its nature renders it abundant
in alcohol than sugar yet it would be very different in
the warmer climate at the South where sugar diff
cult to be obtained in requiring protection from frost
stalks of sorgho sent from Algeria it proved that the
product Of sugar obtained from them infinitely
por to that produced blythe plant which had been
cultivated Paris also informed by Dir. Wrag,
who Experimental upon the juice Natal that the produc
mate allows the plant fully 70 mature.
The chief advantage Of the sorgho sugar plant is
the facility Of its cultivation and the treatment Of the
juice thought that the rough product may supass that
Of the sugar cane in those countries where the latter
annual and ike which, its stalks and leaves win furnish
abundance of nutritious forage for sustaining and aening
animals As the moasses too, is Identical with that
featured from the cane, il may be used in the dstilaton
Of rum, alcohol and the liquor called afa, which
bles brandy The greatest difficulty to be apPrehend
ermentng owing to the short time left to the manuiacu
rer This, however, might be obviated Mr. Wray in
Golfers preservedt for long time by buryng the stalks in
the ground and ssn M ~. The climate Of efSny
uiacure Of brandy alcohol the uncysalzabe sugar
be turned to account which IN measure would otherwise
be lost Another advantage consists in the Of the
juice, which, when thus converted, from the superiority Of
The alcohol produced by only dsllaon is nearly
destitute of foreign favor having agreeable tate
what resembling noyau being much less ardent fiery than
rum
One Of the points NJ vilmorin was DESTROYS of estab-
fishing what period OF the growth the stalks began
contain sugar, and consequently, when its manufacture
should He to the conclusion that it coin
cded with the putting forth Of the spikes but the proper
ton Of sugar in the stalk continued to increase until the seeds
we're in milky state In the plant in flower he observed
that the Of sugar diminished the merhaes (pars
the stalks between the nodes or oints the they
were to the top and Also that the lower part of each mer
thae contained less saccharine matter than the upper in
consequence OF this and owing to the smaness and hard
ness of the lower knots the centre of the stalk is the
richest portion. He inclined to the opinion that at
later period the merhaes lower down the stalk mpov
ershed in the amount not in the quality of the sugar they
The rpene of the seeds appear much to lessen
the production Of sugar at least in the climate Paris
but IN other countries Bh acre natures when the weather
still warm, the effect may be different According the
report Of NJ dc Beauregard addressed the Gonice dc
unavorabe effect and be considers seeds and the sugar
as two products TO be conformity be obtained On
other hand Mr. Wray that the Zouous Golfers are
the habit OF pulling Oft the panice Of the plant the
they appear IN order to augment the quantity Of sacchane
matter in the stalks This question may be OF import
ance in southern States should this plant upersede
any manner the sugar cane
Having considered of the probabilities Of this prod
economical point view remains only for me to
recommend il To the attention Of others who OPP
pOrtuntes cultivate it, and the talent To prove
OF refute by direct experiment its worth"
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