New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18

"a Hons Of good sirrP from the Juice Of TIE cLl,...
Ear n ille and asserts that, with proper enIss a.
ftur h. 'orrn rsnon- o. slr'P %.y be obt.nei ~:
a. we learn from Thu Boston Trarler hss VS.,
80 of his 'ilet this season and made on.s."i
e,cclI,ut Inols> 's from H. and il il stated tbss
be cultivated in Ne wEogiand as sacoessiuv :, rasn
corn. II thusappeas lha' 'nl' plant Is adapted b, ~
nsyts of the Union as much as wheat and corn r. -
Tprrsert iuncture when the price Of suysr l. sohe
II might he 10 the advantage ~ The aSriculrur..I
both sections 10 attempt IT. cr.iN alton on large
Tie process OF manufacturing sifgP Is smple a.
stalks being run through between pair OF hesvv 80
.rs the iujce received INTO tubs and then hoiI.i
into syrup or II olasses. There does not SEN ,O, -
lief in prospect for our sugar market unless the cp
ton of some sugar crop Ike this can he res,-.
10 a. orce and hence the interest felt at the S,r,i
all plants Of the Kind The srccess which has a,tsss
all the experiments made with 'he Chinese snc., -
let renders il worth trial. and trus, that the as,
prsing farmers of Pennsylvania, and the pl.n,s~ :,
Virginia and the South, may undertake H. IL sres-
full the profits would be quite large, With the ors.'s.
market rates Coz sugar In fact, the crop would g. ~.
now more remuneratve than any other '
We have seen this Sorghum growing and na,,,.
rpened this Fall ia diverse sections Of our ow.
State and Northern Pennsy anis aud e.,im.,. ..
average hight in good sod at fully ten feet, GA,
own little patch will average more than that bu,
high wind Knocked most Of il down more ,h., -.
month age. That it is destined to prove one NJ
the best fodder plants, we have no doubt bu.w
fear il will not usually rpen its seed much north O.
this city. But the seed, like that of broom.eOp
is small and light; enough Of it To seed an acre 10,
Sueor) would hardly fill iour-quart measure. O,
weigh SIX pounds. II grown for fodder, il shoau
of course be sOwn much thicker We have n,
doubt that ii will pretty uniformly ripen on al tie
New.Jersey soil that will produce sweet potstoe.
or melons, and that every Northern farmer vii
find his account in growing at least acre Of fos
fodder alone even though he be obliged to buy
his seed That il will prove profitable southwark
of this city, cannot be- doubted.
We have tasted the strip made from Sorghum,
and find it quite palatable We trust our farmers
will cautiously enter upon its cultivation; though
we do not believe any Sugar will be made from it
at profit fer several years yet. lnexperenes
want of the requisite machinery for crushing boil.
ing. refining, &C., with the necessarily high pnee
of seed. seem to stand in the way OF any inne
date realization Of the sanguine visions Of The
seed sellers. But if each enterpnslng farmer vii
obtain little seed next Winter-through his Rep.
resentatlNe III NuHRIcss IA hc Pi"O"'o"V
erwse-and plant this at lndlan-con distance il
the richest, warmest land he can devote to il, he
may grow fair supply of seed next year and s'!'
fy himself by experiment that his cattle will eat the
stalk and leaves with avidity. Twoyears hence, be
m.y grow a considerable patch, save the seed and
feed the stalks; aud now he may begin to think Of
Sugar making if he shall meantime have thoroughly
informed himself with regard to it. If we can
avoid Muticsulis fever with regard to Sorghum We
shall soon find it valuable addition to the staps'
Of our Free as well as Slave State Agriculture.