Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-23
DAILY IOWA STATE Observation-Disclosures IOWA DEC


The Chinese sugar Cane in ). utherr
IhinoiS.-5reat success In iIs Cuiture,
Being requested by many to publish O
statement, through the columns OF your
paper, OF my experience with, and thu
value OF the Chinese Sugar Care,
therefore send you the following state
ment, which you will please insert:
< On the 18th day OF May | planted abou,
bali an acre of ground, about one year
old. A portion OF the coil was low and
wet IN the spring; in fact | covered the
seed with mud. The other part was biz
ami sandy. The consequence was, v en-
the dry weather set in, the wet part bas
cd very hard, and the high burnt up for
want of rain. lplouehed it when about
ten inches high, and that was oil the
working u got, with the exception Of a
stght hoeing previous to plowing. My
OBJ CT was 10 ascertain the amount OF
saccha!iue matter contained in the
stalks, and supposed enough would grow
to make the experiment. Macy OF the
stalks grew from sixteen to twenty feet
high Ia the low ground they only grew
twelve feet. ilAyitg made a mill on
whicn to grind it, commenced on the
2ith Of September. The cane had then
received tao or three frosts, which iniu.
red the taste Of the water.
am convinced that the amount Of
stalks used could bs grown on less than
quarter OF an acre. The amount of
water obtained from the pieces was go
gallons, from which | made A gallons
nl xsbt.b -
bright red color, is far superior to anv
molasses obtained from the South. |
did net try to grain any Of it, as it will
lot grain after being frosted; but | an.
convinced there will be no difficulty Ia
grinding it it dried previous to the frost.
II 1t is planted by the middle of May it
will rlpen by the end OF August, and re-
main 10 good condition until frost, and
put in she'd, in apprehension Of irost.)
1t VIII keep vel, for a month or more.
will give a statement Of what may
be made per acre, Judging from The
amount OF water obtained from each
stalk. One Of my ne.ghbors, Mr.. A Deg.
an, obtained from seven NEE stalks one
gallon of water: and in another trial
m de by Mr. McCleary Sen, aud my
seif. we pressed from ter stalks one gal
lon and a quart. Tie number of stalks
IN a hill should be from four to six. Ia
nv calculations onl estimate one quar-;
Of water to the hill, allowing sixteen
hills per square rod, which will make p
JoO hills to the acre, and this, a ono
quart per hill will make Go gallons of
water, which will make 10 gallons of
molasses. Valued at IS cents per gall
Ion, it would amount 10 So 80 per acre,
and do not hesitate in saying that the
amount may be doubled. would urge
upon the farmers of the Western coun.
try to Try it. You VIII not only save,
but make money by the operation.
am well convinced that III 1860 the South
crn planter will have no sale for lis SUI
gar IN the State OF Illinois. From pres
ent indications there viii be ono hna-
drci acres raised in Wabash c1antv next
year, winch Will save the county $40 600.
The time 20 commence working the cane
~ when the seeds have changed from
green - dark red hua, although II viii
remain good until farly maturei.
Should any person wish to make the
experiment, have some seed to spare
oae quart will plant an acre.
j. VI, kR0H
McC!eary's Bluff, Wabash Co. III.