Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-11
From the GRANVILLE nn.l nsr.!d.


The Chinese Sugar Cane fn southern
AIiEnOis-Great success in ats Culture.
Being requested by many to publish stste-
ment, through the columns of Your paper, of
my experience with and the value of the Chi.
nese sugar cane, ] therefore send you the fol-
lowing statement which you will please insert:
On the 18th of May planted about half an
acre OF ground, one year old. a portion of
the soil was low and wet in the spring; in fact
| covered the seed with mud; the other part
was high and sandy; the consequence was
wien the dry season set in the wet part baked
very hard and the high burnt up for want of
rain. IPlOwed it when about ten inches high
and thai was all the working it got with the
exception of slight hosing previous to Tlow-
ing; my object was to ascertain the amount of
saccharne matter contained in the stalks, ard
supposed enough would grow TO make the ex-
pertinent. Many of the stalks grew from six
teen TO twenty feet high On the lower ground
it only grew twelve feet high) Having made
mill 10 which to grind it, | commenced or
the oath OF September. The cane then had re-
ceived two or three frosts which slightly in
jured the taste of the water.
am convinced that the amount of stalks
used can be grown on less than a quarter of
an acre. The amount of water obtained from
the piece was ESQ gallons, from which made
forty-6ve gallons, Which in .1larOf and beauti-
.tuL bright red color, is Jar superior to dny mos
LaSses obtained from the South. | did not try
TO grain any OF it, as it will not grain after be-
ing frosted; but am convinced there will be
no difficulty in granting it if tried previous to
frost. fit is planted by the middle of May it
will ripen by the end of August and remain
in 1
pat in sheds Gin apprehension of frost) it will
keep well 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 neigh
bors, Mr.. A. began, obtained from seven
| choice stalks one gallon of water and in an
other trial made by Mr.. McOleary, Sem, and
myself, we pressed from ten stalks one gallon
and quart. The number of stalks in a bill
| should be from four to six. In my calculations
| | only estimate one quart of water to the hill,
| allowing sixteen hills per square rod, which
| will make $3.50 hills to the acre, and this. at
! one quart per hill, will make GAO gallons of
water, which will make ITO gallons of nolls,
ses. Valued at rs cents per gallon, it would
! amount to $50 90 per acre, and | do not hest =
tate in saying that the amount may be doubled.
! | would urge upon the farmers of the West
ern country to try it. You will not only save
! but make money by the operation. | am well
| convinced that in 1860 the Southern planter
will have no sale for his sugar in the State of
| Illinois. From the present indications there
| will be one acre .ised in Wabash county
next year, which will save the county $40,
| 900. The time to commence working the cane
is when the seeds have changed from green
to a dark red hue, ath ough it will remain
good until fairly matured.
Should any person wish to make the expert
ment, have some seed to spare one quart
will plant acre. j NJ. KROH,
McCleary's Bluff, Wabash Go. Ill.