Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-25

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Some Of the seeds Of the Chinese sugar
millet having been obtained by Ex. Govern.
or Hammond, Of South Carolina, he has
recently reported the result Of bis expert.
ments, which have been published in the
Charlston Mercury. He planted . pint
Of seed on half an acre Of rather a poor
soil, on tho 22nd OF last March the seeds
were dropped l6 inches apart in fee,
wide rows. When the plants came up
they were frequently hoed to keep down
grass and weeds. On the 22nd of July
some ofthe advanced heads had passed the
milk stage, and he had rude mill put up,
consisting Of two wooden rollers, to ascer-
tain whether the millet would make syrup.
About 1850 canes were cut, and 400 pass.
ed through the rollers twice, and the re.
mander four times the yield was 1874
quarts Of juice, and ten selected canes pu,
throug d the mill seven times, yielded three
quarts. The juice was received in common
wooden tubs, and tested with thermome.
ter, and a sacchrometcr having a scale
Of 40 degrees. The temperature of the
juice was 70 deg. Fah., the strength S3.5
deg. and Aoated fresh egg. 1t was boiled
in deep ole. fashioned COW pot, for seven
hours, and yielded 80 quarts Of ,olerable
syrup. Next day he selected more Of the
canes 10 different stages Of progress, and
submitted them to the mill seven times,
and from every 10 again obtained 3 quarts
Of juice. This was also boiled, aud he
obtained = rather better syrup. To every
Eve gallons Of the cold juice 2 ea.spoonfGl
Of limewate was added. The canes were
one inch thick at the butt, and seven fee,
long after cutting off the head. The syrup
was equal to the best New Orleans. Res.
pecting this plant, Ex.Govenor Hammond
says:
II did not attempt to make sugar, no,
having prepared for that. There can,
however, be no doubt that sugar can be
made from such syrup as this. And, as
they make moro syrup in the West Indies
per acre than they do in Louisiana, only
because the cane natures better, it is no,
unreasonable to infer that the millet, which
natures hero perfectly, and will even
make two crops in ono year, will yield
moro and better sugar than the Louisiana
cane.
Beginning to cut tho cane as soon a.
the head is fully developed, it may be Gu,
for month before it will all ripen-how
long after that do not know. A success.
ion Of crops might be easily arranged 50
As TO insure cutting and boiling from the
LIST Of July-probably earlier-until frost,
I have housed some stalks Immediately
from the field, to Ascertain. hereafter,
whether thus treated it will yield juice and
make syrup next winter"
Sugar has now become a most impor.
tant article Of food; it is used for more
purposes Of cookery than any other agri.
cultural product, and the demand for il i.
increasing moro rapidly than It can be
supplied. This Is the cause Of its recent
great rise in price. We have been ISSUED
BY \ large dealer in sugar aud molasses
that our Western States alone now con.
sumo moro sugar than is produced in ou'
whole country; hence We are dependent
for the most Of that which We use on the
West India Islands, Cuba especially. Il
would certainly be Of great advantage and
benefit to our people It our country Produ.
ced Is much sugar Is it consumed and re-
quired. This it never will be able to do
we believe, from the common sugar cane
because the climate most suited to it,
culture in any Of the States is not equal tt
that OF the West India Islands-rather-i
is not properly adapted to the climate o
any Of our States. We therefore hope oul
southern planters will give the Chinese
sugar millet full and fair trials, and w
hope that il may yet prove to b. the source
from whence our country will be able Il
supply itself with an abundance Of goot
sugar, syrup and molasses.
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IMPRovENENr OF TIE FALLS OF TIL
OH1o.-Ths Louisville Journal, Of the oil
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