Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-09-03

,essed through the mill seven times. and
i-ldpd nearly the same quantity of juice
tuut three quarts for every ten canes: The
.uice, tested by the Sacchro., showed that
he youngest cane had rather the m"st ano
he oldest rather the least saccharine matter.
The whole together, with that Of lew other
rood canes, exhibited al SOo OF the lher.
,4eI of tire Sacchro. Frnm AZ pints OF
rhe Juice obtained, after four hours boiling.
me pints of rather better syrup than that
made the day before. In these holllngs J
mixed with the cold juice abod teaspoon
full of Underwater of the consistency OF
.ream for every five gallons.
These selected canes grew on the bet
spots of the patch, and where probably corn
.sht have been produced the present sea-
IN at the rate of 20 bushels per acre. They
,rre l inch in diameter, at the largest end,
md u feet long after cutting off the head
,ud foot of the stem.
After this cut down all the inferior care
lid cured it for forage.
On the 2Sth of JrIv. two Of the members
# the Club dr. Bradford and Mr.. Il. LA.
.,,ar) being a. my house, remained to see
he result Of pressing aud boiling 400 canes
had cut aud stripped. Each of us select.
ed 10 canes, aud put them through the press
, times; the result heing as before, about 8
quarts for every 10 ranes. But even after
ne pressure, juice could be wrung from tn"
canes by the hand, and we agreed that at
last one-inurth of it, and that the best, re.
.,aiued in the cane-so inefficient was my
I'll. The rest oil the cane ordered should
i, pressed & times, but we did not ourselves
main to SEE it done, nor did we count the
10 canes. The yield Of the whole, how.
ser, was 373 quarts. With the l'hermo'ne'
ter at $50 in the juice, the Sacchroneter
stood al 241e; we boiled the juice: until
run together %" the rim of the ladle and
nng in a transparent sheet half all inch he
.u il before falling Aud this in 23 hours.
ne result was 6 quarts Of choice syrup
The next day repeated the experiment IN
larger scale, with equal success. and |
ave brought to the Club enough OF the
y,up to enable every member to try it and
rdge of its quality. All who have tasted it
gree that it is equal TO the best that we GEL
I'm New Orleans In these last bnilings |
u, tablespoonful of lime.water, prepared
J.. before, to every 10 gallons. The whole
Process Of clarifying and b"iling was carried
nuugh in the same pot. aud that very un.
suitable from its depth.
measured the grain from number OF
e4d>, and the result WAS an average OF a
Ill from each. weighed half peck Of
,aturpd grain. after several days exposure
the sun. 1t weighed AZ lbs, equal to 80
IS. per bushel Weighed 20 of the bes'
me cut for tnrage, after it was cured sutti.
clenlly to house. They weighed "a lns.,
quail 10 10000 lbs, for rs 900 canes, which
think might be grown on land that would
make 26 bushels Of corn with average sea-
.ons. have tried horses, cattle, and hogs,
nd fud they eat the cane, its leaves aud
seed greediIy, and fowls and pgeons the
asst. thiak, however, that when allowed
ia mature, the cane should he cut up fine
or animals. as the onter coat is hard.
did not attempt to make sugar, not haV-
.ng prepared for that. There can, however,
,e no doubt that sugar can be made from
such syrup as this. Aud, as they make
nore syrup in the West indies per acre than
ney do .in Louisiana, only because the cane
natures better, il is not unreasonable to III.
.r that the Millpt, which mutures here per.
,yc,ly, and will even make two crops in one
'rar, will WELD more and better sugar than
,ne louisiana caue.
Beginning to cut the cane as soon as the
.ead is fully developed, i, may be cut for a
Month before it will all ripen-how long
,fter that do not know. A succession oi
crops might be easily arranged so as to IN.
sure cutting and boiling from the lst ol July
probably earlier-un,il frost | have
housed some stalks immediate y from the
field to ascertain, hereafter, whether thus
treated, it will yield jace and make syrup
next winter.
A good Sugar Mill, with three wooden
rollers, may he erected for less tina" $50
and a Sugar Boile. that will make 80 gal
lous of syrup per day, may be purchased III
Augusta for less than $50.
This Milet will, nf course, mix with any
other variety OF the Millet family planted
uear it. Unfortunately planted Broom
Corn about hundred yards from mine, aud
shall therefore have to procure seed else
where for the 10 acres intend 10 plant nexi
year.
have now stated the chief particulars of
any experiment. Every member of the Club
is competent to draw his own conclusions
single experment-esrecially one in az.
,icullure- is rarely conclusive. ! may err
myself aud might cause others to err we're
to express. with any emrasis, the opinion |
at present entertain of the value OF this re.
Gently introduced plant.
J. Fl. IlAMMO, D
VINE GROWING IN GEoRGrA-We are
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