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

We have respectfully called the attention.
of onr, readers (says the Charleston Mtrcu
ry,) to tho value OF the Chinese Sugar Cane
and have extensively distributed the see"
with which we were furnished by the Ag''
cultural Bureau of the Patent Office. We
are, therefore, greatly rejoiced to find that
the articles has fallen into the hands of so
scientific aud careful an experimenter as
Ex.Gov. Hammond, who will be widely re.
cognised as one of the highest authorities III
Southern Agriculture. We copy below II
carefully considered report of his expert
ments with the Chinese Sugar Cane, prepa'.
ed for an Agricultural Society in his OWE
neiohborhood, and furnished for publication
to the Barnwel Sentinel. 1t will commend
itself to the attention of the planters of the
State. There can be no doubt that the Su
gar Millet is destined to prove an important
addition to the resources and comforts OF
the plantation; and we are glad to perceive.
by an article which may be found in anothe'
column, that an abundant supply OF seed
has been secured in Washington city.
REPORT
of an Experiment in making Syrup from
the Chinese Sugar { Cane Corn or Sugar
:hillet, made to the Beach Island Far
mer's Club" August 2, 1856.
A rule Of this Club, requiring every mem.
ber to make and report, each year, an Ag
ricultural experiment. will take this oppor
tunity to acquit myself of that duty. Que
of our members-Mr. Redmond, Of til,
Southern Observation-Disclosures among u.s.,
las. winter, some seeds of what is conImnu
" called Sugar Mllet. He very kindly
gave me enough to plant half an acre
about pint. | prepared plot of ground
on northern slope, Of old, atifF and worn
out lane, in such manner and with so
much manure as would probably have made
it yield, with average seasons, about 20
bushels OF corn per acre. On the 22'i of
March planted the Mil!et seed in 8 feet
drills, dropping every eighteen or twent,
inches some six or eight seed. 1t was plough
ed and hoed often enough to keep the grass
down, and about the lst Of July begun L"
head. The heat had then been unusually
intense for two weeks, and has continued so
up to the present time; and, lat,erly the
drought has been very destructive d."
not think this half acre would have yielded
FIVE buahels had it been planted in coru.-
Having intended, however, to ascertain
whether the ..illet would make Syrup, |
had rude mill put up with two beech wood
rollers.
Finding that by the 22d Of July the most
advanced heads had passed the milk stage.
had l750 canes cut, that supposed were
o fair sample of the patch. The first 3 Or
4 hundred were passed through the m II
twice, the remainded four times, and the
yield was 1914 quarts of juice. Rut 10 canes
that selected and passed Z times through
the mill, yielded 3 quarts. Mr.. Clark. one
of our members, was present when this was
done. The juice was received in common
tubs and tested by Thermometer, and a
Sacchrometer with scale Of 40 degrees.
The Thermometer stood in every instance
at 76e. The s. cchrome'er varied from l3s
to 900. AT The latter point the juice would
float fresh egg. boiled it in deep, old
fashioned COW pot, and, after 6 to 7 hours
boiling, obtained 80 quarts of tolera'de
syrup.
The next day I selected 10 canes, the
heads Of which were fully matured. l0more
: ii falf milk, 10 more the head of which
were Just folly, developed and the top seed
beginning; ;to turn black, and again 10, com.
Qpdsjpg ali these stages, but from which !
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