The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-09-11

quarts. With the Thermometer mt $50 in
the juice, the Sacchrometer stood at "a / 90;
we boiled the juice until it run together on
the rim OF the iadle and hung in trans
parent sheet half an inch below il before
falling. And this in 2 l-2 hours. The
result was quarts Of choice syrup. The
next day repeated the experiment on
larger scale, with equal success, and have
brought TO the Club enough of the syrup
to enable every member to try it and
Judge Of its quality. All who have tasted
1T agree that it is equal to the best that we
get from New Orleans In these last boil
ings put n tablespoonful of limewater,
prepared as before, to every 10 gallons
The whole process of clarifying and boiling
was carried through in the same pot, aud
that very unsuitable from its depth.
measured the grain from number of
heads, and the result was an average of a
gill from each. | weighed half peck of
matured grain, after several days exposure
to the sun. 1t weighed 3.4 lbs, equal to
3S lbs. per bushel. | weighed 20 of the
best cane cut for forage after it was cured
sufficiently to house. They weighed "a
lbs, equal to 10000 lbs. for $4,000 canes.
which | think might be grown on land
that would make % bushels of corn with
average seasons. | have tried horses, cat,
tie, and hogs, and find they eat the cane,
its leaves and seed, greedily, and fowls and
pigeons the last. think, however. that
when allowed TO mature, the cane should
be cut up fine for animals, as the outer coat
is hard
| did not attempt to make sugar, not
having prepared for that. There can,
however, be no doubt that sugar can be
made from such syrup as this And, as
they make more syrup in the West Indies
per acre than they do in Louisiana only
because the cane natures better. it is not
unreasonable 10 infer that the Millet, which
natures her perfectly, and will even make
two crops in one year. will yield moro and
better sugar than the Louisiana cane.
beginning to cut the cane rs soon MS the
head is fully developed, it may be cut for
month before it will all ripeu-how long
after that do not know. A succession OF
crops might be easily arranged SO rs to in
sure cutting and boiling from the lst of
July-probabIy earlier-un,il frost. | have
housed some stalks immediately from the
Held, 10 ascertain, hereafter, whether thus
treated it will yield juice and make syrup
next winter.
A good Sugar Mil, with three wooden
rollers, may be erected for less than S25.
and Sugar Boiler that will make 80 gal
Ions of syrup per day may be purchased in
Augusta for less than SEQ
This Millet will, Of course, mix with any
other variety Of the Milet family planted
near it. Unfortunately planted broom
Com about a hundred yards from mine, and
shall therefore have 10 procure seed else
where for the 10 acres intend TO plan,
next year.
have now stated the chief particulars
of my experiment. Every member of the
Club IS competent 10 draw his own conclu.
sions. a single expcrimen,-es especially one
in agricultute-is rarely conclusive. |
may err myself and might cause others to
err were to express with any emphasis the
opinion at present entertain of the value
of this recently introduced plant.
J. ii. HAMMOND.