The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-04-25
Interesting Facts Concerning the SorghO
or, Chinese Sugar-Cane, and the


Interesting Facts Concerning the Sorgh.
or, Chinese Susar-Cane, and the
Imphee.
AT q meeting of the Farmers Club Of thu
American Institute, in New York, on Tues
day evening last, Horace Greely introduced
Mr. Leor ard Wray, Of Natal, South Africa
who has more experience in the culture o
the various species of Imphee. Gncludine
the Chinese Sugar Canc,) than, perhaps,
any other European, and has succeeded in
obtaining as fine crys.alized sugars directly
from the juice as those resulting from the
Louisiana sugar cane He is referred to the
highest authority by NJ. Nilmoria, OF France,
Count de Bcauregard, and the gentlemen Of
the Imperial Accamation Society, and has
visited this country, on invitation Of Gov
ernor Of one Of our Southern States, for the
! purpose of cultivating the varieties Of the
new sugar plant which he considers most
/ valuable. and to introduce the methods, dis
covered by himself, for obtaining the valua-
/ bic product Of crystaiized sugar.
! Sixteen varieties oi the Imphee are found
/ growing wild upon the Southwest coast of
/ California, of greater or less saccharine rich
ness. Some Of the more precious ones will
complete their growth in three months,
while others require as long as four or five.
Four of the sixteen varieties are Of quick
growth. and will produce one crop Of sugar
at the North; the others are suitable for the
South, and some Of them will give two full
crorS
Other Interesting facts are stated in the
following extract from .he proceedings Of
the Club. which we find reported il the
ErenjIg Pest:
The remarkable vitality Of the Imphce
plant is shown by the statement made by
Nr. Wray. lie had plantation Of it on
his estate in Africa, which ne wished to re-
move to give place to 4 crop OF arrowroot.
The field was thoroughly ploweI at the end
Of the season, and the stumps removed;
but the few which escaped the notice Of his
woikucu shot up into great luyuriance Of
growth and in two months and five days
had attained the height Of seven feet. As
many as twenty-five stalks grow up from
single stump, and the juice OF all these made
as good sugar as the parent stem.
Mr.. Nrav stated that on one occasion he
had been absent from his estate wh-n the
cane = ready to be harvested, and his
kafIfr Ruhing he would return within
day or f7yo, had cut up and stacked his
tire crop. lie was not able 10 return, how
ever. until after the expiration Of a fort
night. and he then found that about one
50. without further loss OF time, he had set
his men to work to remove these positions.
and when the juice from them was boiled
down. It made quite IS good sugar as anv
rrevious sample,
The Iglu kafirs put the stalks into pits
which th,v diy in the ground. and pres re
trgra rer.cctjv for several months.
Ia rfrqrd - tie density C.. the sap. M
Wraq adver.ad to tia which had been
made in Nart.a.que. upon the estate Of the
Count De ChazeUe the object Cf which was
- decide. the cofnpar+t.vc deustles of the
~urar-can,~ from the celebrated Grand Terr-
districts and 4 Mr.. Wray's Iapisay, both
of which had been grown hy the Count.
The result was that the latter showed . dem
@.'y superior - the former aT three and one
half .srces. The su-ar-"a"e gave seven
deg. aalmr, AMI tae -.pte@ ten and one
bait a.r Is richness j. quite remarkable
i2r u q nary LOUISIANA cane does not aver
are i'-h than seven anu ons--a4i ID ,is.tt,
u VIC T.IAeiHHur aT.-lt. and II shows what
we may IN future .Xgeei from the .ntfo-Ir-
i"" "i tie YA.U,'.r p.4". to tie CONAN o.
cur rational aSi!"a.iAFe.
Tie quantity OF juice TO 5c CHAINED from
tie stalks "a- d pendent upon t.e power OF
the E...- Count d. b.a.'r-s gard tai Hjy
F.I cont; tut lis mi W. q" IMPeIise;
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greatest aoCh"ahce' ana vast sour e %
,,r@a4, ',',, = ovTe,G'd so,na .nen,v tbnnsanJ
dollars in his expcrirneuts and attempts TO
introduce it into Europe, and it is to be
hoped that his visit 10 cur country nav
prove rcmuncrative in proportion to the i'm
of his discovery to ourselves.
INQUIRY was made bv a gentleman present
in regard to some suitable crushing appara-
,us Mr.. HEDGES. the Inventor of the Little
Giant Corn and Cob Mil, said he had invent