The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-08-27
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| II win be noticed in the List Of Premiums
offered by the County Agricultural Society,
that liberal premium Is sffered for the best
supple Of syrup from the Chinese Sugar Gaue.
IT is the opinion of those who have had most
experience with the Sugar Sorgho, or Chinese
Sugar Care, that it will prod uce sufficient syr-
up, and perhaps sugar, leohol and vinegar,to
supply the demands of the whole couEtIy, in
Illustrations where the plant will deyelope
its seeds 10 milky stake. They have had, no
hesitation in predicting that its adoption would
be general, aud that at no distant day it would
be ranked among our staple crops sg
large portion Of the farmers in this coan-
| ty have more Or less of this plaat now grow
ing, and in order to test lis real value the
above premium has been offered, hoping to ia
duce safficien experiment to enable every ore
interested TO form tolerablv definite conclu-
SION as to wi ether, or not, its value has been
/ over-rated. s.s-. saFr Fasl ara.s -
Several neiehbors may unite, IL they che Sc.
| in constructing suitable apparatus for making
syrup aud sugar Two or three upright roll
ers will be required for exfussii.g the juice
from The cane. Tn ev should be connected TO
each other by cogs, and so arranged that by
driving wedge or key Il ey may be maze TO
work as closely together as necessary. To
one of the rollers, of ,ourse, should be attach
ed a lever, or sweep. to work eiihe by hand
or horse power. Two or three large boilers,
for 'iliag dowa The juice, VIII be all thai is
required, except great deal Of care.
The canes should be cut near the ground
deprived of their tops and leavrs-lnd con-
veyed Immediately to the ml'; crash out the
juice by means OF the rollers, and let il be i'm
mediately put into the kettles and subjected t.
gradual heat. The juice will turn dark col
ored by long exposure 70 air, in the same way
that an apple does, which has been cut on bro
ken - ?, f8a
Ohe Of the first things doue in commencing
operations should be to start FIRE under the
kettles, that they ma, be well WARMED By the
time the jaic- q ready for them
When he jnce is placed in the Ike tie
or boiler, he fire should be gradually ire els-
ed to siInneiing heat (not to active boiling)
aud maintained az this temperature until a
thick green scam rises to the surface and
forms into pats, seeming ready to- crack -
This scum, when fully formed, should be re-
moved, clean, from the surface. The heat
o.ay then be raised TO boiling, aud kept So un-
I'll the syrup is of the requisite thickness; as
the syrup th:esens the fire should be modera-
ted, however, osvoid danger Of burning, or
scorehing, whichirures the color and flavor.
Tie m9rafacture Of sugar from the syrup
is, perhaps, more difficult, III: to be hoped
that he eNptr meat will be, tried. however,
and II some onescan produce fair sample o.
sugar, at the exhibition, he will be sure OF
so)d premium.
Competi ors will do we'll to bear in mind
he requirements of Article 0 of the Rules and
Regulations and coint the cales nsd in an ex-
pertinent, OF measure the ground accurately,
so that PRACTICAL result may be obtained.
-t-a ata' L. ID. MORSE, sec'y,
Wapello Co. Az. Society.