Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-03

WHAT Is A Coon Oow.---Every man likes to
own . good COW, but people do notalwsys agree
in what really constitutes good COW. Some
cows will give q gteat flow OF milk q little
while during the year, and then fall off greatly,
while others win be more uniform In their
| yield OF milk, aud hold that uniformity tho
| greater part ofthe year. 1t is evident that the
| latter is the most profitable, and therefore the
better COW. A writerin an exchange paper,
| (and we are sorry that the name OF tho paper
has escaped us,) gives the following definite
rules or figures as constituting good COW;
"a COW that will average five quarts of milk
| q day through the year, making 1926 quarts,
is an extraordinary good COW. One that will
yield five quartz day for ten months Ia good
COW, and one that will average four quarts
j during that time is moro than an average
| year, whicR at three cents quart, Is $50. Wo
believe the Orange county milk diaries aver
age about $40 per COW, and the quality of fhe
COWS ia considerably above the average of the
country. 1t is as important to keep a COW
good as 1t is to got her good. This can never
i be done by a careless, lazy lnilker. Always
milk your COW quick, perfectly clean, and new
n er try to counteract nature by taking away her
calf. Let it suck, and don't be afraid s'it will
butt her TO death." 1t will distend the uddsr,
and make room for the secretion of milk. Be
gentle with your cow, and you will have gen.
4 tie COW, Select well, feed well, house we'll,
milk we'll. and Your COW will yield wcll."
i A Bio Esrmkrn.-J. G.. Lukens, Of Phila.
co., communicates some facts relative to the
culture Of the Sugar Cane, to the Germantown
Telegraph. He omits mentioning what kind
of q mill he used-what kind of a motive pow.
| er, and the cost of all necessary hxtures,--
Notwithstanding his encouraging figures, 1t
would be well for those who contemplate pro-
ducing molasses for the market, to compete
with the article brought from the South, to
move carefully:
aMy first experiment was to fnd out how
!. much Juice one hunnred caneB would produce,
taking them as they run, and cutting of three
feet of the top with the seed, and obtained
I84 gallons. hat boiled down TO thirty-fiye
, degrees, made 81 gallons ofoxcsllent syrup.
4 then tried what quantity of juice l could
get from the mill in given time, and feund
the quantity to be one gallon per minute, il
properly attended to, and If pushed, one and
half gallons. then made some calculations
OF the number of stalks which have on the
piece of ground There are SO rows three feet
apart, by 100 rows two and a half feet apart,
and they ruu from five to sixteen stalks to the
hill. / therefore put them down at eight
stalks to the hill, which would be $500 hills,
and eight TO the hill would give 81 1000 stalks.
Taking eight stalks to gallon of juice, there
would be $500 gallons and seven gallons Of
Juice to one of syrup would yield 955 81 gall
7 Ions. Putting the price at 90 cts. would be
SAT- .66. Add to this the seed, which being
, very fine, and supposed by judges to be from
go to 70 bushels, put that down at so bushels
, aud at so cents per bushel, would be $50. The
, leaves estimate to be worth $40, making 10
/ all s607 IS, as the value Of the acre. -.
: Now, as to the expense with large boil
ers, properly constructed, would not cost over
one fourth of the above amount for raising and
all other expenses This may seem like a large
calculation TO you, but L am satisfied that this
, acre will do all hare stated and l am wei
, convinced that an acre planted with this cane
/ and properly managed, would yield more pro
! fit than with any o her crop with which / am
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