Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-03

lessen the quantity of milk bu, To increase it's
richness. Mr.. Whitney. the Railroad Napoleon.
who resides near Washington. found that II the
morning. milk put in bottle aud laid in the
Refrigerator, Il became by night time very
rich 10 cream as to be with difficulty extracted
from the bottle.
4 few words as TO its culture aud we have
done.
To produce sugar. or indeed 10 de, eope its
saccharlne qualities at NIL. IL requires moder
ntely fert 10 soil, warm exposure. and tolera-
| bly, dry climate. In France. the experiment has
been tried, by those who thought to greatly aug
ment the per crntnge of sap. If oyerfln wing the
! field at various times during the season of growth
/ he result has been to weaken the proportion of
sugar in the zap, although the desired increa SO in
| quantity was Obtained. On our own farm we
noticed that the greatest yigor of growth was at
tendant upon the warmest weather. Previous TO
| the commencement Of the warmer months, the
plants struggled on and seemed unable 10 attain
"A respectable height. Strips Of sorgho and Mex
lean white flint corn were planted side by side.
At first the latter sprang far up beyond its neigh
bnr but when the heated term began, the more
ambitious corn was greatly distanced by the
Chinese stranger, and Mt the time Of harvest was
not 80 high by three or four feet.
Much of the seed hitherto grown in this C ,un-
Try is of inferior quality. The bulls appear
plump and black but will be found hollow, on
pressure. Care should therefore be taken in
selection of seed.
Planting The ground should be plouehed in
early spring; the strength of the roots will be
greatly aided by the of the sub soil plough,
cold at Dibbles warehouse in Murray street.
Run il to mark out the rows and subsequently.
between them, when the plants are about three or
four inches high. Keep the cultiyator or horse
hoe at work during the season to destroy weeds
and loosen the ground.
Quantity Of Seed.-From one half of pound
to one and half pounds have been used by diff
feront persons. Ply careful planting we think a
halt pound should be sufficient for an acre. The
seeds are small md Of course correspondingly
numerous. Pat eight or ten seeds to the hill
thin out to four plants. Make hills three and
one half feet apart each way.
HarpeSting. 49, / fused for fodder, the seed should
be sown in drills ms ihiokly as ordinary corn fnd-
der, and about tho Ist July can be cut md fed
green to stock or it may be cured and stacked
away. If desired for sugar making. the canes
should be allowed to stand until the seed passes
fairly out Of the milk state, Tor ut this particular
time the greatest quantity Of saocharne matters
developed.
The mode Of gathering is ms foows;-Le, ono
man 30 ahead and cut of the stalks about ono
aud half feet below the seed head. These pn-
may be thrown into heaps at one side of the
row, aud be tax en- thence and put in some dry,
airy place. to dry and ripen tho seed. Tho next
mnn strips off the leaves which are preserved
for fodder the third hand cuts the canes close to
the ground, and throws them into heaps, from
which they mny be- carried to tho mill, and are
ready for crushing, without further preparation.
If it is not in contemplation to make syrup or
other of the products. the canes may be put into
shocks and left on the field to dry, previous to
removal to the yard for stacking II cut when
the thermometer stands at 10 to i5 degrees Fab
renhoit the sap will not be likely to become sour
in the stalks
Cleaning Seed.--We have stripped our seed
with common wooden comb such is used for
broom corn. 1t should be run once twice in a
tanning mill,
We have thus cursorily glanced over the seve-
raj more important points which the Sorgho of
fers for our consideration. and while we would
not recommend every farmer 10 sell his tools,
horses and stock, to invest in the seed we would
cheeruy venture to ask that ench one should
plant few grains and make thorough trials of /,
claimed Advantages to satisfy himself. If we have
! indeed found sugar and syrup.boaring plant, we
have great cause for graduation, for we find our
selves losing last year 8per cent. of our sugar
crop M compared with the previous years yield
/ Our sugar crop may be estimated at nenr forty
millions of dol ars. aud the growing disparity be
| tween receipt and consumption renders the sub
! jet OF sugar making an important one for thu
consideration alike of the people and tho politicn
economist.
by next fallw shall know all about the advan
tagos and disadvantages of Sorgho, for at the
present annual meeting at Washington of the
United States Agricultural Society, committee
Il grent ability was appointed 10 investigate ih'
entire question. An appropriation oi money wa'
made sufficient to purchase seed for one hundred
ncres. and one hundred experiments on single
nofes will be made by members during the pres
rnt year.
We cannot avoid entertaining the hope tina
ling its present aspect leads ~ To anticipate
aud if So. Great credit will he due to those vii,
hage nuuYi shed it in its infant state.
Respect fully, OLCorr X VAN"
Wesichester Farm School. Mt Vernon, n. Y,
l757.