The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-12

ing irosO cut two-thirds OF the lot, re-
moved the seeds and crushed in an old
cider mill with it's upright corrugated
wooden rollers and from this imper-
feet process, have obtained five gal
Ions Of juice, which ! evaporated to
one gallon in an iron pot. The mo-
lasscs found equal to the first quality
New Orleans, we'll charged with su-
gar granues. 1t is Of Zine flavor aud
cooks white.
"Thc remainder Of the cane stood
about twenty days longer during
which time it had experienced a Sc
we're frost, but with no visible injury.
The seed had become fully ripe. !
cut and proceeded as before, obtained
about the same proportional quantity
of molasses, but Of better quality,
which may have been owing to more
careful manipulation.
"This trial gives II result Of about
three hundred gallons per acre OF
first quality molasscs. | saved seed
to plant fully an acre this year Half
of my seed has been distributed among
NV friends, and now having faith in
the experiment shall take more care
| planted too thick, ! shall try some
seeds in the forcing bed and trans
plant.
81 shall plant in ridges, not less than
three feet apart, running north and
south, and shall keep the plants at
least six inches apart, thinning out, if
necessary, and transpIanting such as
! take up.
81 end the first seeds saved sprout
as well as the last. may add that !
manfred my hills, slightly, from the
barn-yard.'
The editor of the Ohio Farmer re-
ccivcd u bottle Of syrup from the cane,
accompanied by a note from Mr.. VIM.
Steele, of KingsviIc, in that State
He says:
"About the goth Of October, cut it
close to the ground, stripped of the
outside leaves, and for the want OF
more perfect machinery, | pounded
the stalks; after which | cut them up
two or three inches long, and boiled
them ia water about an hour; then
strained and boiled down the liquor,
frequently skimming it, from which |
obtained two gallons Of the article |
send you.
The article sent was tested by the
editor, who found it TO possess very
sweet and agreeable flavor far Supc-
ror to that Of the sugar cane general
y, and quite Il pleasant relish with
buci;Wheat cakes.
Mr.. II. G. BuIkley, Of Kalamazoo,
Mich furnishes the Prairie Farmer
with his experience. He planted, but
neglected the little crop, yet it tlrove
well. After an early frost the seed
was destroyed, The stalks were left |
standing till October, then cut and
thrown into piles to get them out Of
the way. Sometime afterwards he
saw a statement in the papers that mo-
Iasscs could be derived from it. Then
he says:
II took some of the canes aud cut
them into pieces about three inches
long, when they were readily ground
through a cider mill, and then pressed.
The quantity ground was about half a
bUthc! pieces, WhlCh made one quart
OF superior molasses.
"From an estimate made, Judged |
that the square rod of ground planted
If the canes had all been used
You'd have produced four gallons OF
mo!a~cs, or at the rate Of $40 gallons
per acre, Such crop would have
proved valuable the last year since
sugar aid molasses are So high.
"Ihere l. little doubt in my mind
that any perHn who has n small piece
OF land may manufacture his own
molasses, and peLaps sugar.
In compiling the orcgoing informa-