Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-17
Chinese Sugar in Missouri.

The ST. Louis Intelligencer says-We
have had the pleasure of examing, in the
possession of Capt. w. A. Linn, at the U.
S. Custom House, specimens Of the syrup,
and Of sugar, manufactured at Belcher's
Sugar Refinery, from Chinese Sugar Corn,
grown this year, not remotely from st.
Louis. The syrup is beautiful, thick and
rich; and the sugar brown, and pretty well
granulated. The taste is very similar TO
that of the Louisiana syrups and sugars
We think the promise Of the Chinese Sugar
Corn is very encouraging. 1t withstands
drouth carbohydrates superior stock
fodder and yields abundantly Of syrup, TO
make excellent sugar. With the general
introduction of this Sugar Corn, and the re-
generation of the Louisiana sugar cane, we
are likely to be blessed in all future time
with cheap sugar in the United States
The Cape Girardeau Eagle has the follow
ing:
We have been presented, by Mr.. Geo.
Clodfelter, of Apple Creek, with a sample
of molasses, made by him from Chinese
Cane, of this years growth. The molas-
ses is dark in color, much resembling that
made from Maple Sugar, and although very
sweet, has flavor that may be objectiona-
BILE 10 some tastes. Concerning the sample
before us, Mr.. Clodfelter says:
IL cut down thirty-five stalks, that would
| c1,n Eoot IN ba;oht and about
three-fourths of an inch in diameter. |
subjected them to pressure between two
wag hubs fixed in frame, with crank
attached to an end of one of them, by which
to revolve it. By this imperfect machine,
(Which left fully one-third Of the juice in
the stalks obtained from the thirty five
stalks, one and half gallons of juice,
which strained and boiled down to half
gallon, of which the specimen send is a
portion.
Il would recommend those having cane
TO 90 to work and make their mills, for the
yield will repay all their labor. Two oak
cylinders, turned correctly and smoothly,
and operated in the manner indicated above,
will answer a good purpose, and cost a
mere trife. The juice should be strained,
and boiled over a slow fire and be carefully
skinned. In this way a clean and sweet
molasses may be obtained, and instead of
farmers paying eighty cents gallon for
molasses, they can raise from small piece
of ground, at trifing expense, as much as
will supply all their wants. am satisfied
this cane is the thing that is needed"
The following extract of letter has been
lobligingIy furnished the Charleston Mercury
for publication:
81 had the pleasure, moi long ago, Of par
taking of very nice palatable syrup, at the
breakfast table of Mr.. VIM. C. Howard, Of
Grahamville. This syrup is prepared by
him from the juice Of the Chinese Sugar
Millet Sorghum Saccharatum) and is eaten
with bread like the ordinary syrups.
really consider it quite an epoch in my life
no less than an epoch in our agriculture.
"Mr. Howard is one of the most enter
prising and thriving agriculturists of St
Luke's Parish. He told me had made sa
gallons of syrup from six rows, not quite {
task, in length, and that, with larger ex
perience in the matter, he soon hoped tc
supply not only his family, but also hi
plantation, with this great home made
sweetening. Let all our planters endeavol
to do likewise, and all Africa will rise VI
and bless them"