New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SORGHUM IN 1857.

THE SORGHUM IN 1857.
What about the Sorghum IL the Chinese Sugar
Cane failure are questions frequently asked Of us
We answer no. is not although that on our own farm
is not over yard and half high, and seems Is II it
never would get up to the level of respectable corn
Patches on Long Island much ahead Of Wessches-
ter County, for at last Tuesdays Farmers Club,
plant was exhibited from that quarter that was wen
nigh elk feet in hight, and quite stocky.' Probably
there could not have been picked out worse season
for attempting the introduction Of plant hike thus
one which, to acquire both rspidy Of growth and full
saccharine richness requires warm dry season, ana
warm SOIL Since the lst Of March We have been
successively rained upon, showered upon, and
sprinkled 70 that the ground has remained cold and
moist, ard the temperature of the air kept below
Summer average.
Il doubtless the fact that there are planted with
sorghum seventy five or one hundred thousand acres,
and all its capacities and capabilities will be tested in
more or less thorough On the 18Th Of July
last year. Gov. Hammond Of South Carolina had hsr-
vested his canes and boiled his strip; but from recent
letters from Georgia it seems that he will not b resdy
this season to work before the Goth Of August. Col.
Richard Peters of Atlanta, Ca, with whose strip
making last Fall the country is well acquainted, has
under cultivation about 80 Of sorghum and 10 OF
the imphee-the African sugarcane introduced BY Mr..
Wrsy; and although week ago he had almost des-
paired Of the latters proving successful because OF
the backwardness of the sesson, the growth hos, IN
the latter few days, been very rapid that he now
writes to a gentleman of this eity The imphes v
gaining upon the sorghum every day, and Ct present
promises TO be far its superior in size and rapidly OF
| growth, say nearly double. yesterday cut stalk
planted 18th Of May. It has formed but six joints and
three weeks ego made DO show Of being anything e1
raordinary. by measurement find diameter Of stalk
Il inches circumference, A inches; hight, feet;
weight % pounds believe this variety will grow TO
rches diameter and perhaps p, with hight Of ID
feet This will far exceed the sugarcane Of LOaisans.
have an acre Of sorghum on my best land and can
pick an Of mphee planted five weeks later, that
by LIST October in weight will produce double as much
as the sorghum acre."
The sorghum has proved itsefs blessed substituted for
corn-fodder in its superior ability to withstand
drouth, and In its giving two three, four and even
five successive crops Of rattoons suckers where tho
season is long enough. Without saying word about
it as sugar plant we still hail its introduction with
pleasure because of its ability to nourish and rapidly
atten stock Count Bearnegard, in France, says that
last year he had patch of sorghum fodder, selsown,
from the seeds that had dropped from the previous
CROP and the piece of hectare, "a scres), no
kept in good condition sixty head Of cattle for two
month"; His land had had but light blowing and no
manuriDg
Mr. Wray says that in Caffreland he continually fed
and fsttened bis stock of every description on tho
green md dried imphee fodder. He cut his up and
sprinkled over it trife Of salt.
The eyes Of the sgricufurists of the country are
turned toward the Southern States, and there tho
greatest anxiety to know If Governor Hammond, Mr..
Wray and Col. Peters successful in making tho
juice of the sorghum and inpbee, or either one OF
them crystalline. Ifthey report success hon a.
once the political and commercial aspects Of she
North materially changed, for the farmers Of the
States north of the line" will have il in their power
to grow small patches Of Sorghum and make there
from sugar for their family USE and thus In some fur
ther degree be prepared TO resist the encroachuents
of the slave-breedng monopoly.
The Galreston Cirilian remarks that Dr.. Royal, OF
that paper, during bis recent tour in Western Texas
bad good opportunity for observing the result OF tho
experiments making in the cultivation OF The CHI
nese sugar cane in that region, and adds;
"He says that from tberecent experiments made N
the sugar region Of this State il is evident that It VIII
never sppersede the ordinary for the manufacture
Of sugar; but in the more northern portions o. 10
country, where cane will not grow sugar enough Tor
car e. as it will mature In lees than three monfhs Tho
stalk il a. the ordinary cane bat not 70 large
or juicy. II ratOops suckers well " better WI
,tsnd drOuth or frOst and will yield two crops the
zane season. As food for all kinds OF stock II sur
passes in quantity and quality any grain now W cult
vaton and should hereafter constitute portion OF the
crop Of every farmer in Texas.
1.-THE experiments of none have been more ssasisc-
tory than those Of Mr. Westal, Of Gulf Prairie' prs
zofia County. This season be planted seven ssres,
and the result has created considerable eensstsoe
auor 2 the neghborng planters, who are procuring
seed Tor large crop. The season has been nnosaAy
Dry still il has grown finely; IT was lees snec'S1 "
the frost than the DOurs or lndiao corn.
0My w. il well satisfied that II Is the best 1000 1r
.ocL ~ all Kinds that can be raifed WILL be thinks,
average 6fty bushels per Dry as the seasoe v,
Mr. Westal ex pected another crop this year, equal or
greater thar the first from the rsttoon or suckers,
making over 100 bushels per scre 10 one season. The
head IL cut with two feet OF straw, and when
Ere vfry fond oft and the is said 10 b very
enc either for hogs cattlethe seed, Is believed,
viii make bread when ground into four In psrts OF
ipdia ard China IT constitutes large portion Il the
food Of the Inhabitants.
To Cure GARGET IN Cows-An ounce and half
of hydriodate Of p0tssh at four hundred and 6rty
grains to the ounce will contain siI hundred snd nxty
grains. This will take fifty Eve doses Of tseive
grains each. Put the whole into glass bottle o. SUI
fcienf capacity with fifty five tsbe-spoonfus OF cold
water. Shake biskIy and il wil be thoNxghly dn-
solved in few minutes. One tablespoonful viii
contain a dose-the requisite quantity Of twelve
grsins. Wet little Indian neai or shorsS and
thoroughly stir in the dose Give two or three doses
day. Keep the bottle ccrked tight.