American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1857-10-08
LANCASTER OHIO, THURSDAY MORNING OCTOREB, 1855
Prom Tho Cincinnati IiIses.

Chinese Sugar Cane--AmErTor Corrected.
Mr.. EDITOR: Knowing tho great anxi-
ETY. among tbose growing the Chinese SUI
ger cane to get informslion relating to the
best means OF working Il. II viii submit
,ths laelA have obtaiae8Fhopiug they may
be useful to others. On visit to works
Of sugar making in the central part Of Ken
lucky, found them working cane yet in
the milk. and marking only II Beaume's
sacchronomeler. The result is very acid
juice. requiring large quantity Of lime to
neutralise it and coagulIte the very green
mass Of scum contained in the juice Of such
uurips cane. This is not the only case
but all, so far as | eau learn, are doing the
same Injustice to Themselves. The con-
sequence will be dark and unpleasant tast-
ed SYRUP. The frost will not do half the
injury that is done by The premature ope-
ration. doubt very much whether the
lrosts OF October will do the least injury
to the cane; on the contrary, | believe j
may prove benefit, inasmuGh as il is al
most impracticable TO remove the husl
from the stalks good frost will kill it
and the Juice in it will then evaporate anC
10 longer be Objectionable.
Mr.. John L. Ma sh, OF Washington, Ill.
was entirely successful last year in makinl
we'll granulated sugar late in October. Fl
has thirteen acres this year. and is JUS
: now making his first move to get his ma
chinery, and it will be four weeks yet be
fore he VIII commence boiling.
Three weeks since. | boiled four quart
Of Juice that stool deg B. The syru
4 was quite dark and viscious. nevertheless
. one half Of It has crystallzed, forming pei
, feet rhombic crystals. ! have to-day Gu
/. thirty acres from the same field. (the see
e now fully out Of the milk, the cane
u changing to beautiful yellow-the juiC
S much less Of the greenish hue, and stoo
/. full 10 deg. B. My cane was planted OF
+ from the hot-house the 18th Of June. an
' is on thin land, but stands quite thick
I the hill; consequently the canes are sma
and about ten feet high. / found it di
not require over one third the lime watt
of the former, and when boiled down it
/ Un6 HAVOTeu, duu W upEp S'a" NOiOi'
s The Two samples are widely different, ar
will show conclusively the Importance
z allowing the cane to mature. find tn
crystalizstion does not take place until Sc
e eral hours after concentration. 1t may
4 different under other circumstances. n
t., experiments ara limited. and not up
s. strictly scienti6c principles.
Is There is but little doubt in my mi
es that this cane will grow from the stalk
70 it is properly taken care of, and planted
a the spring. 1t should be buried in d
a soil (not sandy and need not be as De
th as potatoes, as it is not 80 sensitive, bel
IN ssccharine. II it can be grown thus
ry will be much earlier and more vigorS
growth h-every farmer should try 1t. I
n seed may be cut several days previous
" the corn. Great care must be taken
u' protect it from mixing with the bro'
corn. | saw one field OF several acres
most ruined. The cane grew last y
at, over 100 feet from the other, and still
OF was over half broom this, and most
old traord,nary growth. made Of it. 20
ear high, evidently improved by the crossi
on Our broom making people would do
to look to this matter.
he Very truly, DC,
ave ]. A. HEDGES