The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-14
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
Agricultural & Domestic.
SUClR cane Am SUGAR NAKIXC,

| majority 81 our readers have small plots
Of Chinese Sugar Cane, which the, planted
for the purpose Of . seeing how il looked, y
or how il would grow with thcm, and also
to secure seed Of their own rAisinx Cor anotl,-
er year, should il be wanted. Owing to \
wet, late Spring, some did not plant at all,
while with Others, the seed rotted in the
ground Up To August I, reports from
many parts Of the country were di-couag
ing but since then, We have had very differ
ent accounts. The following is from the
American Agriculturi,t.
BoiLiN. rHE SyRrP.-for an extensive
business, large cast or sheet-iron pans will
be required. A goed sleet-iron pan may
BIZ made Of Russia sheet iron by almost any
stove trimmer. ar tin worker A hard
wood frame, with she-t-iron bottom, bent
around the edge. and nailed on water-tight,
makes very good boiler This must Of
course h. ct in hrck-work, t. prevent the
fire. FROM rising around tbe sides aud burn
ing the w.nd For the smaller experiments
alluded to, the juice may be- boiled down in
= common brass, Or even iron kettle. II Is
important 70 put the juice t. boiling ~ soon
n extracted, ~ il soon commences souring
OH exposure To the air In all cases, little
milk of lime, ~ lime water freshly made by
Stacking line in water, should b. added to
the juics, using about tenspoonful Of slack
ed lime mixed with halt n pint Of water, e.
four or five gallons Of the juice.
The first heating should be slow until
most III the scum l. removed, when il may
BE- somewhat rapid. but rs the juice thick
ems, the fire must BE- lesscncd, Ia avoid
burning. When new portion Of liquid is
To be added tn that already boiling, IL should
first be boiled, and skinned in separate
kettle, and be added hot. The liquor should
BE- skinned Is long As any scum rises. IL
will perhaps be advisable 10 add hall Vi the
lime after the main srm j. removed, and
the remainder when the liquid In. become
entirely clear
The degree Of concentration requisite can
be judged Of by trial A little OF the syrup
can from time 10 time bc taken cut and
cooled The boiling should bc continued
until the syrup becomes quite thick and
ropy. Il is yet mooted point whether the
syrup will crystalline BY SIMPLY boiling down.
Any me can readily try the effect Of con
dcnsing little Of the syrup over slow fire
until il becomes a thick mass, and then set
IL aside To crystalline, IL il will do so. A
specimen Of thick syrup, madcat Hampstead,
l.. l., and sent to Us last Fall, was left in
tin box with the cover fitting loosely, and
after driving during several months, distinct
crystals u sugar collected upon the bottom
and sides of the box.
TINE or CrrriSG TIM PIAsrs--The
point of maturity at which the canes will
yield the greatest amount Of saccharine
(sweet) material has yet to bs asccrtained.
The experiments thus far made, indicate
that this period Is just when the seeds are
ripcning, which l. indicated BY their assum-
ing black glossy color, but before they be-
come hard and fully ripe II cut nj this
stage, the seed can be saved without injur
ing the yield Of Jnlce The heats III seed
panicles NAV be- taken of with foot or
more Of the upper stalks, rs this part con-
tains very little sweet juice. A. soon a.
the stalk, ARE cut, strip oh all leave which
may be saved for fodder, aud crush the canes
and boil the juice al once
The seed may b. stripped oil and cleaned
at leisure. This can be- done with a scrapcr
or hatehel, similarly To broom corn. On
iarge scale II can be- taken oif by running
through a common tLreshing machine, ~
with fail The seeds are tender, howev-
er, and liable H. b. injured Gnr planting u,
too rough usage.
As I" the Future value &c the Chinese
Sugar Cane, there will BE- abundant cA,eri-
mcntx an large scale this year, a. settle
the point eonclnSiseiy. These We shall
study carefully, and give this result. N Is
therefore useless 70 discuss that matter Al
this early date. On this subject any ,nir-
nation II practical import will Lc GLADLY
received, whether favorable or not The
favorable side will DC most likely 20 be- st
forth. 4 few parties ARE specially interest
ed in the African Imphee.' We regret
that there was not an opportunity given to
test il in a greater variety &C soiis and loca-
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