Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-15
VALLEY FARMER.


We present to|our readers this week
an article of unusal interest on the
manufacture Of Sugar from tho Chi.
nese Sugar Cane, which Ia now attrac-
ting 30 much attention. II was fur.
nished 10 the New York Evangelist
by q writer who Is DESTROYS Of bone
fitting 20 far a. he can tho public, and
who, Il VIII be seen, is perfectly fh-
miliar with the whole subject His
scientific acquaintance with agricult-
ure, combined with his Ipractical ex-
perience In sugar making, renders II
peculiarly valuable. w
This new plant Is exciting great in
terest. and lie value for q crop Seems
be admitted by all who have grown
H. From experiments made In the
labrafory Of Prof Booth, Of Philadel-
phia, by DR.. Battle, II Is admitted that
its concentrated juice viii yield crys-
Atallixable sugar. Tho various pro-
ducts which have been produced from
the plant, and which we have before
published as translations rom the
French by M. olcott, increase the
{, probable value Of the plant. II seems
TO flourish not only in the Southern
and Middle States, but equally we'll
In the West, East and North. All
admit that sugar may be probably
made rom the Sorgho in tho South
crn States; this We cannot doubt. But
I u becomes question whether II can
DO probably pursued in the largo way
In the latitude Of New York. The
cost Of apparatus for sugar estate il
very great, and this cost must increase
IN proportion 70. the length Of the SUI
gar making season. In the extreme
South, where they have sixteen weeks
for sugar making, they would require
but one-sizteenth part Of the appara-
tus that would be required TO manu-
facture the same amount Of sugar
where the season Is for but single
week. The cane ripens too late In
this latitude 70 leave long season boz
fore frosts; and therefore we fear that
It's manufacture will be confined to
ANAL operations. This, however,
will not Interfere with the making Of
sugar ON each farm to an extent equal
to the requirement Of the grower and
.his family. The experiments thus
far made by growers Of the Sorgho
have simply boon TO concentrate the
juices to q syrup or molasscs; and we
have seen none where crystallixable
sugar has been obtained. DIR. Battle
has stated, however, that he did pro-
duce crystallizable sugar, by careful
manipulation; and we therefore take
Il for granted that when treated like
other eane.juice, II will yield similar
results. Surprising this to be true,
we now propose 70 give the necessary
directions for sugar making in the
small way. Many differences win be
found necessary as compared with the
processes now In use on large sugar
estates, by sugar refiners, etc. But
we see no difficulty, admitting the
power Of capitalization 10 be equal
TO that Of the cane, in every farmers
manufacturing white or brown sugar,
As he may desire, and equality of mo-
lasses superior TO any Of the samples
produced BY the crude means which
In the cutting of the core u sho,d
h. r.,os,,, h.~ad ar. - - aSe
should no made use Of for sugar-ma-
king, as the juice from this will not
only refuse 70 crystalline, but will al
;r;.n 80 hss.s- 80 Ia. ''.,.r s'.s, ~ -
jsn. 49,. iInf WIN ; Ih'eA ~
a~a.., 80. ~ 80 ~. Inv; Inv slnu"s VI
sadn 49, : o. .. - sa' Ja.So nuss vVour
a'', 49, sss',"s' 10 'no o~Poeou or
dssS sn ,as sJ kne De' ~ sour, sna, in,
hv A. .ys s''sv - esn ~ ues sss,
80 '. .o''v se'.'o so.o VIII %
~. ~. 80 -. - sn's - ae.llm ',,.'
H. o 49,, ~ ~. Ry"sr u el{s'ena1n'
ssa, s ~ "'Assi'a''y ~ uros ,ne qss,-
s., s P'V r, in m m'ii USED LOT
ss - .n9 la,.e rom ,ne cane
ass ~ lof'nea oI snreo rohers, ana
en,sa.sasi IT," squensly peen re-
eolnasnaeu. Long experience mas
1t '%' ~ 1hs,Lansemcns 20 DC 9, neces-
- ~ ~ s''e - P'oss ou' III 'ne n
n.ao'' Juice, ana 70 leave the ora
49, 49, 5 ~ sso" : oono',,on ~ 70 % rea.
{ u'ioe. Al .ne " est indies, ana
en- "a L1 r.'s tnls o,agdssc is used ns
.Ss soa as we ,s cannot put nope that WITH
no sv.gno y may 90 used as FODDER
Ier cattle, even after having passed.
snrough tho m'Il. ss tho acetiiying
p '''s ~ - ev'uent'y not 80 rapid rs
wiz the sugar cane. Still we do not
enevo 'na' .no cut can 90 retained
ut = 'ohg.n OF ume before use. ana
.peh ,'s juice expressed; ana still re-
.h h'h s sne power s o. crystallization; AS
nv Ju'so runs from tne miii, itshouid
o % conoue a 70 the CHARTERS through
s sss". anu ~. not s open gutter so rs TO
pleecn,, ~ Hr ~ practicnoie, us con-
s sss' WI Win .he atmosphere. Tho reas.
Sn' TOT .. sn,s may DO readily understood