Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Cninsse Sugar Cfue.-Having been an
attentive reader Of the agricultural Iublica-
tons of the country for years pastel perhaps
asmany ofthem as any other American reads
we have had fair opportunity to Judge of the
result Of the experiments Of the last season
with this plant, in all sections of tie country.
The conclusion TO which we have come is, that
In ten years from this time the United States
viii be large exporter Of sugars made from
Il Out Of thousands og experiments made
with tie cane in question, not dozen have
proved unsuccessful. That il, all tie rest
have demonstrated that families engaged in
agriculture can manufacture az excellent
quality Of sugar for domestic purposes, az le,s
than the cast Of the supply of The Louisiana
or West India sugar they would otherwise re.
quire; the labor Of grinding the cane not
being greater ard lot requiring more skill
than that CT grinding apples for cider, and
that Of dis.illing the sugar from the juice rot
being more troublesome or difficult than the
preparation Of ''apple butter" from cider.
The cane grows equally we'll from Alabama to
Maine, on any land that will produce Indian
corn Indeed, any land that will produce
Indian corn is found to produce q more album
dant yield of Chinese sugar cane
Under such circumstences-andt these are
now all established facts well known by ell
reading agrie ulturists to be such-within three
or four years tie prod uction Of sugar from this
cane, for family consumption, will be al ost
as universal in this country, as the production
On each farm Of the Indian corn necessary for
rsPurposes- Improved machinery for grind
Ing 1t and boiling the juice will also as surely
BE speedily invented and come into use Ii,
without any machinery designed for the
special purpose its capabilities have been so
soon so thoroughly ard satisfactorily demon
strated, there is really no telling what it will
prove worth 10 the country at large N a few
years. That We are to become speedily ex
porters Of the product we have 10 earthly
doubt, nor eau it be possible that its cultiya
ticn In the United States will fail 10 work a,
great revolution Ia the sugar trade Of the
world, ssthe successful introduction Of the cot
ton plant IN orr Southern States la. certainly
made in the trade in ali articles with which
We might add, had We space, a short chap
Ter, appropriately, upon the other great Amer
lean agricultural facts Of the day. That is
tie success Of the experiments In The West in
the projection Of wines
II re are not mistaken, since the culture o.
the grape has, for the production of wine
really attracted public interest In the United
cta'es' II has become a business Of nationa
importance more rapidly than the prod uction
OIL cotton ala after that was fret generally r..
gaTded as successful experiment In thi,
country. No more delightful or halter wine,
are imported-vsry few az good-,. the has,
wines sold from the Cincinnati vaults; while
some Of the Georgia and ST. Loui. wins. AZ.
hardly inferior to them. Ii the quantity con.
tinues TO increase in anything like the ratio q,
its increase up TO this time, it will not ONLY
step Euch Of the consumption Of vile liouor,
at home, but will place US in the list of win,
exporting countries. Our national progress
in such matters is by no means as slow a.
those imagine whose attention may not b.
fxsd upon them. No other people on tn
globe adopt agricultural improvements 20 ear
lily as we Of the United States do; and il
nothing have We improved more faster in tn
last twenty-five years than In practical agri
culture, though We know we'll the world rest
under the erroneous impression that the far
mer rarely adopts customs and modes in hi
business different from those pursued by hi
iAtners. But We may not weary the cit,
resoer WIN an essay on a subject of little In
tersst 10 him unless possessed Of broad scop,
Of mind.
The Incoming Administration We AZ.
really surprised with the universal kindna..
Of feeling manifested by the politicians of all
parties here towards the ne W sdministr.tior
The prevalence Of this sentiment evidently
grows Out Of the general confidence in the sx :.
psrsnss and past public history Of NJ. Bu.