Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19

CULTURE OF THE CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-We
annex, from an article which we find in the New
York Eucning Post, from 0lcott & Valy pro-
prictors Of the West Chester Farm SchOd, Mt.
Vernon, New York, their method Of cQtiya-
ting and harvesting the Chinese Sugar lCane
which may be OF advantage to some II our
agricultural readers who desire to experiment
with the new plant.
NATURE OF THE SoIL.-To produce ,ugar,
or indeed to develope its sacharine qualities at
all, it requires a moderately fertile soil, awarm
exposure, and tolerably dry climate. In
France, the experiment has been tried byithose
who thought TO greatly augment the PEI cen
tage Of sap, OF overlooking the field at various
times during the season OF growth. Theresult
has been to weaken the proportion of sugar in
the sap, although the desired increases in Auans
tity was obtained On our own farm, we NJ
ticed that the greatest vigor of growth was at
tended upon the warmest weather. Previous
, to the commencement of the warmer months.
the plants struggled on and seemed unable to
attain respectable height. Strips Of sergho,
/, and Mexican white flint corn were planted side
! by side. At first the latter sprang up far be-
: yond its neighbor, but when the heated term be-
4 gan, the more ambitious corn was greatly dis
= tancsd by the Chinese stranger, and ut thu
9 time OF harvest was not SO high by three or fon
. feet.
= Much of the seed hitherto grown in this coun
Try 10 VI 4HG NUNS uppVoi
A plump and black, but will be found hollow Of
y. pressure. Care should therefore be taken il
\, the selection of seed.
- PLANTING.-The ground shuuld be plowed i
w early spring; the strength Of the roots will b
y greatly aided by the use of the sub-soil pillow
~ :, Run it to mark out the rows, and subsequent
~ between them when the plants are about thre
s c or four inches high. Keep the cutiyator {
horse-hoe at work during the season to destro
weeds and loosen the ground.
-, QUANTITY OF SEED.-From one half a poul
e 10 one and Il half pounds h I'VE been used
~, different persons. BY careful planting, v
~, think a half pound would be suilicientfor
~ acre. The seeds are small, and of.sGour
~. ,,i cOrrespondingly numerous. Put eighflor t
N ssSas 70 sas n'i!i" 4He 1ns fots Gag
H. way.
il' HARyEsrNG.-If used for fodder, the Sc
~ should be sown in drills as thicky as ordnal
~, corLiOdder, and about the first of July can
80 cut and fed green to stock or it may be cur
/, and stacked away. If desired for sugar N
-, king the canes should be allowed to sta
III until the seed passes fairly out Of the IN
III state, for at this particular time the great
as quantity of saccharne matters is developed.
liz The mode of gathering is as follows I'll
~. one iuan go ahead and cut of the stalks abe
'.a one and half feet below the seed head til,
~, pieces may be thrown into heaps at one end
n the row, and be taken thence aud put In so
-" dry, airy place, to dry and ripen the seed
a., The next man stripes off the leaves, which
~, preserved for fodder; the third hand cuts
~. canes close to the ground, and throws tn
~, into heaps, from which they may be carried
~ the mill, and are ready for crushing, with
further preparation. If it is not in contenl
,, ton to make syrup or other use Of the p
i, duets, the canes may be put into shocks
~, lie the field to dry, previous to the reno
- to the yard for stacking. Ii cut when
.ins thermometer stands at 40 to As degrees,
| If renhcit, the sap will not b0 likely to beuC
- sour in the stalks.
eh.' CLEANING SEED.--Wc have stripped our
iets with common wooden comb such as is u
Jus for broom corn 1t should be run snce or ~
IN through tanning mill,
G. Abiding to the properties of the cane
5'' feeding purposes the writer say
a. Our horses, COWS and oxen eat the seed
readily as grain; and we have kept our no
In as good condition for more than mont
the chopped stalks of the Sorgho and
English hay.
tho For feeding mich cows it has been obse
IA an to lessen the quantity Of milk, but to liner
tba its richness. MIR. Whitney, the railroad
c;sas poleon, who resides near Washington, fl
.cita. that if the mornings milk was put in a b
Glee and laid in the refrigerator, it became by
srr- time 50 very rich in as to be with diff
i So extracted from the bottle,