New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-11
AGRICIITf'RAL INIELIGENCE.
THE SORGHUM IN FRANCE-MANUFACrUR
OF SUGAR.


To the Editor If The N. Y. T,ibu"~
SIR: send you herewith copies Of correspondence
between our house here and our Minister at Paris,
relative to the new sugar.canes now so generally being
planted The letter of Mr.. vilmorn will be found Of
much interest to those who have doubted the crystal
liability f the Sorghum The pamphlets referred to
have placed in the hands of Mr.. H. s. Olcott Of Mt.
Vernon, n. w. who is transatipg them and will soon
publish through Messis. C. N. Sa1ton Il Co. ~ much
as Of direct interest at this uncture Of operations.
Paiiadc,sI'o, June IS. 1851. A. HEDGES.
Copyl LEGATION OF rnE CsirEo sraIgs.}
PARIS, May -, 1851
GrsTLENTs: Your esteemed favor Of the 2s,h
March last was received end submitted TO W. Alexan-
DIRE Vattemare the interchangeable friend Ut International
exchange, especially with our country.
He has addressed to me letter and placed in my
HANDS eight pamphlets, which ! send ycn l hope
that you will find that they contain all the information
which you desire. ] cannot add to II. With best
wishes Tor your complete success in your lsudable e
forts to introduce into the ULited States plant which
will add to the valuable products Of the country,
,m very respectfully your obedient seIyant
Me.,r.. Hrpcrs, MocysEE Co, PhIadelphis.
CopyI PARIS, April ~. 1897.
Hi, Ezeeiienep JOHN Y. Mason, United States Mskhy
DEAR SIR: Immediately on the receipt OF yourfayot
containing inquiries relative to the Sorgho sugar
plant, and the possibility Of crystallzing is sugar.
called on the gentlemen here who could give me the
u
copy of q letter received last night from NJ Louis
Vi'molp. one Of the most learned theoretically and
practically sgrcul.urists Of Europe, who has made
particular study of the Scrgho plant, and is the best
authority think, upon which we may rely.
To his letter, NJ. ViInorn has addedthe accompany:
ing eight pamphlets relative to the cultivation and
extraction of Alcohol, Sugar, ETC., which were
published at Pa Marseiles TS1lSn, ana d,o a.
want further explanations / win be most happy to
procure them for you, yet think that these VIII be SUI
cient to prove that S0rgh0 Sugar can be crystdst,
and that the Sorgho in its other products also Is des-
tined to render immense services to mankind
Placing myself your disposal for any information
tending to the spread Of useful knowledge and IN
ternati0nal c0urtesy,
Ihaye the honor to be your ExoelleDcy'.
'sl EyL IsisiS DR. virrEaARE.
Tr.u.l.,iou.I PARIS. April o. isU.
To Mr. AIpxlsoEs vArrrxaRs.
SIR: The crystalizaton of the sugar OF the sor.
obum. it seems, should be easily obtained in all
eases where the cane can be sufficiently nPened;
and az the proportion Of the sugar Is an unian'ng
index Of ripeness, it follows that We could alwaFs
he sure of obtaining GOOD capitalization Of Juices
whose density exceeds LOIS, while weaker ones
would not Weld satisfactory results after coacentrs
ton attribute this peculiarly to the TACT that tue
sugar il preceded IN the juice bys gunmy pr,ncpie,
which seems to be- transformed at late date, for ITS
proporton dminisLes in exact correspondence WIN
the increase al the sugar. lie MISREPRESENTATION. 49,
or glucose, undersoes the same changes, mat - 70
saw it is more abundant before than after the CON
ple,e maturity but its action seems less PfsJoosc'a'
| 10 the progress of crystallizsticD. Inc summS
principle obstructs il in two ways for, ces,ae pe'ng
serious obstacle to the commencement :" ., "ai
Izatiop. il afterward renders i almost maIsroi
impossiby TO purge the crystaIs il obtained. How
ever as observed this difficulty only presents itseit
in the employ of unripe canes; for. as soon ~ he
m;ess acquire density of 1880 and more they con.
ts;n but little else than crystaDxabe sugar. and their
traa,ment presents no difficulty. The lime EN-
Moved even to sight excess, is not detrimental.
+ seems to me, in practice as theory would per-
hans indicate. Perhaps slight fermentation, which
is inevitable, may di.engage enough carbooc acii 70
destroy the uncrystalzabe compound formed by us
| union with the sugar. The fact Is that the best
crystalzaticns obtained have been had N those eI'
perments in which feared to have used too maeh
| lime. should remark that heretofore my opera
tons have been but on small scale, and Il ne
cessary to be very prudent before applying the eH'
periments Of the laboratory to practical operations
but at all events it seems TO me- after al these tra's
hat the Capitalization niu not meet 9th sToss e.
staeits rA,r,rer tie plant sadins complete mSs.ry'
tsispsdl ''"~"