The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-17

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tell me a lie.'
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4 hundred. times.' Then putting his hand
deliberately into his pocket, 10 laid tn
y pieces Of money, one by one, before til
Emperor, with ,he heuds upwards: ether
sir continued he, shave not seen you
n Napolean burst into a fit Of laughther
Llgave him slap in the face, and called hin
! clever fellow, and made him captain o
artillery, where he proved himself deserving
Of his good fortune. Il II .hsaiszs vi'4E
i TESTS OF TaF CHINESE SUGAR CANE.
i The New Orleans Picayune announces
the arrival, by the steamer Lecomte, Capt
johnson, of sixty-fve barrels new molasses
made from the Chinese Sugar cane on tn,
plantation of Mr.. Delery, parish Of st
Bernard. This is somewhat in anticipation
of usual receipts Of new molasses. 1t j,
considered an excellent article. The Pla.
i 4uemue AhA.J ccIttDet AeoTuS tAds Micude
Schatre, Jr., Of ibervilie parish, succeeded
a few days ago in making nearly two hun
dred gallons Of excellent syrup from tht
Chinese sugar cane. an Il s9.s...s i.
A correspondent Of the Columbia Times,
who visited Governor Hammond's planta-
tion in South Carolina, where q considera-
bic quantity of the Chinese cane has been
planted, says: :,sg,.,s rE.s-.-.-. ,,...,f. i f,
'sThe inauspicious rains and cloudy wealth
er have SO far retarded the imphee that
Governor Hammond has not got ready to
crush, having cut up and fed to his stock
the Chinese cane. I think will do as he
suggests; return this way when his crop
will be in full blast Of crushing and boiling.
cut stock of imphee to dry, measuring
sixteen feet in height and 5-8 inches in
diameter. The Governors crop for q hun
dred and ten acres IS a splendid sight, and
will yield some 5000 bushels of seed. i
think it promises well for yield of sugar.
Governor II. gave me to-day some syrup
from the Chinese cane made few days
since, which had made q considerable de-
/ posit Of sugar on the bottom and sides Of
the vessel containing it; and an experienced
Florida sugar maker, imported by him to
work up his crop, tells me he has no doubt
of being able to make sugar."
Soura CAROLINA INSTITUTE, Aug. 20, '57.
The committee that examined the Chinese
sugar cane few days since, at the farm Of
Thomas Ii. Deas, Esq, attended IN expert
mental grinding Of the cane from the same
farm. A load Of the cane had been brought
to the works Of Messrs. w. S. Hennery 4
Co., who have just completed small but
very powerful mill for the purpose OF grind
ing these sugar canes-the Sorghum and Inn
phee. The first fifty stalks taken without
selection either at the field or from the cart,
were passed through the mill in less than
ten minutes, producing over four and a half
gallons of juice. The next twenty-five canes
were passed through in about FIVE minutes,
producing nearly two and half gallons of
juice, carefully measured, leaving the stalk
almost perfectly dry. Mr.. Deas planted
about half an acre Of the cane upon these
grew 1868 900 stalks Of cane. From the ex-
pertinent OF pressing out the juice it will be
seen that the yield is greater than perhaps
has yet been reported. The half acre will
produce 3,267 gallons of juice, or 6,534
gallons to the acre.. The experiment of
boiling has not yet taken place: but allowing
ten gallons of juice to one Of molasses.-,
This appears to be a monstrous yield, and ut
the present prices of molasses, would be Q
mine of wealth to the planter. We presume
one reason for the great quantity Of juice
produced is to be found in the character of
the mill, for it is impossible for any part of
the liquor to escape: it must all be pressed
from the cane, and every drop is collected.
| The operation Of grinding the cane will
be continued for few days, and can be
seen by those who feel interested In the mat
ter. The members Of the committee are
especially invited. ss.s t...,.s. .-..4.s...
From the Savannah Georgian.
We publish to-day an interesting account
of the result Of an experiment made by our
fellow-townsman, Judge DeLyon, in the
cultivation Of the Chinese sugar cane, and
its manufactue into syrup. As will be seen
| from his report, the cane is capable Of pro-
ducing all the good which has been claimed
for it, and must, as it should, become q
popular branch of Southern crops. We
were present when the juice was boiled, and
can testify as to the accuracy Of the state
ments. We hare no doubt but that sugar
may be manufactured from this cane: 7a
| i 5si HARTFORD, Sept. 2, 1851.
! As the culture and manufacture Of the
Chinese sugar millet have become matters
Of, general interest, you will be pleased to
allow me to give you the result OF my first
experiment. Rs@ ss''4S@44 s'& l1Esa sa3l
In April last planted piece of ground
forty-fve by eighteen feet, and gave it but
two hoeings. The cane matured about the
! 18th of August, when it should have been
grounded, as have since discovered that by
. delaying it lost at least twenty per cent. by
| the drying Of the cane. This small piece Of
ground was the first planted, and produced
/ nearly one hundred weight Of the fodder,
have ever made. What planted in May,
is yet standing in the field. 1tz /.
On Saturday last lground the cane from
4 the land above mentioned, which produced
about sixty gallons Of juice, turning me out
ten gallons Of us fine syrup as would wish
to use, bottle of which accompanies this
note, and which will better scnable you to
Judge of its quality. My opinion is that Eve
gallons Of juice will produce one gallon Of
good syrup Of ordinary thickness, and
could have made that quantity but was in.
duced at the suggestion Of friend, to boil
j it very high, so as to prevent acidulation,
and hence you will End the syrup very thick
/ The product Of seed is three bushels, which
! establishes to my satisfaction that twenty
FIVE or thirty bushels can be made to az
acre. 4s 81 ~ Eg ss-5e7sss,gs7 NJ 81 z ~
The result Of my experiment satisfies mt
that a single acre Of this cane will produce
three hundred gallons of syrup, twenty FIVE
bushels Of seed, of the average weight oi
thirts-fye pounds, and twelve hundred
weight Of fodder. & sese 49,. J.
If my calculation be correct, there is no
culture in Georgin which will prove 90 pro-
ductiso and rcmunerative:
800 gallons syrup ~ 60 cents. .11so q
70 bushels Of seed at d.. 81 q
200 weight fodder, at rs ot
Making an ssgsicsase . ne acre .ssas q
!. !, But the culture cf this cane affords othe,
!. important advantages. Two crops can b
made in one season, viz one of forage anG
! one for syrup, Or it may be cut twice fol
/ forage, and Will yield II least two tons Il
i the acre. Il is very easily cultivated, ant
stands drought better than any plnnt | know
Of am convinced that tho syrup by prop
cr p,anagenent can be made 10 grannlate
and NJ next grinding will afford me the op
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