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MISCELLANY.
The Chinese Sugar Cane.

%9E The Chinese Sugar Cane.
From the following extracts Of letters, from
Ex-Governor Hammond to Edmund Rutlin,
Esq, OF Va and published in the Richmond
South, there appears to be no doubt ofthe i'm.
practicability of manufacturing Sugar to any
useful extent from tile juice of the Chinese or Af-
rican Sugar cane. This however does not affect
thc value of the plant. fortbe rroductio of very
: excellent syrup. or for purposes of forage:
III REDcLrFFE, S. G., Oct. 18th 1857
Ny Dear Sir
:, ~ got my new wheel
made, and started my mill again on the I'd
I. October. But Mr.. Wray, who was absent and
hnwell, did not commence his experiments until
the 9th Octobers lie did nos<try my bnttery,
butused his little apparatus, with steam evap-
GRAFTON. He selected his canes, and had
what juice he wanted, +and!n,ade don't know
how many bSilings duriHg that and the next four
times at l0deg.- Beaume., But neither by his
patented h6rnny otncr process. could he make
sugar from dis Imptcc. lie has brought up
come srrup which lie thinks will grain yet:
don think it Wi, l,aor that sugar can be made
from. either the Inphce Or the Chinese cane |
dare sAy both Of them have a small portion OF
cane sugar 10 them, but fear: not enough to
bes worth looking after. Ifthe saccharine mat.
tss indicated by 10 deg. BSau6,e were cane su-
,gar, this: :pantaw ohldp I've far superior to the
g sugar cane. EBut give it up for sugar pur.
poses: ..Ihe tmphee; as you saw is larger
that have seen aud heard. would [pot9 ike
g say that any variety Of it is sngcripr to the
Chinese = 49,
With regard to the seed, I am now fully sat.
isfed that all the varieties Of tlie Mlet readily
.kybridize and think aso that the Kaffirs were
correct in telling MTsN Nrdy that if the ripe
seed were i9ng planted the cane would lose all
LDeurah corn Z found SO large proportion
pf Worthless 'cspe-S iih the largest stalks dhd
finest heads generaly-tbat cannot have any
part in sslliJE the seed. r'havS gathered tb,
S.sesd Of Che few assorted canes that seemed
pnrest. and placed them at Mr.. Wray's dispo.
: S4aLsr The remainder ain feeding to my stock.
4 would not be willing TO guarantee ,that p sim
sgiessed, will: be pure-but If MIR. Wray will
ssmake sas he says he< will, careful selection,
hsad ~ beadkthey win probably bs as pure ns
tnost Of the Chine neses t.so hapPens that these
sfsa psrhsPs p: sess ssa xasississ
md Eny These aud ,she E-eagIia and sla-
sEooSa, are 80 s1iRersnt In appearance from,
, Dolfak eprn,st hat Mt. :Nray, ,in asserting Gis
reg lsas sspEing at my ssaaneas; wac more sue
3 ssssiaa In = ss,ssang itss|$ shan thx otaers-.bat
ImPheess dSSs ssorne hybridisins %
sssaks and igaarapses naRs. "
Z s s9eII plsat the Fasie tssanaxe ysst. iby
0mea1HS SHaffing Chinese, v bSt snotsso iarpeiy
ss.:hs this iseall, sim ghs,
EtyrpP EMsdt !ohtHE oah 1usss and % test more
: !. sss: fssags sAlb saf the plapss Il shall
i orG in al ffsils nd expseI l6e ia & &
= aad ssonor .oas q sthis planss s.
81 y psss u hegs selai
Ss;s osa bad fermj sass nniy ghsi these Il Il
.ssnos atlier pressing piAE work os az som,
II gssss eah
es!s as sssssasSi sssS
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