The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-01
CHINESE SUGAR CANE.

tEkQNk k1sShi SOUAht NAlND'
Plant in hills three feet each way, early in the
Spring ten OF twelve seed in a hill, cover very |
lightly. say quarter OF an inch) aud when six |
inches high, thin to three stocks on common
land, and five on rich lund. The Cane will
make good syrup in any climlte where corn VIII
mature. | planted some as late as the Sth OF
July, aud the bloom and blades were Killed by
the frost bout the middle of October, yet ii made
good thick syrup. It is also valuable to raise
for hos; il planted early it will make a good
crop OF cane stalks OF dry year when The corn
would fail, aud the Cune stalks from Que acre
would feed as many hogs as several acres of corn,
b,sldos making from ten to fifty bushels of seed
per acre, on rich land. 1t makes good coarse
dark -four The seed are good Tor hogs.
EDroRs SOUTHERN CULlIvAron -" IN order
to test the value of the Chinese Sugar Cane us
food Tor hogs made the following experiment =.
in September, weighed two Snoals aud put
them in separate pens. No, weighed when
put up, 76 pounds, it was fed on what corn II
could eat aud slups from The kitchen, No
weilhed 73 pounds, aGd was led exclusively on
Chinese Sugar Cinc Seed. They were fed some
thing over three weeks and again weighed. No,
|, or tho Shoat fed on corn, gained J0 pounds. -
No O. or the Shuat fed on Chinese Sugar Cane
gained 81 pounds This result shows that Chi
nese Sugar Cane is very near equal to corn as
food or hogs, Aud, taking acre for acre, the
Sugar Cane is far superior to corn, from the iact
that it will produce at least five times as much
In other words, five acres OF Sugar Cane is equal
as fool for hogs to 25 acres OF corn.
| Utica Mss, oct 1857. CD. HARMON.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
SUGAR rnoM TnE CuNEsE SuGAg CANE. WE
have Received from Josoph S. Lowering OdkhllI,
Philadelphia County, five different samples Oi
sugar the result Of seven cXperlm nls, made by
hun with the Chinese Sugar Cane. Mr.. Lover
iug planted the SEEDS last year, TO detcrmlne the
value oD the plant in its suSar producing qual-
! ties First, h. established by poarScopIc obSer-
! va ion the prtSenCE of ChrystuliaCd sugar IN the
canl, aud then he began his experiments. The
| first experiment was discounglng Que, and the
dark. vascd mass stool six days without the
sign of a cryatul but b.lng kept warm iour
! days longer yielded drop OF sot crystals The
second produced yellow-brown sugar, as dry
as und about the color oI second quality Cuba
sugar used by rciiners. For the acres 923A lbs.
sugar, aud 1881 gallons moIasscs. produced from
l8 llS canes yield 1887 gallons OF juice. weigh
l ing 8 lbs per gallon or 1898 lbs, being per
cent. sugar ana 7dO per cent. OF moasses or
l3 80 per cent together The third experiment
was failure The fourth svery successful
producing ,22l S3 lbs. t. the acre und a, &c
gallons OF mulasses, The fifth produced white
sugar directly from the cane without refining
The seventh experiment was in refining, aud h
teen pounds OF good Loaf sugar were produced
from the proceeds of the experiments considered
failures.
The conclusion that Mr. L. comes TO, is tha
an acre will probably yield lS66,22 lbs. OF suga
aud Al 30 galonS ol m Dlasses from ,Si7 Balloni
Of iuce. The weather was unpropituus to TIN
ripcning of the cane, and, probably, ten per cen
was loss ia consequence which would incteaa
the quantity to l,5l2 lbs. sugar, and 81 5-l(
gallons molasseS, yield very nearly correspond
, ug with the best conducted Louisiana pldnta
tlons The b'sl time for sugar making is whel
the seals are all Ilpc, and after several trosts
the thermometer below 80 degrees; for har
lrec1ing does not hurt the juice nor sugar. bu
warm wca her after frost does, Cane cut AM
housed. or shocked in tlth h"l will probably kee
p unchanged long while, When the juice is oh
e talIel, the process OF sugar making should con
= tiuu, without delay. The Qualification shoul
- BE- as perfect us possibe-bullock's blood an
h mili of lime will answer for claridcatlon, skim
mug boing required constantly The concer
tcation ONl boiling DONE after Qualification
!. should be as rapid as possible in shallow eyal
5 orators. With these conditions secured, it is u
: easy, Mr.. l. says, to make good sugar from III
Chinese Sugar Cane us TO make pot ot 600
y mush, aud easier than TO make a kettle OF app
! butter. These experiments, conducted by an II
telliSent gentleman, extensively engaged IN Il
> sugar-rehlning business in this city, settle
= once all question respecting its production tro
Il the Chinese Cane, aui the value ot that plant
II the agriculture Of the country, They are of Il
most reliable character and coming from ma
of his experience, cannot fail to make strong it
: preston upon the minds of all interested in Il
, culture of the new plant
q The seed are warented pure aud genuine, ar
y we'll maturei. Every farmer should plant te
q acres for his hogs 10 give them an early start
e the Fall.
q Oxford Ga, Des 1857 ID. DICKSON.
J. Seed for sale by Geo. Powers.