Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-01-28

Convention of the Sugar Caac Growers
in I!'inois---I.e.ter Of Nr. Inveriny.--
Directions for Making boiling Pans,
&c.
" g heave received cpoy Of the proceed
ingt OF this body from Mr. Hedges, Of Gin
cinnati, who participated in its proceed
lngs Beyond any rational doubt, the
Chinese cane will be successfully cutiya-
tel. not only for naoIasscs. but for suqor
also. The various specimens of the latter,
exhibited at the recent meeting of the
State Board Of Agriculture show this
We, therefore, colla;e from the pro
ceedlngs of the Convention, such mat
ter as will go to strengthen the convic-
ton Of this fact, for it is a most important
one
Mr.. Hedges exhibited to us four speci-
mems Of sugar, made from the chinese cane
by Joseph 5. Lowering of Philadelphia,
which had been refined by him, being one
ot the leading refiners of that city. The
first was the raw sugar, and the others, the
first second and third stages in the refining
process, the last being AN excellent article
of loaf sugar
The following letter from Mr. Lover
mS to the Secretary Of the State Board
OF Agriculture Of Illinois will be in
teresting, especially that part showing
the yield of sugar and mola,scs to the
acre.
oAKH1L, phil. Dee 30, 81,
5. FnAscr', Esq, Cor Sec. I'll, State Ag-
cultural Society.
Dcqr Sir: The editor Of the German
town Telegraph having sent me this dav's
paper, containing some extracts from vour
letter to him, in which you express de-
sire to have some ofthc sugar and molass-
es made by me from the Chinese Sugar
Cane, with instructions in regard to its
manufacture, and offering to forward them
to you for me, | have taken advantage of
his kindness, AMI placed in his hands box
containing samples Of the different quail
ities of sugar. and Of the lnolasscs have
made, and also the yield | have obtained
per acre. The quantity hope is not suf-
iicient to supply onc-fourth the applicants
for it, even in small samples, and thus far
have declined to send out any as my re-
port of the process and experiments is not
yet ready for distribution. it being in the
hands Of the printer, who will not have It
printed for about ten days-but as yorr
Convention will meet before that time,
make an exception, and send the samples
in advance. and will forward one or more
copies Of The report, when ready to be dis
posed of, as they or yourself may deter
mine.
] will, however, briefly State. forther en-
couragement, that the ac'pci yield | have
produced per acre is
Brown Su1ar 1921 5 los.
llolasscs "A 20 Gals
Ana have no doubt but that with prop
per apparatus AMI good cultivation. from
1900 to 1900 pounds Of brown sugar.
and from 95 to 10 gallons Of such mo-
lasses per acre can lie obtained without 3if-
iculty.
] AN pleased 10 hear Of - much cnthu-
siasm in our State in regard to this new
and valuable acquisition to our list of aC-
ricultural products, and hope next year to
hear more about sugar and less about sur-
up. | am, however, not surprised that
our farmers have not succeeded in making
sugar at this early stage Of the experiment,
as they have not as yet the requisite
knowledge and experience, but am some
what disappointed to find that our scientific
have entirely failed to
pro luce any useful results, or indeed any
result at all
can, however, assure YOU that there is
no difficulty whatever in procuring such
sugar as the samples sent herewith, which
| hope to demonstrate in my report
Meantime am very truly,
Yours DC.
JosEpH s. LOWERING.
Another specimen shown us by Mr..
Hedges was as white, made without any re-
.ining process. MolasseS, in taste equal to
honey, made in Rush county in this State,
contained perfectly crystalizcd white SUI
gar
The fact that superior sugar. and in
large quantities, can be made from the
Chinese Cane, viii cause much inquiry
among the farmers, for the best seed, the
cheapest implements for manufacturing.
and the best directions from successful
In regard to the seed, RrutuS j. CLAY,
Of Paris, Ky, in letter 10 the Sugar Con
vention, writes, that he had raised the I'm
phee, the African variety of the Chinese
Cane. from seed brought TO this country
by Mr Rec This variety does not grow
rs tall as the other, hut contains more
miro and is thicker near the ground and +
hence, is not blown down. 1t ripens be-
ore our usual f;os;s, but should be planted
IS early as possible The seed of Mr.
rlay's crop is now for sale by Hedges, Free
i Co. OF Cincinnati.
This firm will make mills Tor crushing
he cane much cheaper than those sold last
year, because their experience shows that
heir mills of 1857 were unnecessarily
strong in many parts. They believe that
hey can furnish an effective mill and boil
RS mt cost not excccling SlO0. Far
ners can make boilers for themselves, and
Mr.. Hedges recommends sheet copper,
n preference to sheet iron. being more last
ng. showing dirt more readily, and less
'ifccted, in coloring the syrup, 10y the acid
n the sugar. These sheets are feet long.
md , - wide, 20 pounds weight Icing
he thickness best suited for the pans.-
ihoy should be- made slightly rounding,
,ay | - inches. so as TO collect the syrup
l.