Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-04-29
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nnderstal;d every branch of business
must be well acquainted with |
every department Of ancient and
modern lore, and know everybody,
hew much every man is worth, and
how be applies bis capital. Among
CHER things that be is expected to
understand is how to grow the Chi
snese Sugar Cane, and manufacture
molasses from it. That we may be
able through our paper, to give this
much desired information to. scores
that are making this enquiry Of US,
We have received the following In
formation from those who have ex-
perimented successfully:
The cane viii grow better on poor
land than any other species of corn,
yet the better the land the larger
the stalk and the richer in sacctarine
matter. Your ground should be pre-
pared as for Indian corn, in the d.
rection that the wind passes mostly
observe here, that this should be az
tended TO in the cultivation Of any
kind Of corn. We mean the rows
should be widest in the direction of
the general carrent of wind through
your field, for the reason that the
bladesof corn are to that plant as
the lungs to animals, consequently
When the farmer lays off his rows
wider apart one way, than the 9th
er, be should look well to this
matter, blades in stretching across the
land the widest way, may have The
benefit of the best current of ar;
this may seem of little importance
to those who viii have no theory
aud determine never to profit by ex-
periencs, yet it is important.] We'll
when your ground is thus laid Of one
way plant your seeds from IL to Is
inches apart in rows, putting about
three seeds in a place to insure {
good stand. When ithas come uE
we'll, thin out all. but one if Il
inches apart or two if Is inches apart
Let all the succors grow as they vii
yield syrup. PIow anu hoe as la
dian or broom corn. When tht
seeds are nearly all black you hat
better.cut it and go to work to make
your syrup. Besurs to cut it as clos
to the root as possible-next Thu
root is sweetest, and near the TOT
there is little or no saccharine matter
So when you cut off the head con
tanning the seeds you may take it OF
10 or Is inches below the hea.
remove from the stalk every par
ticle Of the enveiop near the joints
as this is Injurious to the syrup.s !
you cut your cane too green you
syrup will have a Eainty corn-stall
flavor, and if you let it get too OLD
it will become too dry, but let tn
seeds get about black.
The mill fof grinding aud press
! ing viii cost from three to five dollar
and is made as follows, to wits
Hive .wo nuts turned completed,
round fom 10 10 90 inches in diam
eter and from II to "a N height,witl
s gudgeons in the lower end, and Sc
in IRON inks, as the outward friction
will be considerable. The upper end
must have necks turned about fou
inches In diameter, to pass u
through a cross beam that must b
firlnly stationary. Through or O.
oneof these necks, at the upper enc
and three or four inches higher thai
the other, you viii attach your sweeF
to the end Of which you can hitcl
a horse or a man to set your mill il
motion. Have cegs ON the neck
of both the nuts, SO that the cog
in the one that is turned by th
sweep may reach into the eoss Q
the other, aud so that the surfaces Q
both ahe bodies Of the nuts ma,
press dose together, let the whole b
placed on . circular platform, and
2rsose near the periphery to conve,
the syrap to a tub below. You ma,
run the stalks through twice. No,
10 order to make a good article 6
molasses you must strain the jujc
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