The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-04-17

The following from the NortAeestern
Farmer, il Of. much interest to farmers,
aid others:
1t has bsca justly said tbs, the cane
will grow upon al soils suitable for Indi.
an corn; this is true only in reference ID
the production Of = fair growth Of the
canes, which would Be all the cultivator
would desire, who plants the cane merely
- forage crop. But this object being
out Of the question with our present
knowledge Of the plant, tho inquiry .ri.
SEE a. to the effect of different soils, il
any, upon the early maturity, syrup and
sugar making qualities of plants grown
upon them.
In brief, then, tho experience Of cul.
tivators seem TO indicate the following
conclusions: That soils very rich in veg
table matter, or literally treated to ami.
NAL manure, produces a large growth Of
canes, with juice contsiuius a large
per cent. Of water, fecula, (wax, and Of
saline matter; the latter only of conse-
quence where grown, for the manufacture
Of syrup alone. If sugar is to be made
from the canes, the fecula is an impedi-
ment to capitalization. On the other
hand, canes grow upon warm dry soils of
medium richness, and if treated TO stim-
ulant, using lime, are believed to pro.
duce full development Of the canes, and
that the juices will be richer in sugar,
and freer from earthly salts. Warm, sun
ny soils are known to hasten the growth
in the early part of the season, and in
consequence, advance the period of ma
turitv; a consideration not to be over
looked in northern ATTITUDES. The author
of "Sorgho and Imphee," sum, up his
remarks on soils as follows:-"From the
experience Of all the cultiva.or,, whose
writings have met I shall advise the
choice Of land Of medium quality, and
between a black loan and pure gravel,
and Of moderate richness"
We would advise the cultivator TO
avoid very clayey and all cold. or wet
soils; choose those which will produce
= good growth, and early ripened crop
Of Indian corn, and the result need not
be feared.
PREPARATION OF THE SoIL.-The
soil should be deeply p!owea, and thor
ough!y pulverized. as early in Nav a.
the warmth is sufficient to cause the seed
to germinate; and marked as for corn
four t. four and half feet apart. fthe
sol! is not thoroughly dry and worm, the
rows should DO raised BY turning two
light burrows together with a one horse
plow. II marked in rows both wav..
the after culture can he expedited,
By admitting the culture between the
rows in two ways, and we think, If plan
ted in Mills, which is the most expedi
,iou., they should not be nearer than four
feet ap.rt each way. The cana is a very
tai! plsns, requiring room to develop it.
self; if crowded they will be small and
light; cane wei Ching two pounds is as
quickly stripped of IFS leaves. and passed
through the mill, and will yield twice the
amount Of juice of a cane weighing only
one pound. Open planting gives heavy
csnes, close planting light ones.
PLASrrNG.--The seeds will not ger.
inmate in moist cool weather, if deeply
covered; they should be dropped on the
surface prepared for the hills, not more
than from four to six seeds in a HILL and
covered three fourths to one inch with a
light surface soil The writer had the
past season Is many, and as good canes
in hills where only one seed grew, a.
where there were Eve; but would not
recommend the practice of leaving but
one pl,nt in a hill, except in small way
as IN experiment. The theory confirmed
by this one experiment is this, a single
stalk having space will produce four TIL
lers (suckers,) which mature at about
the same time, and grow to nearly the
same size As the mother stalk if fye are
suffered to grow, the tillers will be small
and late in ripening, too late for working
at the north.
Those who have time for the expert
ment, may do we'll to plant few rows in
drills, leaving the plants, after wedding,
eighteen inches apart 10 the rows.
AFTER CULTURE.-The Chinese su.
gar cane is very slow growing plant. in
its 6rst stages, making the first wedding
rather tedious operation; the young
plants so nearly resembling some Of our
native grasses, as to keep the operator
constantly On the look out 10 find the
hills. To avoid the difficulty. it has
been recommended to drop at the time
Of planting radish seed in each hill Of
the cane, which will sufficiently mark the
hills; the radish plant should of course
be pulled up at the first hoeing.
The earth should not be much hilled
up around the plants. After the first
wedding the cultivator should be run
both ways. between the rows; say one
way as often as once in two weeks, to
keep the ground loose, until the middle
Of August. The plants will reqnire hoe
ing at intervals during the season, at
least as often as the weeds appear.
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