Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-05-22
CULTIVATION OF SERGIO.

/, the Nealnei mas iatciY Deen very uD
loabIe, We apprehend that few hav
slanted their sorgho, and as a fe'
on soil, treatment, &c, may be use
4 We avail ourselves of a pamphlet pub
4 Id by Hedges, Free & Co., Cincinnati
Thich we con1ense the following gen
lnections:
\ he selections of grounds fer plant
,ane, these should be chosen which
4 d marty or calcareous nature. Light,
liz soils are also desirable, or good, pro-
Like upland rolls, with southern expos
and where these are not attainable,
m mellow, but not too rich, bottoms
II be employed.
Iibe plant, from its saccharine qualities,
|, 4 strong affinity for the saIific earths;
| hence, when grown on soils Of that ma
\. is very apt to absorb in itsjuices, pro-
E,ties which materially retard the crystal
no tendency. Low, swampy ground,
| those largely composed of vegetable
his will Yield a good growth of cane /;
1 The juices are apt to be watery and of
|be crystalizing powers. Soils dressed
M horse stable manures are too ammo
ted, and impregnste the juice with pro
rites adverse to thorough crystalization
in short, increase the molasses at the ex-
.se Of the sugar, Barn yard manure is
kttsr: but less excellent than the turning
! Ter Of clover or other green crop. Mons.
Il Coste remarks that that extraction of
1 rar is difficult from the juice of cane,
E2vnon soils where soluble Inorganic mat
is abundant. Monsieur Hardy, ,ome-
/ ne director of the (French) government
| sarv at Algeria. in Africa, recommends
(ning soils which are destitute Of that
| o9er;y, as those containing carbonate of
|ne seem especially adapted to the sor-
b.; however, good sugar may be produced
ON canes grown on most any Of our fair
aities Of warm light soils, though those
a calcareous nature are best adapted to
|arge weld Of crystals. In DR.. Ure's very
/ elient Dictionary Of Acts" we linl, in
elaborate article or the Indian cane, the
Lowing; "Whare canes grow on cal
eou8, marty soil, in favorable season, the
|charne matter gets SO thoroughly elab-
bed, and the glutinous mucilage so com
atey condensed, that a clear juice and
e sugar may be obtained without The
u Of lime"
The burrows should run north and south
order that the earth about the roots o.
u plants may receive the benefit Of thc
En's light and heat. The seed should be
Auted in drills, from nine to twelve inche;
/ ut putting three seeds in a place.
! hen the young plants are three or foui
hes high, thin out, so that bat two
| lI5s Will remain in a place. We decided
ayor the running Of the drills not les!
lau tour feet apart on any land; as where
le soil is poor it will not bear more, anC
here rich, the rank growth Of stalks shade,
Ie roots too much. Some very intelligen
rites advise planting in hills foar feet
lch way, allowing six to eight stalks in a
Ell. Farmers should make their own
|oe2 Of the two modes. In ATTITUDES nortI
| 500 Or 400 termination is much hast
bed by soaking the seed twentyfour hour
tepid water in which a small quantity Q
Et2e;re has been dissolved--say one ounce
six gallons of water. After pouring Of
he water, roll the seed in plaster,tud plant
iverlng very lightly indeed; as whe
accd too deep in the earth there is dan
p Of rotting, especially if the weather b
"a or wet. A radish seed in each bill
IS been recommended, to indicate wher
( shooas may be expected to appear
! prevent mistaking them for grass ol
Feds, when first out Of ground.
Opinions are divided AS to how the youn
he should be treated, while yet sma
ID tender; but all agree that the sam
iole as with the Indian corn should b,
Iusued. A little more care should b
iluiste, perhaps, from the fact that tn
lne does not send up so vigorous shoe
first, as the corn. 1t will be we'll t
fcOllect that the weeds should be kept
bit and the ground we'll stirred, while the
sne is young; but as it approaches matu
Ipcease to plow or cultivate among it,fui
her than to scrape out the weeds with {
De; as constant stirring of the soil is sal,
continue the growth of the plant be
ond The period when itshould cease grow
g and begin to ripen.
There is difference of opinion in re
ard to the policy of removing the suck
rs which will appear when the plants ar
good distance apart and the soil strong
one recommend with especial emphasi'
BAT none but the parent stalks should b
lowed to grow; while others say tina
Ter the first thinning put two plants il
place, every twelve or fifteen inches, IL
he rows, no further plueking should b
flowed; as the removal of one sucke
'Om hill causes half dozen more {
lrug out; and, repeated suckering es
,ansts the soil and the parent stalk NOR
lao a full growth of the first shoot,
ehlle the difference between the time {
lPenlng, or the quality of the juice of tn
aren't stalks and suckers that remain un
'Sllrbed from the first, is Slight, if appre
table at all.
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