American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-21


4 Coming going, froWBipe. uesping,
Melt 10 fertile blessing round; 49,
FrequeutTaibbows that embrace her.
And win gorgeous girdles grace her, ~. i
DroOpiny flowers upon the ground,
Z. Chinese Snsar Cane.
RKroRT or THE UNITED STATES AoRIGULTu.
.g ifepf RAJ SOCIETY. -.
Conform .bly 70 The resolutions adopted
by the u. s. Ag'l Society. held At the city
of Washington 10 February 1857, lbe
Committee sppoiptsd p invssligats and
experiment. upon the Chinese sugar oans.
sWithsihssVis Of detsTmIBiug is value Tor
the purposes Of syrup and sugar making.
soiling cattle, tss of lbe seed FOR feeding
stOck, for bssad,making. and for tbs man
uiaO,iiFe Of paper, aud alcoholic liquors,
beg leave 10 report as follows:
Agfeeably 10 the requirements. there
was imported from France sufficient Sor,
gho seed 10 plant 100 acres Of land.-
This seed was placed IN the hands Of a
number Of ofindividuals In diffsrnt sections
Of the country. who cultivated is under
various conditions Ofsoil aud climsle.--
Frem the results Of their experiments in
ninety localities, between New Brunswick,
in the British dominions. and Mexico on
the one hand, and Florida and Washing
ton Territory on the other, The Committee
arrived atthe following conclusions:
lst. The soil and geographical range Of
the Chinese sugar cane, correspond nearly
with those Of Indian corn. and il thFives
with great luxurisnce in rich bottom lands
or in moist loamy soils well msnured. Il
will also produce fair crop on dry, sandy
or glayelly soils, too poor 10 give, re-
muneraiiYs crop OF other plants. On the
latter class Of soils, however. il proved
more profitable 10 the cnIIiyalor where
there had been applied moderate guam
tity Of bone dust, wood ashes. poudrette,
|phosphated guano, gypsum or super. phos.
lpbste Of lime. .s5 ~, 81,
Cd. This plant endmees cold much bel
ter than corn, and resists without injurj
the ordinary suiumnsl frosts. It will als'
withstand excessivs drought. In fayorabls
seasons when plspted early in Msy, j. vii
ripen its seeds in .Septs n5er, If the soil be dry
and warm, in many paris Of the extreme
northern and New England, States: and il
j October in. the Middle and Southern States
when planted as late as the Goth Of June
4 lsAtthe extreme South il may be planted
successiyely FROM Jsnuary 10 July.
i Sd The cost and culture Of this plan
does not dilfor essentially from that of In
dian corn. The seeds require TO be plant
cd at diffsreht distances apart according |,
the strength Of the soil,, On light mOder
.aiely rich land. It succeeds best wheI
sown in rows o. drills three feet apart will
the blantsa q foot asuider along the drills
OF in hills with corresponding numbe
J of stalks 70 each: but on richer land It ha
been found preferable 70 plant the hills
or 5fsst asunder. If planted exclusivel
I for soiliug or dry fodder. the seed may b
sown. .broadcast or in drills. aud treated j
!, the same manner as Indian corn Uhs
grown for that use. 81. a5rf IL
4lh?a fbe htigk Of the plant when "a
l " grown varies from 10 l8 feet. aecol
ding 10 the locality and the condition .
the soil; the stake ranging from bali q
. inch to two inohesin diameter. The tUeiol
Of the entire crop 70 an acre, Whsn greer
/; varies from 10 to 40 tons. The amount {
seed to the acre is reported frOml5 to 6
bushels. aH Z
,, 9th. During the earlier stages Of th
! growth of this plart, say for the first 81
or eight weeks, it makes but little prog
, ress, except in penetrating the ground wit