The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-05-31
From the Iowa State Register.
Report In Regard to Sorghum
syrup.


Report In Regard to Sorghum
Syrup.
Mr.. EDITOR - / respectfully ask the
insertion in your paper of the following
report. WM' DUANE WILSON,
Sec'y Of Agricultural Colledgc'
The undersigned, Committee APP
pointed by the Farmers Legislative Club
to examine some forty specimens of
syrups and Molasses made from the
Sorghum and Imphes, from different
sections of the State, and deposited with
the Secretary of Agricultural College,
have to report that many Of the specl-
mems give evidence Of careful manufac-
ture and prove incontestibly that Syrup
from the Sorghum and lmphee canes is
4 decided success in Iowa. Out Of the
forty specimens examined there were
about ten which would be pronounced
ercellent by majority Of our people,
but as We were required to select two Of
the best, after very critical examination
blythe committee and many others, We
decided that Gideon Lee, Of Fremont
township, Clark County, presented the
best, and 4. J. Rcece, Of New Provi
dence, Hardin County, the second best.
We subjoin the mode Of mapufacture OF
both, as given by the parties named.
We deem it not out Of our province to
state that much of the Syrup which was
examined had granulated considerably
since it was deposited with the Secretary
and those specimens which were made
from the Imphee had granulated considl
erably more than the specimens made
from the Sorghum.
G. NJ. DAVIS,
w. DARLIN, w
E. g. BuWDolN,
G. p. ELLIS,
VIM. Ely whose Syrup was adjudsed
the best, accompanied the specimen
with the following statement;
II herewith present my make Of
Syrup from Sorghum, made by crushing
with three vertical wooden rollers, and
boiling in wooden pans with sheet iron
bottoms. No clarifying but fast boiling.
little at = time over a fui mace and a
hot fire."
GIDEON ELY.
Fremont Township, CLARK Co., Jan. 4, go,
The following is Mr.. Recess statement
whose Syrup was adjudgcd second best
sNew Providence,
Hardin Co., Iowa Dec 81, 1859.
The cane from which the accompany
ing Syrup was made, was cultivated after
tho ordinary plan, but kept well succor-
cd The manner in which | made the
Syrup was as follows
! expressed the juice with common
wooden mill, (the seed being in the
dough, strained it through flannel and
put on to boil from 20 to Is gallons in an
iron bottomed boiler % inchs by four feet
in size Just before it boiled I skinned it
~ quick as possible, putting no more
juice in or any thing else, but kept it
we'll skinned and brisk fire until near
~ done. made75 gallons, Of such as l
send you off Of about three fourths of q
acre. Il. J. REECE."
This was the clearest specimen Of any
exhibited it was admired for its trans
parency by all who saw it. This has
not granulated, whilst Mr.. Ely's is gran
ulatiag beautifully
Nature impartial in her ends,
When she made man the strongest,
In justice, then, to make amends,
Made woman's tongue the longest.
I~ A very small man who is blessed
with very large wife, that instead Of
looking up to him with admiration, is in
the habit Of looking down upon him
with something akin to contempt, called
her yesterday in her presence, by way
Of compliment, tiny better half