, 1861-12-03

tvany Of the syrup Is done away. The joints
Of the stalk act as digestive organs for the
cane, and it is here that the coarser vegetable
Gus Identical IN taste to the bitter, unpalatable
fwuny usually found in the syrup. I have come
to the conclusion that the way to prevent this
peculiarly, Is to cut and cure the stalks prop
cr1y, mud plant upon suitable soil. LILY plan,
I cut off the top below the second joint, and Mt
he bottom above the lower joint. then
throw it On the ground in small parcels, and
LIT it lay until the husk Oh the stalk, and
that fungus vegetable sprout that grows from
every joint, is dried out. then haul it to
the machine and cord it up for safc-kccping,
OF I pile it up in the field in such way that
air and light shall hare free access to it, or
stack it upon floor under cover. have
kept the cane from five to 6eTen weeks after
being cured, and find th;t the syrups made
from the cane cured in this manner are in eY-
rator, becauseI can hold the mass over the
fire at heat Of $50 degrees without burning,
until the glucos is disengaged.
MR. FLETCHER, Of Rockford, has made
about 1900 gallons Of syrup like the sample
Recommends that the cane be raised upon
high sandy soil, to be cut and piled three or
four weeks before using. He considered that
Ml1er's eyaporator WAS the best. The pro-
portion Of juice to syrup is nine to one. he
had manufactured excellent syrup from cane
ElQHH UPON LOW 444ll1s I4QAA OuC.4AlA ANtE
and two rods Of land, he Lad made 152 gallons
Of syrup, hut considered tue average yield at
not far from 200 gallons per acre. Didnot use
any saleratus or other cleansing substance.
They wer3 unnecessary. Heat WAS all he re-
qnireA.
q. P. K1NBA1 thonght that impbee was su-
| perior to the Chinese sorghum, particularly
SO far as its chry6tallizablc qualities were coi-
ecrned. He said that Mr. Campbell, Of Peca-
! tonica has made this season tTo barrels ofsu-
| gar from this variety Of cane. The specimen
presented by Mr.. Kimbal was grown upon a
limestone ledge. He thought that Q
| ausc TIC deterioration Of lie cane, aud
| advised the use Of new seed yearly.
I He thought that the plant was as hardy us
corn, and as easily raised. He stated
that the young plants gould b. transplanted as
| year, moro syrup would be made in Wiuneba-
| 20 county than Tas ever imported, and that
The county woull the. t5cc Independent Of thei,
southern friends IN Dixie. One county south
Of Chicago had raised, the present year. Is ,o0(
| gallons Of syrup, which at 40c would produce
eco, and thought that next year the suga1
crop viii he worth mere tlsan TIC wheat crop
He endorsed all that had been said relative tt
planting upon sandy soil, and thought that tht
vicisitudes Of the climate effected the soil.
MIR. JACKSON planted L quarter Of an acre II
Q disuscd barn yard, and presented sample
| Lie !lti$ u Ads alA t1E EVAo
very dark. The product Of the quarter acr'
| WIS 60 gu1lons.
81. p SLOAN presented sample Of syru1
manufactured from green cane. Mr. s. though
that though the cane grown upon sandy sol
produced the faircst syrup, the prairie sol
would give the greater yield. Tlr usual pro
duct wAS 20O gallons per acre. He wouls
plant in drills, running his rows north ant
south, and had found that the more lie cou1t
| gut on his ground, the better the syrup ant
the greater the yield. He had found that tht
t product Was better this year than last, not
withstanding thut the former was manufacturer
green, Hc planted about the middle Of afay
and found that the terminating qualities 0
the SEED we're not easily destroyed. He has
known INSTANCES where seed had grown from
being scll-soWn the preceding fall.
MI. FLETCHER said lie made the syrup fo
his nciahbors for one half, or 25 cents pc
gallon. The actual cost Of manufacturing
not far from II cents per gallon. We worke
Il days, and made 20 gallons per day, rvqui1
ing the continued services Of man and pai
Of horses, aud burning sixteen cords Of wood
costing 81 per cord. The Miller eYaporato
| which he used, cost $50
| Mr. PARDEE had discovered that it require
one l!alf i cord Of wood for every forty gallon
Of syrup.
Mr. FOSTER thought that an arch could Il
constructed in such manner Us to material
| economize fuel.
The Chairman then declared the discuEsio
ended, and the meeting WAS adjourned till
week from Thursday. Subject for discussion
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