, 1861-12-03

Growth and Product of the Cane In
WfnnebagO,
INTERESTING DEBATES AND STATISTICS,

IL Hl4}tMcul LII luc T19lL EQIEEl1pu Ii lHC
present stagc Of the sorghum culture took
place in tie convention of farmers and sor-
ghum~ growers, at Rockford, Winncbago coun-
ty, on Saturday, Nov. 30t1. The meeting
convened il the Court House. From CONVEX
sation with those present, and from Elcts pre-
scented at the meeting, as appended, Our re-
porter learned that the product Of the syrup
for the present year will not fall short Of 80,
GOO gallons IN Winncbago county alone, and
that in 1862 it will reach, beyond peradyenturc,
100, GOO gallons,
At least fifty specimens were presented for
examination, most of them Of superior quality
G. w, BrckDEE presented an excellent sam"
pic from c:enc grown on the ground of Wn1.
Conc, New Milford. 4 sample presented by
this gentleman, manufactured from cane ten
days after cutting, was particularly admired.
It WAS free from acid, clear a. amber, aud In
The process Of erystallization. Tho same gcl1-
t1clnan also presented five specimens grown
upon as ,r,ny di fcrent soils, i'll which the pc
culiar characteristics Of the soil were plainly
discoyerablc. II. r. kinbal exhibited jar
of syrup from the imp}lee, which he claimed
| to bc superior to the sorghum. Specimens
We're offered 1y other gentlemen, all of which
were highly commended. At the suggestion
| Of the Chairman, Geo. Mariner, Esq, the ex-
| hibitorz gave their expericncc i'll raising the
| sorghum.
| nix. GEO. PATTERSON said tllat lie rIsed
| the specimen presented, upon Light sandy
soil, which, lad been richly nianurcd the pre-
t ceding year. The syrup produced was Of a
| beautiful amber color, but thin It was the
first he lad made, and with experience thought
| ac could do better. The darker specimen pre-
| sc1ltcd by tllis gentleman was nised upon
dark clay soil, and manufactured by thu same
process. Sandy soi1 produces lighter syrup,
but he considered the darker the better article.
Hc had experimental hut little, but lie bad
learned that thr syrup was Of bcttcr quality
if the contents Of the pan were boiled ill the
svru}, w;ls finished. Tie addition Of t1le green
Juice injured the quality. He used the cast
iron pan made by Clark & Utter. Sheet iron
PANS wcrc apt TO burn the mass. Tic yield
per acre il about..l6o gallons on sandy soil, and
more upon clay soil. The whole number Of
gallons manufactured by this gentleman was
7aG. He was not able to give the net cost OF
growing and manufacturing; neither could lie
SAY what secd he planted. For cleansing, 1lc
! used L Il. Of salcratus to sixty gallous Of
juice.
Mr. d. s. PARKER, Of Milford, uses the cast
iron pan Of Clark d Utter. His experience
was that in order to nske light syrup VIC must
boil down the contents Of the pan before add
ing green Juice. His soil was old land and
sandy, and lc planted the common sor
ehum seed. He manufactured 800 gallon:
| IN two weeks. The proportion Of syruI
to the green juice is one gallon Of the fOrmcl
to tcu or tilccn Of the latter. Tic specimens
! | presented hy This gentleman were in process;
Of crystallizaton. T1c juice Of his cane WI:
not is good this year as heretofore His TX
pcrivnct il that the longer the juice boils III,
darkcris is the syrup Used nothi.lE for cleansing
He thought that tic apparatus used is al
together too expensive. It cost too much tt
r; vi:ed 10 reduce expenses it would not b
:! profitable. He used Cooks cyaporator, ami
/ thought lime could be used to advantage. I
would facilitate crystallization~ He used it TO
$ restoring deteriorated cane, with decided sue
= cess.
ALFRED HART. Of Owen, raised his cane upo
:, sandy soil. and manufactured 100 gallons c
syrup upon hrec-quarters Of an acre. Til
land was old and had been lnanured the yea
ID | previous. He boiled down each painful an
clcansed with about two spoonsful Of s:lrrat u
to to fifty gallons Of juice. Did not mix the di
{ercnt boiliNgs. Manufactured for his neigs
bors about 1000 gallons -d!scorcredth som
RI stalks were black His own cane was ripe, bu
ur some Of that brought by Ills nci-hbors was nj
rirc, and he found that it made less syrup an
- OF poorrr quality. The proportion Of syrup t
juice was about one to seven:
c. ". BuckBEE, Of New Milford, used IL
| Miller rotary cyaporatur- The specimen e,
hibited grew uron sandy soil. The product {
= III acre Is about 1Go gallons. Cane manui;1
he turcd carly produced more syrup than til
Cd made later: He made during the season aho1
lie forty lr.rrcls. The proportion, of syrup
juice is ele 70 eight: Have used salcrtus
=. cleanse. II aids 10 bring the scum to the su
face. Light sandy soils produce the BE-
~ syrups.
nc first syrup in the county four years since. II
r | first manufactured WAS 4 small lot of ten ba
aE s rcls, and The manufacture las quadruptcd u
nxally since, until it has reached 5000 Ct
e. Ions, the estimated product Of the present Sc
- son Mr.. Foster estimates that tue produ
for 1861 will exceed 1o0, 600 gu1lons. Tt
- gentleman presented eight samples Of syT'
r. rtiscd upon as many different varieties Of 50
wa Has manufactured about forty barrels this St
IT,, son. His experience is that high rolling ltg
sandy or clay soil viii produce Hssn tue tls!
}. on lard which is manured or up
. turf land in the process Of dccompo
ton, Is inferior in quality. The taste Of t
exciting causc is plainly perceptible
- tl,r syrup. He presented a specimen Of syr
~ / manufactured from cane grown upon an {
: barn yard heap, which fully sustained his sta
ncnt The best syrup llc had ever made, =
manufactured from corn grown upon an (
field. Door and sterile. The proportion
syrur 10 luice is about One to eight. The ri]
mp the corn the greater the per centage Of sy1
and the better. He did not claim any parti
lar skill i'll the manufacture Of his 6pccimc
r.t. The great secret was to select the soil adap
to the cane. H had found that soil on the 81
1sclls differ SO far Us syrup raising qualit
- were concerned Specimens we're differ
q where there was TO nerceptible difference
soil In son1r specimens Of cane there
superabundance of lime, and find it dihe
o,.. to prevent the juice from burning. tint
oA7e particularly troublesome when have u
,nrz | Cooks evnporator now use Mincrs. ]
vfn decidedly thc best I am satisfied that
hshs. juice is IF Il calcarous nature, and, therefor
3e n:,5 g. oppose the use Of lime. In the feia II
pA'e' mentioned, could distinguish thc juice ta
and from the limy soil. find that q dark soil
3cs produce i dirk syrup, and light soit, Ii
eyrup-the former may be mort pronta6lc
1tc latter is better, strip the leaves to Ia;
md the maturity Of The stalk. and I find that tr
ing does not injure the cane, if it does not
lr1,G enough to sour. The nlain thing tt
sure good syrup is to select good soil, e
. rate properly, cut and cure It right u
use manure, unless you wish to color
syrup The parent stalk should be ripe II
manufactured, and I hare found that the $
crs are as valuable rs the parent stalk. II
found that 1t requires degree Of heat equ
eighty degrees 10 cause the crystallizatic
l -Mf1J not n1<rox 4