, 1861-02-14
6ORGMUuI CULTURE.
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Z. s!< s<.3: Cnoa.sA, Ill.,, Feb II, 1861,
Elitors ch,caso Tribune: j, ri ri u. .=-.,'s
~ hare recently observed with much pleas"
91lre That you hare opened your columns ln be-
half Of Sorghum. or Chinese Sugar Cane, and
hayo also been at much paina to supply them
with useful aud interesting information on the
subject Could you fully realize with what
thorough appreciation your efforts in this d.
rectiou arcreceircd'by Your agricultural read"
crs, you would 1cel amply repaid for the past,
and encouraged TO add still further. to their
weight Of obligation in future. i.
Without taking into consideration the pec1i-
liar circumstances Of tie present time, wl4lc1,
,,ra.+or :, ,,,,.o u -, f,,nor,t,rc ,,ecessf,y.
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out Judging from LIE pas!' poncs I'al"'s a'e
ta:e5 that domestic sugar growing must soon'
3,.cor, nm ,rr,cu,tpral s,ccIalty or our State.
m ,.;,,., 1,,ino,a ,,onu1a
w AAee c1"sas
ton OF ,G9l ,2S3. Assuming luae Acn Pctaon
consumes ten mounds If stIylr per anu1tm III
.:.-,. ..at S,,or ,,onr, nn,f mn. .allou Of mo-
e'5ht >su@e ~ -..,
hsscs,. at forty cects--csfiInatcs mucu pc4o'
fi,c trt1tll-,ye have lie yerT cDmiOrtlole ny-
=, r,t, ,,c- ..,~,o,,,ied onn,,a,,v in IBIS
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Slate LOT s"cetfnlDg n'"'cli'a' c'''s ao's'4 ol
which goes ont Of tha State, and much OF it
x,,,+ or.ho 17;4oa s,,,cs ,ri1 t1,,t ton In .ro11
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aud silver or It's equ1'e'ent. l.:
J. Imagine this sllD1 annually divided amoug
The FARMERS or Illinois-for there it lcsiti-
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i''"lc's osto ""1''.s" ~ >~@ 1"a,',,+
come, aud then measure, II yots caD, lie LeissAt
.f~ II, nnI r-Hp1f1 await
ne 90 , ,r,a.,c;,v s,,te arm ,nothcr ,lrr,de
14o~'.ss ~'''''s 49, ~ =
foait laNc ra9seu.
Estimate the miles o: fence This sum would
hn,11 thc ,nras of r,r,;r;c il would lreak. the
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ao1uoer VI cauu'en II "o"io eous'te gu" 'Ae4'
congratulate yourself upon having cast your
lUt Ill Statu whose liudcfe!opeu resources
are sufficient to make 1t tho Empire State OF
the unlon aad tue admiration Of tue world
The subject Is Ut too vast Importance 10 cf1.
trust its merits to nswspaptr article, anu
should l:ay. devoted to its l:lt-rest volumes o.
statistics aud Library cf Instruction %a
l have for 6olnst titue contemplated, and now
believe it i fitting time to Suggest 1hst COP
vention Of u:sirssrosser6 b7 e:s!led, III assem-.
bic ut springfield. or some oiher central POM.
er ths efyp o. 'ne Goa3 ;o 81 nn .ss
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Tat a-ronnan,cnts 1,c ;.,nf1a If possible. so
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LETTER FROM AASrrAcTeRER.
+ EasT CLEVELAND, Feb. 9th, 1861.
Editors Chicago Trtu:e:.
I hnfc ber1l engaged two seasons III tue
working up OF sugar cane, but will oaly give
last years operations. l obtained pitent
my experiments. It is very cheap and easy to
tt,;.i1agc, and c:,,, h. 1aat;c or any cap:ciiy de-
! sir:st;e, 10 Manufacture irosn ore hundred to
one il,ausaua gallons in twcnty.i0ur hours.
commented work :baut the middle Of
October. tlal = oo:hocs3 three-roller iron