Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-01-26
farmers' department,
SUGAR CANE.

We have bad an abundant crop OF sugar
cane in.this part of the West this season.
We have several different kinds of cane in
cultivation bere-tbe Chinese Sorgho end
several varieties Of lmphee, or African cane.
AS general thing the cane all matured be-
lore frost, and has done very well with US
this season. The cane is now pretty much
all morked up. We use iron Cooks Evapo-
rator to manufacture it into sugar and syrup.
The manufacture of the cane, which has
hitherto been our only difficulty in making 1t
pay, has this season, since the introduction
of the above named evaporation, proved
complete success. We have this season pro.
duced very superior article OF syruP-a pure
sweet produced without the ald or use ut
clarifying substances, or chemicals, 10 appear.
ance very much like new honey from the
comb, aud as thick as sugar-houss syrup, TO
which it is far superior for any one acqualn.
! ted with the sugar refining process, canhot
hesitate, certainly, between the pure aud
delicious product Of the cane and the con-
centration of questionable stuff which enters
into the composition Of sugar house syrup
and molasses. Sugar of the fairest quality
has been made by many persons with the
use Of the evaporate. The elect OF all thls
is that there is now very little demand here
for imported molasses at retail. In few
gar and syrup for home use, and have sur
Plus for export, with which to supply those
farther North, where the cane does not sue
ceed. We can do all this, too, on our own
farms with but little labor or cost for the ap'
aratus for manufacturing, q barrel OF molssses
per day can be purchased for about one hun
dred dollars, and sorgho syrup sells readily
here at rs cents per gallon. 1t will pay
. Farmer readers of the dollar Newspaper,
how has the can done with you this season
Let us hear from yon on this subject. Give
the readers OF the "Newspsper" IN account
of your experiments this season that Others
may benefit by them. BUCKEYE.
Ohio, 1860. Dollar Newspaper.
We have time aud again, urged the cult
walton of this plant by farmers. We have
; experimental ourself year after year since
its introduction. We have made good sy
rup-bettsr than sugar-bouse molasses o
golden syrup-not SO bright aud pleasing Il
the eye, but superior 10 flavor. But in try
ing experiments to improve the process, ant
become familiar with the manufacture, W,
have oftener "missed than hit" We ar
{ however fully satisfied OF two thpgs-sn,
they are that two TO three hundred gallon
per acre will pay. and that ultimately ever
difficulty will be overcome, syrup or or suga
will become as sure and regular crop on al
our farms, as wheat OF corn now is Eve
should our apple crop become as plentiful
again as Of yore,--the juice of the sugar can
is superior to cider in the manufacture c
Z apple butter, and for this purpose tits use
simply as cider, and none can fail who kno'
how to boil apple butter.
We have not yet had the opportunity {
a experimenting with Cooks Evaporator,
now so generally used in the west, but fror
a our enquiries in various quarters, and III
respec.ability of the parties who have th
patent, and manufacture the boilers in 0bit
J we are satisfied. that by using this Evapors
tor, oil difficulties in concentration can
, overcome. We have been informed that
4 gentleman near Lancaster, Mr.. Smediy, ha
, one OF these EvaporatOrs on trial last tai
q We would ask him as a favor, III this meet
I, his eye,) to ourself and the public in genera
a to report his success or otherwise TO III
a Union.
= 10 our ueighboring county OF Chester, the
i are going ahead 10 This sweet operation.
. friend writes me "that neighbor OF his, VII
makes it q regular business, to express an
evsparats the cane juice for his neghbors O
the shares. will this season have from fifty
: one hondred barrels OF the syrup foi sal
from his share of the proceeds. There are
!, number OF farmers in the vicinity who cult
vste from one to five acres"
We think every person who has Prouu
|, should next year put out "patch" so tbs
= all will in time become familiar with the Gu
: tivation and evaporation OF this staple eroI
" All families use sweetening, and IL they rais
aod manufacture it themselves, they kpo
o just what they have got IB,s
'-Lanedster Union.