Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-23
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mo State sorghum Convention.
FARMERS EXCHANGE, Columbus ,
Jannarv \ 1850 o.on 4

IL W.
Dr.; J, "A. Warder Of olnoIn natl was called I
the Chair. ""' '@'ieu
The Dr.. In very neat and appropriate li,,I
speech thanked the Convention for the honor
ana hoped the delegates would conduct the ses
sion 80 as TO further the objects of the call.
retary. '"'''" Seo
on motion Of Mr.. Hiram Harris Of F,aukli,
county, Mesers. ]. L. Gill, I.aao A. Hedge;
Judge Gage Of Columbus, and John Cooner n
mt' vernon, were appointed q committee or
permanent Organization. -
on motion Of Judge Gage, tasting commi,
zee OF i've was appointed to award the Or, mum
OF one OF Jacobs's Patent Evaporatora, offered
Dy j. L. Gill d Son, for the best specimen ol
syrup. 0r'" VI
CS'nmites--J H. Stage, John Miller. Colonel
'o9n Noble, A. franklin, Nelson Hobby.
'uoge Gage offered resolution that the a,ti.
ole oI impnee 10 better adapted 10 the manufac-
'ure OF sugar than Sorgho.
Mos'on laid on the table, that the meeting
%lgnt DC one relative Of experience rather
than parliamentary one.
Mr. Myers Of Clark county, was c,,led r,on
70 relate bis experience in the culture and man.
uiacture Of Sorghum.
SAD ne was, at fret, much preiudiced apsinst
raising It, but resolved TO test it. In growing
.ae cane the most important point was to rive
.ne SEED q good start He had strouted and
Hanepianted 1t, OF from one-fourth TO three.
Ioufths OF an inch In length, but found il would
NOT answer; Early planting is not always de-
siraDle. His best crop was planted the last of
Msy--tne seed being prepared BY soaking a
minute and half In boiling water. Had the
ground In good order, and drilled the seed one
inch deep and three and half feet apart
Planted half busbel of seed to the acre, in or.
der that he might get one seed In ten to grow.
Matthew Long read paper giving his expe.
rience, which will be published.
Mr.. Jacobs, Of Franklin, thought the plant.
ing should be done In accordance with the sea.
son and condition Of the soil As common
thing, should be roaked; but If soaked or scald
ed ed and planted in dry ground, it would fall
me ground should be mellow. One half gal
ION OF SEED TO the acre was sufficient. If the
seed were good, 1t woul1 bear thinning ont: hut
u should be suckered Thought the cane was
In the season of maturity for cutting up when
the seed was partly turned. If the seed he
came ripe, the sacchsrine matter formed wood
and tore; it cut too green, the syrup would be
OF lighter color, but less in quantity, The
cane should be shocked in the field with the
QUITS on the ground, and protected With corn
iooder IL improves 10 richness by standing
some time. - "e
The juice ferments very rapidly after being
expressed from the cane, or after the cane IL
frosted. Thinks the Bi-Sulphte of Lime should
De USED, as 1t arrests fermentation. He uses
one pint to one hundred gallons. Phe Juice
snould De evaporated as rspidlylas possible, as
sne longer It is exposed to slow heat, the dark.
er will be the color of the syrup. .-,tIg,
When the leaves are yet green they may be
stripped With advantage immedIatly before cut.
ting the cane; but when the leaves are killed
oy frost before the cane is cut, he prefers to cut
and shock the cane with the leaves on, as thew
Will aid IN protecting the cane in harder frosts.
! me tops should not be cut of before the cane
Mr.. Franklin said that II man brouobt
him good article of cane he would wnrgsnt
him good quality OF syrup or forfeit his labor.
The cane should be planted three and half
feet apart, and allow from eight to ten stalks
ina hill. Suckers are Objectionable, but IL
planted as above, they will not grow to disad. |
vantage. He cuts the seed head of while In
blossom and then tops the cane again when he |
goes TO work IL up, at about the same place be
would under other circumstances.
mr.. hopkins OF Warren county, had tried the |
culture OF the cane for two years, and had made
eighteen hundred gallons of syrup the past sea- |
SON. Clay soil is the best. Muck will not an. |
swer. Cane grown on muck made the most |
Juice but less syrup. Had made seventy-two
gallons molssses from one acre of muck cane,
and one hundred and ifty. -four from cane grown
on clay. He had used one horse mill, but il
was too small for his operations Had made
sugar whenever he tried.
Judge Gage, chairman of committee on per
manent organization, reported the following pre-
ample g ana resolutions which were adopted:
WHEREAS, In the opinion of this Convention.
the cultivation and manufacture OF The varje.
ties Of the "hOlcus sGcehdratus'' or sugar cane.
grown In the Northern States of the Union,
are In and OF themselves scarcely second In i'm.
portanoe 70 any Of the field crops now oultiyat.
ed; and Whereas; by the fostering care Of the
6tate Legislature through the State Board of
Agriculture, other branches Of agriculture have
been more fully developed thereby, than could
have resulted from unaided individual enter.
prise: therefore, yl - -"
Resolued, That we recommend to the State
Board the Importance of making the oultiya-
tlon and manufacture Of the canes Imphes and
Sorgho, q prominent and distinct feature in
their deliberations, by offering such inducements
for the best essays thereon as shall call forth the
object herein contemplated.
Reaotued, That in the opinion of this Conyen.
ton 1t Is desirable to 80 amend the legislation of
this State, that hereafter the assessors be re.
quired to report the number of acres cultivated
In these canes, and the number OF pounds of
sugar and OF gallons Of syrup made.
!, kesotped, That committee Of three be ap-
pointed by this Convention to confer with the
State Board upon this subject
Messrs. Long of Licking, HEDGES Of Dav.
ton ana Wood OF Lake, we're appointed said com.
mlttAe.
Forty.two specimens Of syrups were entered
for the premlume, and as many more brought
In that were not entered, and seventeen sam. |
Piles Of sugar.
A sample Of rum was exhibited By Mr.. Sher.
man, from Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., made from
The skimmingS Of the Juice, which is consider.
ed equal to any other rum produced
Mr.. Myers Of Springfield, presented a ,speci.
men Of wine made from the Sorghum cane that
was quite palatable, and resembles that made
from grapes, but did not say how il was man.
as he is publishing o work on the
subject which will be for sale In short
AFTERNOON SESSION, Q O'Clock P. M
Permission was given Mr.. Hedges Of Dayton,
10 read paper on the SUBJECT OF Soreho, pre.
pared for the Patent Office Report. He occu-
pied the time till ~ P. NJ, reading and expa-
Iiating on thirty-fcur out Of forty-tWo pages Of
at which time the voice 5f the |
meeting was taken, and it was decided that bo
discontinue bis reading. i4., Y ~
Mr. Day explained that in order 70 obtain
crystalized sugar from the Sorgho cane, shal.
low evaporation was necessary; that the foreign
matter be entirely removed by skimming, and
being deposited on the bottom of the pan, that
the syrup be boiled TO deneity of 80 deg. Baume,
and the temperature not be allowed % fall be- |
low from 80 deg. TO 90 deg. Farenheit, until