, 1862-12-08
SORGHUM IN TIE NORTHWEST,
Convention Of Growers and Manufac.
tureFB at Rockford.

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From Our Own Correspondcnt.1
!: ROCKFORD, Dec. 4, 1862.
FIRST DA1-EVENING SESSION.
At Inc e'enlng session Of the Convention
tle 6ooJec' o1 soll anu It's mode OF prepara-
1on was :'galh oiscussed.
LII. rAsDEE o1 Tnnehaso, said deep til
lage was very essential to agood crop OF cane
LIS MODE Of preparing the ground IN one in
stance hao heen TO cover 1t with stsa"-say
h1teen tons OF straw 10 i've acres OF ground
and then burn IT, IN this way he had been
enabled to raise splendid crop of cane, and
mann&cture hne quality OF syrup. The
burning not only improves the soil, but it de-
EtroJs all Of the weeds, grass and other acid
matters in the soil, and leaves it clean and
sweet. The best soil is that which will raise
from thirty tt forty bushels Of corn to the
acre He had planted cane where straw had
hecn burned, and then some right beside it,
where the ground had not been burned over,
and found that the burnt land produced
double the unburned. From this Elet re-
commend burning. The burning should take
place in the fall, and then be plowea in, and
then harrow and pu1yerizc it in the spring.
This, as think, destroys the weeds and grass.
think the burning Of the straw did more
good than the same amount Of maunre, He
would plant small imphee, three -1n6-a half
feet apart one way, and fifteen or sixteen
inches the other way. Would put plenty Of
seed in theh and should want from fourto six
seed to germinate. am confident Of thesor-
ghum; that cane has done the best with nc.
Would use the small kind Of Chinese for
syrup, and the imphce for sugar. With me
the small cane yields about $50 gallons to TIN
acre. ~
Daniel J. Teeter Of Carroll county belieyedin
planting thick. He would plow verysfSep in
the fail, and give it thorough harrows3g in
the snr1ne. Wou1d plant three and \ half f.,t
aa.rt ~ VOW .o,,d he +ho+ a;.+onao 49,
al'ale one ""5' '1Au A1A Inae u1seanee tne
other. Would ridge the ground and plant on
the ridge, I learned from experience that
nv. ;e 1,o.+ Th,. t,;-b -;5ro - ,-on,nou -
'tns 10 poe'' Aus =, n'en lug 70 "Aiue1-'
gets more sun-than the 10" furro". l do
| not trouble the cane after it gets two feet
,io4, asbos v;;, ,nsvor tho s,,oa . ,,ur,,,., ,,s
w. 80
burning Straw. Leacned asnes are Just Us
| good as any other. I am satisfied th&t the
| oefas o1ono dooa +he rvh,1e work md IT'LL
x.,o+,,, roa,,oo ~, oa,5 II, .1,o o,,a
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| ), !. 4nn - 0o A S,'u+'o D, 'A-'u !.
| lleh planteo ~ lno na3Aef oh tAe hasur''1
| level
! Mr. Rnach of Tn7va yontcd ric;, rraund or
| e,, .,,.s,.,-,;1 49, T1'',-- :. 1,s-
well nlanurcd tic year before. Flow 1t deep
III the fall. In the spring, harvest ullfli 1t Is
| thoyorsl.1y pulycrized, Law c;f. east ard
1~.s{ thr'.o 1n, , 7,,,f fan4 mort ts.,, ,,,,,,
..,, ,ss,.aI1A-
II "itn llehl pso", hoFsh anu south- H'alo
| plant en- ple upper edge Of the furroT, and
| i4eu trr1, f},e ground I'D to it yhen thc cauo
1,.,,rsa,,o1,- ~ r,,,,+ 49,, 49,, ,,a.I,
"9a i''snae'ete up' "'' VI LIZ i"f1a
| 1norc Of the sun, and the ground, by turning
| IT IN will ALWAYS 1e warm and loose. Pin:
sa -, .,,.. f..-,.1:,
ell's el4c scet4 on tne 'op u 1heiurfo" Aeeps' u
dry.
Mr.. Moss Of Iowa would plow in the fall
49,, :. ~ s.'.t :. ,; - l,c
MILK IL ease ehu "esi, and put lt least hsl1
dozen SEEDS in the liu. II you find sucker
after the cane is I'D, hill the cane well. aus
49, e,,,,1-.,r= rr;1, ;s,r7,,r 49, nj, -
~ ',1 VIA 0'@"ee~'''' pax ~
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Air. Beach Of Iowa would rather have fiftec1
stalks III hill tEan fire. If you lave plcnt,
of stalks thcrc vi11 he M s,,ckrrs and IN,
~ r'.lNa .ne'e W. " ~ o' .'na ~
WILL have }he snlall s1alks, WHICH cohslde
tho hest A stalk three inches in circum
ference will contain, nc more saccI,arluc matte
+1,,., orn -, ;,,o1 o,,1 , ,,1f =, .;ror,,fr,o,. ~.
.l'oA1 'ue az ,I.n ',na 49, -. .u''-s s'..e
q sm:uf stock has tue sacehaf1fe, and mol LII
bitter and acids. Never lay my cane on th'
orond affcr Il has 1,nen eut. T take it. to fl,
s,.".,~. 1t1.:s,.4,,
mil }nalhcdE'tels. iAlnA Ing Jst1ee 41hprose
weather.
Ar Uunt;ncton of Winrr;,aoo sa;3 his ox
ncricnce cnin;.ia,d will, t,,,. previous speaker
- ca -oo,, 80 +,-o,,t,. f;,-a 800 :,
~ put 1'ona Hl.een ~ :" en.e u'c seeas Ia
hill. lie thought growing 1t tim nladt bette
e,7,,n III had heretofore fi,o11,rltf t,e Oft,
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