, 1862-02-15

should be finely ,comnlinuted, So thatEhere /
shall be no obstruction to the passage -
Mr.. Knapp had learned that the great tfou-
BILE relative to the geEmlnation Of the seed
arose from the Indifferent manner in which
ihc coil was prepared His experience was
that the land should be deeply plowed six |
months In advance,-tne later. In the faH the |
better, because the soil pnlvesizes more readily |
soon ns the frost Is ali out Of the ground, be |
advised to cultivate and break it up with l1ar- |
row until every portion Is finely comminufed; !
and aleo Recommended that the seed should be !
Planted one-half to three:4onfths OF n3nch i
Mr.. Sly would also prefer fall plo*ing, and |
select land entirely Tree from Weeds>.. He |
thought the crop would bear mannring,- and |
said that thorough cultivation would hasten |
the crop two Teehs-a mosf r. important: con
planting upon ground thrco years from the t
sod. /
Mr.. Shoemaker agreed generally with ,prc- /
ceding speakers, but advised planting in Tows
four feet apart.
Mr. Meacham advised growers not to 1ns-
Lure their land. His experience had taught
him that, though the product is larger,> the
syrup, IN all those essentials which 80 to
make up superior article, was vastly inferior.
Mr. Reed differed from the last gentleman,
tlcu1arly On stiff clay soils, and thought the
gain for adopting this course Of procedure
was equal to 80 per cent. The best syrup lie
had ever made was from q heavily msnured
clay soil, and he was decidedly in favor Of It.
Mr.. Brandon planted his seed on the 25th Of
May, upon white clover sod, just broken,
and The syrup was unequa1ed- He attributed
this result to vegetable manure caused by the
decomposition Of the sod.
TREATMENT AFTER PLANTING.
Mr. Bower gaze the cane the same treatment
M. Baggs did the same.
Mr.. Sly advocated thorough cultivation, and
insisted that the canse Of tie numerous fail
ures in the cultivation Was the lack Of thor
Mr. Knapp presented two specimens of
syrup-onc made from cane grown on rich
manured soil, and the other on light soil,
showing I decided superiority in favor Of the
hitter ID al desirable qualities.
Mr.. Reed had found that, in clayey ground,
the sprouted blade OF the seed was sometimes
unable to penetrate the crust; for instance,
after 3 shower, and q warm sun. In such
rcaEes he rakcd the surface Of the hill, broke
the crust, and the plant yegetated rapidly
STRIPPING AND HARVESTING.
Mr.. Reed uses common .lath, with which
he strikes downwards, stripping tho Leaves
from top to bottom with single blowe
I Mr.. Foster uses two wooden swords, one in
each hand.
| Mr. Hill did not wish his cane stripped long
before he manufactured. The cane might Ia;
for months after it be cut, if it be not frosted,
| and the joints are not bruised He, binds the
| stalks III bundles, and piles it in such man
| uer that the air circulates freely throughout
the entire mass.
Mr.. Gates had specimen Of syrup in his
| possession, made from cane which had frozen
ind thaYcd. and be considered it tie best
| sample lie had seen.
| Nj. Mcacham ad7ized all growers to keen
their cane where it shall not be exposed to
alternate tlawing and freezing. Ii would
sour anal become Worthless.
Hfr I'M sa;5 tbare wos M virtnc :, mann
tons and advised erTowers to disea,,I then,
and throw them aHay.
Nj, Reed thought differently. He had ex
perimented with ions and butts, and he found
that the notion that the s:iacl.arina nlatt4l
was located in the butt Of thc stock WIS nj;
| fudge.
If. Brandon had succec5e5 in o,dt;no
| good prodnct from suc1,crs. 7s'e'os'
Mr.. Red 1aii fnnnd That the 1onco- t,,e raw,
| con remain in 1n1l- offer harvestiSett 4Lo hat
trr = m,,st he mt hafnro froat|Ho e ~, ~ ~
t;e1d aftarvar,1S m natter bn1 [h;,, ~ ~, ~.
frost # Il 5nos nof Faaza md tha. ~. natt =
,r11 h ;ts s co,.5;tfo AA'> lA9 oe'1e
WILL W. 10 eono'aoH
MANCFACTUR1NG.
Mr, Reed uses one of Gates's crus1tnr mills
and finds that 4 does exSSI3o,,+ nllIs "
uscs f,on,s aronor,tor Nh tra,af e.c ~
/ md +, $f1c<7
taE c,, hT him nnns;Sarad ~ aur VII tus Ge'
RcIchcis Thcra ;s notb;n1 ~ ~ Sgou y =
nrocasa IA hoiIs ~ s,.;,I LEY psG4s ~ III VI
1ndicatcs * dcgress hH thn sancha n.n ~
1aaia og uc.esS H ~ '4G M saecnarotneler: @ Il
nrcssc3 t6c nicc ~ theI,I go ,dd"S a,sa gsAs, "a
water and affer hni1in@ shart t;ne n.e ln
snint;on nf nptrs11 festeI % and i,n;,ad a,uG. 3t
+ nutga]I in solution ecizcs mon nIl imnu rites
hrinn;ng t1,en ~ 1ha s,,re,na ;
due very clear; then filter through sand an.
charcoal, and boil down to IS degrees, whe,
Sranu1atlon will commence. The molassc
Will separate from the crystals, and in fey
days the operation is complete.
Mr.. Luce manufactures the syrup by steam
and uses Gatcs's mill; raises the first scuu
with the escape steam Of the boiler; after tA
scum is taken of, the syrup is drawn into al
eyaporator, and steam applied until it reacle
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