, 1862-12-08

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After some preliminary business, Mr.. Fas-
ter OF Ninrebago county, offered the tulloT-
iEg resolution, which Was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
Wsc{vsd. That there tc committee Of three
ner1bcrs appointed by thu chairman to obtain q
statistical account Of the amount ot syrup maue
and number OF Of sHEa- came grown in " in-
reEa.o county this rear. and report to this con-
vtnt;on the quantity manufactured during the
ytar, and the cost Of nanuae;nrc- A!so f:!at th1s
from each county in the State and forwarded to
the agricultural papers OF the statc
The following gentlemen were appointed
the committee: D. S. Pardce, Chas- Foster
and Chas. Fletcher
The discussion on the soil and mode Of
treatment, which was in progress when the
Convention adjourned last evening, wasag:lin
resumed.
The Rev. Mr.. s,nitheit, the Rector Of the
Episcopal Church in this city. WAS requested
10 give his views on the subject under discus,
sion. which he did at considerable length and
with great acceptance. Hc eyinced most
thorough practical knowledge Of the subject,
which be gained BY a long residence as mis-
sionary in the West lndia Islands and in Bra
ziI, as The Convention unanimously request
ed Mr. sn,ithett to write out bis remarks, to
be published in the proceedings Of the Con
yention,. we will not attempt to give even
synopsis. which it would be very difficult to
do, owing to the rapidity OF his utteIance,
and the many technical expressions and his
torical enunciations contained therein. lhe
address, when published, sill much enllghten
the sugar cane growers IN this part Of the
country One fact that Mr. Smithetf stated
we will repeat. and that is. that the leaves
and stalks Of the sugar cane made the best
psper in the world He said that experience
IN the West Indies had fully demonstrated
that fact.
Afr Br:.iaard Of Iowa thought the different
Qualities of syrup was owing to the Eoi1, and
not to the mode Of manufacture. Rlch, low
soil produces large amount Of grape sugar
Manure made the juice ACID and :, bitter;
win make The juice either acid or bitter. a
stslk Of cane as large as my wrist has no
more saccharine matter than one half as large.
| In one case it will take twenty pals OF Juice
| to make pail Of syrup, while in the other
case it viii take but five: The former Woui1
| be raised on rich soil, while the latter would
| be raised On what is called poor soil. In rich
| soil he planted only four or Eve stalks, while
| in the clean soil he Won1d plant double that
number. H'you plant thick on the clear soil
| it viii not sucker. He never would strip the
the tops. The bitter is on the tops and lowe1
| Joints, both of which should be thrown out.
Cane is not damaged By freezing, on the con
| trary, it is improved. In this way it can be
kept ill winter, il it is kept dry, and the ther
! memefer don'tge above sixty, Better syrup
| is MADE Ill November lAau otRlElnVG1. 1eslte
viii never heat, if you keep it off the ground
Would also, when it has frozen, keep it from
| tho sun.
W. B. Cory wanted the cane, to be cut q
least two weeks before making it into syrup
Every day it thus lays improves II. IN
tic best syrup, but it does not make 50 mucl
Juice Tie Chinese cane suckers; the i'm
rbee rarely does, and the oteheitan neye
does. In storing cane, it should always D.
in 8 dry place, and the air should have Ire
the hlll afier it gets foot high, greah
improves the syrup Cane will not keep owe
ten days, when it has been frozen and thaWeg