Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
Cane.

Cane.
The Michigan Sugar Cane Growers Conven
ton was held at Adrian, on the 9th and 9TH
of April, for the purpose Of discussing qucs.
tons pertaining to the culture ofSusar Cane.
From seventy to one hundred g ntlcmcn were
present from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan. At this meeting the follow.
ing estimate of the cost Of raising and manu-.
featuring one acre Of sugar cane was present.
cd by Mr.. o. n. Brainard, of Marion, Iowa
COST or RAISING and MANUFACTCEING-r PROFIT
OF THE CROP.
Cost Of one acre Of land ~ on
| Cost Of pl"wing do do no
do d" rilying "a
10 do seed |! lbs. at 2Oc 80
do do planting Z!
do do blowing with shovel pillow twice 2@
| do do wedding once ~
Total cost Of raising Z. ~,
Cosr OF MASrfACrTRE.
Three hands and team will cut In 3 Is days
1 %aoa per or: : .s three ,as eor. Al, 81 80 80
Interest on $l:h.W tcVst Of machinery $1,000 This
must he paid In working season of9O days, making
f"r3 and one fifth days, nearly ~
Wear Of machinery at same rate III
Total manufacturing I. IL
Raising
Manufacturing II 1.
Avcras. amount per square rod. 2 gallons; lGo
rods would give $50 gallons at 4oc LIS IN
Profit per acre sIos 3,
TMvoRrANT TO THE SoLDIER.-A gentleman
writing from New York furnishes the
FL wing as sure remedy for the diarrhca,
with which our soldiers seem to be so sOrely
afflicted. Its success in the army Of the Pc.
tomac was wonderful:
RECIPE FOR CHOLERA AND DIARRIIEA.
Iaudan,im An equal
Tinciurc Of Rhubarb
Tnctnre Of Cayenne portion Of
Spirits II Camlhor
Essence Of Peppermint each ingredient.
DosE-Twenty-f five drops in a wine glass
of water, to be administered as occasion may
require: but one dose. as far as my expert
encc goes, which is not nconsdelablc, will
always arrest sudden attack Of the diarrhca
Where 1t has become somewhat chronic, the
dose must be repeated. In cases Of cholera,
the dose should be repeated in half an hour.
CABBAGE.-For the garden, SOW the early
sorts in hot-bed, and transplant from two
feet apart in wet cloudy day, as soon as the
weather will permit, on we'll manured or rich
land. For good close heads, for winter use,
sow late varieties in June and transplant in
July or lst August. For field. culture, SOW
the later and larger kinds Of seeds in beds,
and transplant about the first Of June, some
what further apart than in the garden, SO as
to admit the cultivator running between the
rows.
Young plants in the Sccd-bcd are some
tunes destroyed by 1.-THE fly; toavoid such
occurrence before sowing, burn some dry
turis, shavingS, straw, brush, etc, upon the
ground, then SOW and cover the whole with !
boards for for,y-cight hours.
I.ErTrCE.-This requires mellow soil. II
should be sown as carly in the spring as pos, !,
sblc, or it may be sown late in the fall for
early use the following spring. TO obtain
constant and regular supply throughout the
,ason, it should be put in every month from
March to September. 1t may bc SOwn broad
cast, moderately thin, or in rows from twelve
to eighteen inches distant, according to the
the seed lightly with fine garden rake !
When the plants are up, stir the ground
lightly when it is dry, and clear out the weeds.
The most tender salad is produced when al
lowed to grow up thick. This may be early
and constantly thnnc,l for use. Those in
tended for large heads should stand eight or !
ten inches apart; the hardy kinds, such as
the large green head, ice cosS, and brown
Dutch may be sown in September, and coy
cred with straw ut the approach Of severe
Any kind may be $ WI in hot beds !
in March, and transplan:cd in the open ground
at the proper season.
PEAs.-Thcsc arc adapted to almost any
dry soil; yet they will give much create,
yield on rich land. Fresh manure is not
good for either peas or beans. They vii!
bear much heavier soil than the bean. good
clays being highly favorable to their growth.
The fields intended for peas should be pre-
pared by fall blowing, and the seed may bc
sown as soon as the land is sufficiently set,
tied in the sprin: after the heavy irosts,
either broadcast 0: in drills, and narrowed or
plowcd in two to ten inches deep. In the :
latter case, they will admit of light blowing
or narrowing Immediately after they are up,
by which weeds will be eXterminatcd and the
growth Of the crop promoted. Where the
soil is adapted to them. and the seed takes
well, broadcast sowing is equally efficient in
weeds, as their vigorous growth
overshadows and keeps them in
subiection Earlier kinds should DC selected
in part, for the garden.
RADIsM-These may be sown at all times
in warm soil. The land should be well
deeply dug, and Taked free from
clOdS and stones For n succession of crOpS