, 1862-12-11

In the three days session of the late Sor-
gllum Convention, held at Rockford, many
facts were developed which We regard of |
exceeding interest to the industrial public, |
hut which, buried in the long reports given |
from day to day, might not attract that at !
tcution which their importance deserves, |
We propose, therefore, to give them more |
prominence by embodying, in q brief re-
view Of the whole discussion, the salient |
points brought out. We state them as
follows: First-The fact was certainly
established that there is no difficulty in
growing the Chinese sugar cane, the I'M
phee cane and the Otaheitan.. in this lati-
itude Second-That the successful manu-
facture Of either OF all into syrup is fixed
fact. Third-That the granulation of these
kinds has been successfully accomplished,
specimens Of sugar having been exhibited
at the convention proving this Fourth
Taking the evidence Of Mr. Cory of Indi-
ana, whom we regard as pioneer in the
business, the Otaheitan will granulate and
make handsome sugar beyond q perad-
venture Fifth-That the seed from the
Chinese sugar cane-which has been hith-
erto regarded as useless except for plant
ing purposes-can be employed in feeding
cattle, hogs, horses, &c, and also can be
successfully manufactured into flour
which makes a very toothsome griddle
cake. It was offered in evidence, and not
cont1oyerted, that an acre of cane would
produce forty bushels Of seed, and that that
product was equal in fattening qualities to
the same number Of bushels Of corn Sixth
That the juice Of the Chinese cane, and
doubtless the other: qualities, without
cooking, can be fed to hogs, cattle and
horses with admirable fattening results: in
| fact, that in this respect, an acre Of cane
is equal to Two or three of corn. This
last is very important feature, and should
challenge the attention of stock raisers
Seventh the stalks, leaves and
heads will make an excellent quality o1
| paper. This fact the Rev Mr. Sn1ithett,
in Ills excellent address, said had long been
known and practiced upon in the West
India Islands and other cane growing
countries. Eighth-That the 6zgasse
which, with our producers, has beer
deemed useless-in fact, positive annoy
ance, on account Of its swift accumulatio,
Can be maie to yield excellent manurin:
qualities, and can also be prepared as
fuel, to the saving Of large quantities o
wood and coal IL the season Of syrup boil
ing. Ninth-The convention classified til
different qualities Of cane, which has neye
heretofore been done, into three varieties
Chinese sugar cane, 1mphce cane, an
Ot;lcitan. Tentll-That the quality {
syrup manufactured from these tllrc
- qualities is superior to that Of any othe
offered in the market. EIcvcnth-TLati it
= superior fer refining purposes. Twelfth
. That more than 100000 gallons (perhat
= 3,000,00o) hare been manufactured in Ill
:, State during the past year; and lastly, tia
p. it is the most profitable crop that CAN nov
y employ the farmers skill and cncrgie:
- These facts we consider the Rockford Con
vcntion has pretty surely established. an,
, therefore We say, in its results ii Las prove
one Of The most important conventions eve
! held in tic Northwest.