The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-05-06

the farmers are-Will there be a cash de:
mand for it J.? Will this amount overstock
the market2 Let US review: The sale
Of syrups in the United States for the past
four years was
Ga1l1us.
ls59-Forcign syrup< imported. 80. % ,2J3 ,21o
Louisiana syrups..'. =: ,O67 ,7jO
Total ....... ..... ~ 800 $40
ls6o-Foreign syrupS imported ..... % 274 295
LOUISIANA syrups ...'.... is ,59I :672
Total ....... ..... Al ,3lS, ST
lS6l-Forcign syrups i'm ported 80. - ,SS3 ,556
Louisiana ~ ups .... .l9 sos 900
49, Total l......... e, ,19l $3.50
lSG2-Foreign syrups Imported. 80. .25 $50 400
Louisiana syrups.... .37 ,Ols 900
Total ...... 80. 6 8. .GGS 400
Total average: Foreign years. los .o5l All
Louisiana. -. 81; Il, 4 -
Average per ycur.... .5ySS3 Y5l
There is heavy import duty now on the
foreign article, and Louisiana syrups arc
minus, and will our 10000 barrels, or
10000 gallons, supply the demand?
think not. The next query is. Can it be
raised at these prices on large scale ? 1t
is conceded fact that it costs only IS per
acre to grow it, and it yields. rhen areU cul.
hrnted. from two hunl,ed to three hundred
gallons per acre, which is only ~ cents
per gallon. Gathering and ,nanuac, uring
is very simple with the improved machines,
and only costs about five cents per gallon.
The syrup. after being refined, brings the
highest price, or more than foreign syrups .
rh' easiest way to raise large crop is to
dill in the seeds; corn planter with a
drill attached did good business laA year !;
set them TO drill very shallow-rot over
one inch deep-roll the soil soon as I.lanted
be sure and have pure seed it possible, as 1t
is as easy to raise full crop as half o ,e i.
put the seed in bag and so * in warm wa
ter over night, and bury in warm SOL or
straw pile, until the sprouts start; drill in
rows about four feet apart-east and west.
or the heavy winds n.y blow it over; E; put
about two pounds Of seed OF medium size
per acre-(very plump seeds, more y do
not plant in this way until warm weather.
}. Seed planted last season from the 18th OF
April to the 18th May, did not r;pen as soon
as seeds planted from the 18th Of May until
the 18th Of June. We generally have a
cold rain about the first Of May, which in
lures the canes, and il the seed is just ger.
,ninating, it will kill it. When the canes
get up about two inches high, harrow the
ground over crosswise of the rows. The
roots are so strong it will not injure the
canes, but will kill all the weeds; and
when up four inches high, harrow with the
rows. knocking out the front tooth to the
harrow; then plow or cultivate out, and
the cane will take care of itself.
Another good way to ;ra'se it and plan,
early, is to plow the soil deep, then take ,
stirring plow and throw two furrows to-
geiher, and plant on the ridge. two and ,
half fee. apart, by three ard half teet. /,
can be planted earlier in this way than tn.
other, IS the cold rains do not affect it, tn.
seed being up high aud dry. the water set
ting between the rows. 1t can be plowed
out when the canes are small, IS tho SINAI
canes are not liable to get covered up, bein,
3 50 high. Put ten to fifteen seeds in the h:'l
IS there is IS much saccharine matter in ,
small main stalk. Is in large one; conse
Equensly. We can grow three times IS muct
ito the acre. as when few stalks to the hill
Do not get humbasged with some new "a
Iris:y Of seed with great name. q l do no
:. believe we shall all get rich raising sugar
!. but may raising syrup. The canes shoui.
rot Be psowed among late in The season, .
the roots that take in the saccharine matte,
~i.l be cut off. ani the cine ruined for 81
Irup. The seed from the cane will pay 70
raising the crop, Ewe'l secured. II weigh
a about orty tvo pounds 70 The busheI. an
= makes gnsd iced for oil kind Of stock
nj About twenty fiss bushels psr scre IS Ii
1aver,gs yield-