Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-28
Valuable Recipes.

THE SORGHUM CoNvENr1oN-In the three
days session of the late Sorghum Conven-
ton, held at Rockford, many facts were de-
veloped which we regard of exceeding inter
est to the industrial public, but which, buri-
ed in the long reports given from day to day,
might not attract the attention which their
Importance deserves. We pIopose there
FORE TO give them more prominence bv en-
bracing, in brief review of the whole dis
cussion, the salient points brought out We
state them follows: Frst-The fact was
certainly established that there is no difficult
ty in growing the Chinese sugar cane, the
Imphee cane and the Otaheitan in this Iattu-
de- Second-That the successful manufacture
of either or 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 conven-
tion proving this Fourth-Taking the evi-
dence OF Mr. Cory of Indiana, whom we regard
as pioneer in the business the Otahetan
viii grauulate and make handsome sugar be-
yond C. peradventure Fifth-That the seed
from the Chinese sugar cane-which has
hitherto been regarded as useless except for
planting purposes--can be employed in feed
ing cattle, hogs, horses, &c, and also can be
successfully manufactured into a -four which
makes very toothless griddle cake. 1t was
offered in evidence, and not controverted,
that an acre of cane would produce forty
o"ohS1o VI S0S-, duu ludI bHat prOuuct Wde
equal IN tattenlng qualities to the same
ber ofb bushels of corn. Sixth-Tnat 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; il 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-rasers.-
Seventh-That the stalks leaves and heads
will make an excellent quality ofpaper. This
fact the Rev. Mr.. Smithett in his excellent
address, said had long been known and prac-
ticed upon in the West India Islands and 9TH
er cane growing countries Eighth-That
| the bagasse, which, with our producers, has
been deemed useless-in fact, positive
noyance on account of its swift accumula-
tion--can be made to yield excellent manur~
ing qualities, and can also be prepared
fuel, to the saving of large quantities of wood
and coal in the season of syrup boiling -
Ninth.-The convention classified the differ
ent qualities of cane, which has never here
tofore been done, into three varieties, Chinese
sugar cane, Imphec cane, and Otaheiten--
TeHth-That the quality of syrup manufac-
tured from these three qualities is superior to
that of any other offered in the market. Elev-
enth-That it is superior for refining purpo-
ses. Tweltth-That more than 1000, 600
(perha7s 5000, ,000) have been manufactured
in this State during the past year; and lastly
that it is the most profitable crop that can
employ the farmers skill and energies.
These facts we consider the Rockford Con
vention has pretty surely established and
therefore we say, in its results it has proved
one of the most important conventions ever
held in the Northwest.