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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10. 1862
STATE AGRICULTURAL, SOCIETY,".

STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
tspec'aa Correspondence Of tho Chicsso Tribune !
srnNoF1EID, H., Jan 8. 1867
The Board Of the Stntc Agricultural Society
metto'day at 2p. m. Present, Messrs. Brown.
Webster, Matteson, 0zburn, Roscnsttcl.
Holden, Kilc, Whiting, Mcconnell and ELS
worth.
The President not being present cx-Presi-
dent Ellsworth took the chair.
noG CHOLERA.
Mr.. G. ". Kinney, Of Albion, Edwards Co.,
camc before tho Board to make some state.
ments in regard to the cure Of this disease.
He describes three stages Of the disease, hut
on closc examination nothing new WAS dcvcl-
oped beyond the fact that he has nostrum
TINT he proposes to sell the Legislature, aud
merely wished to make use Of the Board as
Committee to test the cure and bring tile facts
before that august body. As a1r. K. proposes
TO pay the expense Of Committee Of InYcs-
tfgation, We must concede that he at least has
faith in his remedies, and the Board can hardly
do less than make the investigation. If any
light eau bo thrown OIL this disease it should
be done, and the Board will but perform its
duty in giving the subject patient hearing,
or at least on returning home give it a thor
ough trial.
SECOND DAT-soRGHuM AND INpHEE SUGAR,
The progress In sugar making during the
past year is well defined in the numerous
specimens present, being over 200 pounds,
representing some ten tons Of the crop Of
lst2. This is certainly encouraging, and from
which wc may argue that sugar can be made
IN any quantity, and at the will Of the manu-
G,cturer.
soRGnCM rs. 1MrnEE FOR SUGAR.
Nearly all the specimens Of sugar are from
tic several varieties Of flnphee or African
cane, and there appears to he no difference Of
opinion in tie minds of all who have tcstcd
both to giye the preference to tile latter for
the production Of sugar, ut the same time all
are as decided iu their preference for the
former for syrup.
But this should not be deemed conclusive
should be observed. and that IS, the granules
Of the sorghum II not so abundant :1ge the
Elrgcst. .
AwAnDs.
II. R. Smith Of Adams county was awarded
the special premium, being No. / Cook
Evaporator for the best twenty pounds Of
sorghum or Imphee sugar, made upon Cook
EvapoFator; the same to be sent to the Sec
retary Of the State Board at Springfield, by
thu 1st Of January, accompanied By a state-
mtnt Of the quantity made, the process Of
culture and manufacture, testified 10 before
some loyal officer" :
THIS sample was made from Imphee cane,
is as dry as VIC usually lind fair New Orleans,
with which grade if very fully corresponds.
- for best ten ponnds sugar, being sample
Of ut least 100 pounds, made by exhibitor from
Impl,ee, with same requirements rs for CHI
ncse, WINS awarded to ]. H. Smith Of Quincy,
Adams county,
Mr.. Smith says that this sugar, Of which he
has on exhibition about 100 pounds, was made
from, two kinds Of African cane seed, which
he had imported from Liberia, ono called
The varieties were grown separately and mixed
in grinding. These canes do not sucker and
grow from eight to twelve feet high, some
what more stocky than the Chinese cane, but
not US tall. This canes make about 600
gallons Of syrup to the acre, in one case as
high Ms $50, but bfr s. thinks Il fair average is
a0l gallons, willie the Chinese is about 10o
THE PLANTING.
The seed is first soaked one day In warm
water in which two OUNCES Of chloride oflime
las been dissolved, it is then put in sack and
buried III some warm border out doors to
sprout. This will occupy about ten or twelve
days, when It should be planted. This is done
about the middle Of May, in Adams county,
latitude 40o. It is either planted in hills or
drills, in the former the rows arc four feet
fifteen grains in tile hill, not less than ten OF
which should be left to grow. As these yari-
cites do not send up suckers, the above num-
Der is not too large. But when the ground is
in fine order he prefers drilling, in rows four
feet apart with the canes from one to two in
ches in the drill. He strips, tops, cuts and
Or stands after stripping, it becomes slightly
taste Of burnt cane. THO crop will be
ready to begin work In about seventy days.
So soon Us It is in bloom, he begins to work
the crop for syrup, but it will not make sugar
until the seed is In the dough state. In case
housed. If frozen, it should be worked ut
once after thawing out. The freezing does
not injure it materially for sugar.
orAuE1TE CANE.
Several samples Of sugar from this can't
were sent III from Schuyler county, one O.
which, made by David Brown, WAS especially
valuable. Not having quite 100 lbs, he en-
tercd 1t for the S25 award for the best ten lbs
sugar, made from either tile African Or Chi
nese canes, or sugar beets, which it wa:
awarded. OtaLe;te cane is Imphcc, and it,
history appears little mixed. II is identica
in appearance with the Coom- sce-a-na of Mr.
Smith, and VIC cannot tllink them other thai
Identical. The true Otaheitc cane is the tru
sugar cane Of the South, and We sugges
that for the sake OF selling the seed ut ex0rbl
tant rates, some more appropriate nam
should be used. VIC all bow to humbug i,
these. things, hut this Is too cheap 4 sell N
together. RURAL.