, 1864-02-06

First Days Pro ceedinxs.

growing interest in the West. Wisconsin
though later in engaging in Il e cntcrpris,
than lows, Illinois and Ohio, has for the pae
two years been considerably engaged III it
Her farmers arc becoming alive to the impor
tancc Of the crop, and are taking every mean,
to further the introduction Of the cane ant
It's intelligent culture. LAST winter, as You
readers Will remember, her first Sorghum
Convention VAS held in this city. It was ycr1
well attended, and gave IN increased impetuI
to cane culture. Much more was planted IL
1873 than the previous year, but the untimel,
frost so kecnly felt by the sorghum and cane
planters Of your own State, destroyed the
greater part Of the crop. In some. instances
however, q fine quality Of eyrups has been
made, as the samples here present attest.
Cultivators, however, have not been dis.
couraged BY the bad results Of last year. II
may have staggered some of the tIulfd ones
in their faith that tho North cau successfully
prosecute the culture Of sugar producing
crop. To manifest their continued fait6
quite large number Of farmers have today
met here in convention, for the purpose q
discussing the subject In its yarious phases,
from The selection Of seed to the production
and manufacturing Of the syrup and sugar.
inc conVention permanently organized 1T 2
O'Clock this 7. H., under the following oil
GERS: President, Col Atwood Of Madison
| Vice President, ". B. Nixon, of Nalworth !:
Secretaries, ]. c. Plumb and o. s. Wiley Of
| Madison.
| Amotion was made and carried to appoint
| committees, of three each, upon machinery,
IT. g. & Willy % {hsn aoa oered apdn the sefs following
preamble and resolutions, which were adop-
ted
WHEREAS, Great progress has been made In the
FL 9nq qa S Of .1 dnrln
Its infancy and that with knowledge thero is power.
and that by the further development Of the culture
tacture into syrup and sugar public blessing vii
WMhnEAs, Tic Tic culture and manufacture Of said
an economical crop is no LONGER doubt, but .
certainty and te susest and quickest way to reach
Resolced. That It il the opinion Of Ills conyen
t1on, that the State Agricultural Society should
, encourage Its culture and manufacture, and
session to offer first premium Of $50
for ii g best ten acres OF cene grown by one MN
~ ,e, & quantity md Quality of syrpp to be the
.esI; LAM anu second premium OF Sa5 for five acres
For the best crusher in operation upon the State
f1!F Grounds % N 1871, premium Of IS.
For the best complete act Of machinery, manu-
featuring not less than 100 gallons per ten hours,
| ".
For the bert Eseay upon Cane Culture, embrac.
Ing complete treatise upon soil preparation va
rieties. culture and manufacture, a premium Of
| Sc.
After the reading Of several communica-
tions from gentlemen from other States, into
rested In the subject but unable to be pres
ent, the Convention proceeded to the general
discussion, considering the following ques-
tions:
J; What kind Of sotls =. Was your land high
lime did sou plsnts j. Whst yaresy of cane ~aa. en!.
tivated. ). Seed planted dry Of soaked ! Ii
s;aEed IT, the method and time 6; How many acres
Fertilizers used and what? 8. Manner OF cultrya-
ton; aesual Or estimated cost per acre for the
s. sessen 2 What time dtd your eane head out and
Have you worked any before fully rpc, AID how
does It compare with ripe cane In quality and
s3;p p9 WIFI snos ona hS g
effect 10 pass the cane through tho crushes with
o., ont stripping. u: How do apFight, and horizon
tsl e1nsfcrs = cempare IN capacity and convenience
Must cane DO worked immediately afier harres;
lDgY y. How long can 1t be kept without fer
Any chemicals uaed In DESIGNATION and whats "
Any snear made; low much sugar or syrup and
qual!fyf ~. low much in town or county Il.
Yield per acre In gallons and yalue. xa Is s6E.
ghum culture in yonr section proving satisfactory.
r. Actual or estimated coet per gallon to manaac-
Lee nrsI tNo questions occupied the prfn-
e;En Falt M o. the 1sme u the afternoon scs-
IN tio fo'o,rinm l,,iy os orny summed up
at fI,e eyenin~ Session "A'~'' "t'7 e'1'eea
R<ao9r<d. That |, is the sense of th,a fonven+,on
That Li:h, dry and rich lands are preferable for
profitable cane growing, to low and rich lands but
epeeeSsu nnItnny coEn lanos afe generally satefof
=, IL t,,. lsaac s, d heages, well known pioneer
,.1,o -, on1 oassts oelns present, gave,
oign igi ius1ta!lon, qul1e an cStenucd statement
~ n1,, ~ ,sApei'e4SG IN en1tnte and manufacture
n Hnlo sna Ihno!s. He was listened to
nIn nl1cn interest, and received the thanks
OF 9he convention
Ihe attention OF the meeting was then
ea!icd 10 the following resolution, calculated
10 include the I'd and 4th questions OF the
pFogrnmme.
are TO be grown, We recommend the early planting
e. oo.h easiJ and later maturing Varieties, to give
tt tnGessson oi flpenlns 1oF convenience in manu-
1aeru,e. ~.
lois resolution "as adopted.
Interview betwcen aa;,.e,, <.oa.,.,
We publish below an cxtrnct frnm thc
Frankfort corrcsnondoroo ~ ~ ~ nn,sr,,,e
1.,-..,, ,r1,,a., .,e..s 49,. =, '14e 'Aie
1ou'"a' "nien sno"s tnat Ine Pettang pro-
cess Is Still going on with Kentucky and its
peculiar institution while the other States
0FfnHEfnnn
e,on ia [rror,d ~. 80, Tlsu,n 1.n esseo
o'on wv, 10 ionoo VIZ u Lhen. hentucky ISL
VIII sweetness and petted on the back to
keeptits pride from spelling, and its great
and overwhelming DIGNITY from hctng ruc
f,cd In thc mc,rff,n. roo,1a ,r,,, -
tnckv shnnS1 snut nT +{baa,r a,su sho5 5o.uS " Acn-
they tonch lie sncred All Ths fa1,ny;n,,; Jm =
the cvtrrct. eo"' 4"s 4ono"1ns -
The arrival of Adin+on+ f,anor,, 1,,,,,a -.
this MACE hv Inst evcn;ouss trnin f.ou, rorr -.
citE crcated oni+a So,,..t;nr, .u, nou ~ eous
Enoxn he 1,d ta;eor,nhad - ~, ~ G ~ WIS
that he 1cs;rcd m ;ntarr;sw Tsn ,r,n:a
mind. sensitive to an infTaction of tho cnnst;.
tutiona1 rirhts Of the Stafc sce,ncd to con-
meet this visit with the promised noticc to the
Executive anterior to any action in reference
to the enlistment OF colored troops within
its borders I am happy to say, however.
on the authority Of IN excellent md loyal |
Governor, that the interview was hixh-
j.. satisfactory. 7 did not care to TAX
his lime by asking any Of the par- |
ticulars Of the official visit, but from other
sources learn that Gen. Thomas. on his |
Way to Chattanooga, hearing that there was |
excitement in our southern border counties |
on account Of the contiguity Of camps. aud !
from rumor that some officer was about to |
commence colorcd Tecr lifting 1t Paducah, dc |
explain that no officer had been authorized |
By him to commence such work in Kentucky,
w attats1 Is ~ US @ a,stcs anu Inat should 1t
~ Alreeinptea, Tue proper representation to
pIobibt its eontinpnnee He soid t"a Fly
KentnckT was rernried as n lorai % stots tu,.s and
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