New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-09

and buttermk. Where the latter ~ used as beverage
n should be from chuTned milk tits considered almost
az valuable butter and is generally preferred 10
sweet milk IN warm weather. There u no beverage
more cooling and nutritious for n laboring man than
cool buftermk. Daring the severe lahors Of haying
and harvesting il has been my uniform custom for many
years besides partdkng OF il with my meals 10 drink
pint just before going TO bed, after an early supper
Under these circumstances have found II an adnra
bic cooler Of the blood. and promoter Of bealthfu
sleep MIX designed for table use during warm wea
ther should be suspended in q We'll or cistern. IL
should not be skinned wond not feed SKINNED milk
10 calf much less TO child. That which il last MIXED
should be employed. 1fwarn from the COW II can be
readily cooled by placing II in vessel OF cold water FOR
halt on hour. have raised family Of children with
Cut coffee tea their only drink with their food rom
their infancy 10 manhood being milk. And would
earnestly recommend to every yonng farmer whose
little are beginning TO sip their tea and coffee to
put embargo upon the practice before their appetes
become depyayod like his own and 70 see that they are
supplied with abundance Of milk the year round
The quality Of milk is greatly affected by the food Of the
In winter II is richest from COWS led freely with
corn.
Sorgo IN Southern Iliaois-h Deeriorafs seasons
here several weeks earlier than necessary for the
ma urty of Sorgo. 1t was not injured by frost last
year. though il came I'VE weeks earlier than usual Inc
seed is planted in May--it might be in Autumn. Scat
tered seed often grows 20 become nuisance in the cu
iNation Of the next crop Cane need not be fully ripe
20 make good molasses. l have made it Of excellent
quality from whore the seed had not hai turned
A neighbor made some from unripe cane which much
resembed maple molasses. The opinion gencialy pIe
walls that the seed should be fully ripe That opinion Is
erroneous. For family use a plain wooden mn VIII
answer where an ron mill is inaccessible The Juc.
should be skinned thoroughly Just before and just after
II begins 70 boil and IL should he boiled Immediately
after il pressed and boiled as rapidly as possible ana
removed from the kettle soon done because the
affinity II the moasscs for the iron injuries IT'S quahiy
Clean the kettle thoroughly before using again ihat
sorgo sometimes dcgenerates j. an established iacti
but am not that the cause OF such degeneracy
has brou .ly brought TO light viii therefore give
H. '1'' rr"t' 90 my experience In fuil' bearinS
NJ years ago last spring planted
sfe ,trru. If A cor 4 Ia
the .,d oi lLo.-.s very satisfactory. saved
portion OF the seed and the next Spring planted three
iourths uf an acre IN the same corner | was not At
home when thecrop was worked up; but found that the
Weld was but little moro than that Of the preceding
year from one.tArd Of the land. At that time a'tri9
od the deficiency 70 some defect in tho cid wooden mi
or 10 the ucapacy Of those le in charge. portion
Of tho seed had been saved With which planted one
fourth Of ~ the following spring IN another corner
OF the field corn still growing upon two sides OF
the patch a. IN the two former YEAR. tPnh com
mencing 20 grind out tits crop soon discovered mere
was some serious defect IN the cane, mo juice
was not there. so | abandoned the ioh. aud
hauled what was len 10 an iron mii- the
owner Of which told ne my cane was running
into broom.corn. lie also informed me that be had
found good deal Of difference m the proportional,
quantity OF Juice afforded by different crops anu pointed
out one pile which he said was not worth working mp
This upon inquiry found 10 belong 60 a man 10 whom
had given the seed. ron more critical eA'aln.
were heavy and fun ~ juice While much TIE larger
portion nearly dry rs corn'stalla. FROM the
whole quarter % an acre but y g-hons OF muIasse,
were made; less than one fourth OF What was obtained
from the same area two years before. There was no
broomcorn grown either II the crops referred 10
II were 10 plant sOTgo again should select INC eco
from that crop which shOud be found 10 yield the
largest quantity Of molas-cs from the smallest buk :"
cane, and should plant FAR rs possible from corn
-Four years ago occasional farmer here and there
raised small patch OF sorgo and ground u upon be
homemade wooden mill and boiled The lnce 10 sheh
kettles he happened 10 POSSESS ~ could borrow NO"
iron mills coming In al around, and there j. not one
II ~ a
whose table during the coming year viii not De- hpln'
dainty supplied with This new born luxury wie AZ the
same time there I'll Dee surplus sufficient "a slppy
the home demand. Tie owners 81 iron mills tnanpiac
ure iuoasses for fifteen cents per gallon; the cane
being delivered at he mill The farmer 81 any one
else who command half On acre OF good Iahd must
be poor and lazy indeed who cannot now Keep ms tabe
supplied with this nutritious and wholesome dehcaey
The writer wishes 10 know how far north sorgO can
bs proftaby grown He thinks a. far north Central
New York. Perhaps that may be the case in some 10
caties,
SCION CaoBrvs0y-Sorgo has been bu. little cutiva.
ted in this other North Eastern States though has
been grown to some extent N gardens Nv opinion is
that has succeeded north Of latitude 4j2 and
only partially FAR north latitude i2o J0 The fct
grown in the vicinity % Indian corn, Is very impor
tant IL sych IS the case that u does Lybridze
with corn 20 inure It's sacchhrnc quality, tie act
should be- definitely known and seed should BE- usrd
OF cane grown IN such "a situation. We know tbat IL
Will hybridize with broom corn Guinea corn, Doura
corn and other varieties Of the sorghum family but did
not KNOW u would Win lnllth corn. We nave Learn
much the present year about sogo that yielded Juice or
the Juice Of which not saccaruc and Ne hope hat
this statement will lead 20 the cause and remedy
SOrgO altogether too important crop particularly
for the West 20 leave anything unconsdcrcd that vii
tend 10 lie improvement. IL is Of the utmost imp0r.
lance keep the seed pure lts degeneracy in other
situations only DO accounted FOR upon the hypohe-
sis Of this case mentioned in southern Illinois. that Il
has been affected by growing too near Indian com
1t us have more facts.
WM 5. CAnFESTEE said that sofgo was largely grown
the present year at New Milford Ct This le above
AZ 4 gentleman there estimated there were about
30 acIcs aud that 70 would Yield 600 gallons Of strip per
There Is factory that grinds the cane and man
uacturcs the strip for toll II such factories were g.
tabithcd ln other ncglh0rhOods, sorgo would be *
tcnsyely grown in this region ~ well ~ the West
Mr. j. Il-H said that sorgO lad been successfully
grown 10 OuOndaga CO. for several years Many farm
produce than they require FOR use aud consider
trees. There neieborhood mills established there
which grind the cane and make the sirup for twenty
cents gallon The seed ripens perfectly in that coul'
Is. between 90 D and 49,
Mr.. WFAvER said he had lately heard Of molasses
made Of Indian corn at the rate 81 three Gallons To the
bushe Mr. BARTLETT said j. must be done by previously
mating the grain. Nj. IRISH sad be Lad heard OF mo-
lasses made of cornsinks
sOLoV RoBEsoS-rhat one cxten lively at VII. |
mingt0n. Delaware. more tunn twenty years ago by
Mr. webb. He found no diiculr IN making molassos,
aud but little in making Handsomely ganuated sugar.
Tho only secret about the matter IN making m0lasses
from Indian cOrnsalks is 20 carefully strip Of OFT In
cpient ears aud thon allow the stalks to grow 10
tuity. Mr.. Webb gave mp the manufacture Of moasses
because were then under thc southern rule Of no
tariff, and foreign m0lasses was introduced 50 chcapy
that il would not pay 10 make IL 40 home There is no
necessity 10 make II nom cOrnstaks because soIgO
is preferable. The only thing We want TO know D. how
10 keep the seed pure
S'rauJerry PiaEis-Hro Ia Preserrs TLem.-WM. :. /
CARPESIER. strawberry plants sent bl mail or other.
wise often received in very dry condition II fct
in the earth In that state and Watcrel they viii surely
die. IL laid upon the surface and covered with damp
moss ana that pressed upon them with board iOl One
Or two days, they may revive. lately received some
from Wisconsin which were all apparently dead.
treated them IN this WY before setting thom IN the
ground and now they are growing vigorously. II yOu
have moss n hand you may cover the whole plant