, 1865-02-24
MICHIGAN STATE SORGHUM
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Enu11.TKf ANIMAL MEETING.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Com.
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meeting Is held In conjunction with the STATE
Agricultural Society, and is looked upon as
by far the most important assemblase Of the
kind that has ever met in the Stale, and the
| whole subject Of sorghum culture will be
thoroughly and ably discussed. The attend.
auce is large, and greal interest manifested
in the discussions.
The meeting VAS called to order by ". G.
BEcKw11u, Of Cassopolis, tho President the
State Agricultural Society, who stated the
object of the Convention. On motion, a COM
nittee was appointed to report the order OF
business for the Convention.
! Mr.. TAFT, Of Plymouth, Wayne county,
moved the appointment Of = committce on
permanent organization. Carried. K. +.
Johnstone, Of Detroit, j. Richards, Of Tecum-
sch, and &. o. Knapp, Of Jacksont were ap-
pointed Committee to report business
The Convention then adjourned to two
o'clock p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association assembled at two o'clock
p. m., pursuant to adjournment, MA. TAFT
Of Wayne county In the chair. An Executive
Committee was appointed consisting Of j.
Richards of Tccumsch, 0. GoddiDg Of York,
and John Allen Of Plymouth.
On motion, J. RICHARDS Of Tecnnseh was
e!ec&tu AIcAsu1tI f1ct aItApa 1n@'P IL
signed. .-
Z. F. Jous7roSE, f:om the Committee On
Business, submitted the following report:
The Committee OH the Order Of Business
beg leave to submit the following report thag
they have divided the business that will nee
essarliy come before the Association, into
four divisions.
list. Tse Sorghum Plant and tts Tdristies. en-
braclng the following considerations: What arc
the varieties that nave been found most profitable
Wheh hsye besn at9 Il
or other States! What should be the weight Of
bushea Of good seed, AMI what are It's qualities
when npe2 Does the seed require any particular
treatment previous TO planting to promote IT,
early anu successful gcrmiuatlon! What soils
have teen fonnd hesI adapted to develop It's
cultivated moet cheapiy and successfully, IN hill
OF IN drillss What f. the weight Of the product
compared with 1ndian CoEuy What IS its nature
rs forage crop Tor the fielding Of uflch cowB OF
beef catt1es Ias its seed ever been gathered aud
ground md us:d for feeding or Mttening pus-
ID. culture Of the Crop, ond the. Method and
Goss 9f taanQ sc Gqre q u ug to Me tsn.s ef Us De.
| stripping m acrcT What ia the best method ol
curing and taking csrc Of The leaves or fodder,
and what ia the ,Ta1ue Of an acre Of the fodde,
| compared with hay or corn fodderf What Is the
while being delivered from the 0eld to the mill
and what ts the cost per acre Of such storing ane
| ID. ne treatment Of the tane at The .Nt4, assd
the best dnd most economical method Of pToductn!
Tie best mcthod Of handling he caus as 1t il,
miil-.of pressing the juice from It: what mills
hcse been found best adopted to the purpose
mill, and II 80, how! What 1re the best method
OF evaporation and OF producing the syrup, ant
what apparatus has been found best and most eco
produced from N acre, Whit il Tic cost CO of ii
ending the total cost oi land, seed, culture, &c:
y adapted to ,he commercial wants, and suppl;
the Place 81 l me eyrnps no" in u.es Can sugar
4th, GtatTol Propositions What means shoul
eecd fur culture in the Stale!
The committee further recommend TINT tn
committee OF Judges to examine the cntrie
and award the premiums offered by the STINT
Agricultural Society be appointed By til
President Of that Society and tho Ptesidcn
Of this Association.
The report WAS adopted.
The roll of members WAS then called an.
new members admitted; after which th
convention proceeded to discuss the frs
point in the iirst proposition ylz. what Or
the best varieties that have been found bes
adapted to culture In this State.
T. B. TooKER, of Brooklyn, Jackson coun
ty, said That he bad found the Red Imphe
the best variety for profit. It was harder
more productive, and softer stalk, ,rendertn!
from sir square rods produced nine gallons Q
syrup from the 1mphec, while from Sorghum
he could not get to exceed three gallons
The soil upon Which he planted was sand,
gravel Of q grey color.
J. L. TA1lNAN, OF Tecumseh, said that h
had found the low Chinese Cane the mos
productive, varying from one to two gallon
per square rod. He gaEe the Chinese the de
cided preference.
R. ANDREWS, of Sharon, Washtenaw coun
| II, WAS strongly in favor Of the Chinese Cam
II It could be obtained pure. He had mad
coed syrup, but he found 1t almost Itnpossi
Bile to manufacture it into sugar. Taking ey
erything Into consideration, he thoush
nothing could be gained by any change. GlVl
us the Chinese Cane pure and simple and vi
can, he said, do little better. At the strength
Of 10 per cent he could make gFanulatet
syrup which was well adapted to Commercial
! purposes. Sugar, be thought, could not, will
our present knowledge Of The culture, be sue
cessiul1y made.
| ]. $. srAsDAKT, Of Adrian. stated that b
| had Chinese Cane which ripened last yea
about the first OF September. He exhibited
neEe Canc, which heobtained In Huron conn
~. Ohio. The product, when planted i,
hills three feet apart, was about 200 gallon
pr acre. The usual strength Of the julc'
WAS about 10 per cent, though he had som
grown On black muck, with very rank stalk
Elower in terminating, but, when Once up
Eth J. I. eWHs{ WEB. q jackson, said that the cas-
presented By thc-last gentleman was simi
lar 10 4 variety which he had grown in Mime
sofa, near the Falls Of St. Anthony, where il
lad produced hin one hundred and fifty gal
Ions Per acre. OlitS origin he stated 4hat ,
could find planted there, mud found one stalt
that grew vigorously from the seed and ripen
cd early. he collected the seed and from Il
he thought the specimen shown Was pro
dueed; He thought It ye5y fine variety:
county. said he had found the Chinese Can.
the best. He had had considerable expert
ence, and gave the Chinese the preference
over all Other. Though he was satisfied
there were several varieties of cane all going
come Of which he considered worthless.
Y. CLoCGH, Of Ohio, said it was importan,
to have quality Of Cane that would stand
erect until the harvest. The variety
exhibited By Mr.. J. s. STANDARD, Of Adrian
was well known to him. It wis known In
Ohio as the Edgerton sorgho, and was a gen,
eial 3avoElte with growers in the State ol
Ohio. The Imphee canes he thought con.
tanned more Of the sacharine matter than any
other. He did not think 1t advisable to plant
AL Of one variety anywhere. The late aud
the early should be both planted. For the
carly cane the Edgerton Soreho, be Thought,
had no equal, though he should not advise
much confusion Of names in the different Va
.rlcties Of Sorghum, which he was satisfied
had bcen injurious to the interests Of grow
| els.
E, ROBINSON, of Sharon, Washtenaw coun-
ty, said, the Black 1mphee was his tavo1ite.
1 Sr1Snr md rSr
about the middle Of September, which was
an important point, as If it came later It
would interfere With thu seeding season. The
soil upon which he grew was clay and loan
mixed. He had made grained syrup at q
strength Of s. deg
| J. RICHARD, Of Tecumseh, was Of tue opfn-
icn that the locality, the case, and the ex-
pc1icnce Of the manufacturer, had much to
do with the SUCCESS Of Sorghum culture. He
was OF the opinion that the large variety OF
Chinese cane was The most profitable. He
offered the following resolution:
ton, the early varieties OF cane not prodnc-
tive az the faer. and TINT the large or common
variety Of the Chinese Sorghum 1s the most pro.
dnctivc and best adapted to our climate and soil.
T. B. TooKR took issue with the last
speaker. uc had found the common 6or-
ghum bore. He hsd failed On it for three
wears in succession, and then abandoned it
and grew 1mphee, which had never failed him.
J. 8. TA1LMAS, of Tecumseh, was strongly
in sympathy with the views expressed In the
resolution. He had tried all varieties and
speaking, from his experience he should say
to growers, use no other than the large Chi
nese cane. His soil was gravel with heavy
subsoil,
j. RICHARDS, Of Tecumseh, referred to the
remark OF II. Cloush, Of Cincinnati, advising
the culture Of the early and the late cane.
AS the business is carried on In Michigan he
thought the harvest season shond come ut
Cne season when far mers would be free to at
tend to it.