The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-31
AGRICULTURAL.
The Proper time to Harvest sorghum.

AS the crop is now made, so far as
culture goes, and as the harvesting
and manufacture will soon beon hand
as the next step in order, we propose
to enter upon the. consideration of
those principles connected with this
part of the production. And we wish
tc say now, that although we have had
at different times, considerable OF this
strip made, yet practically we have
had but little experience in its manu-
facture, therefore our remarks viii be
founded upon our knowledge of natu-
raj principles and the operative expe-
rience of others. 70 do thing we'll
is to do it Understandings, and to ac-
complish this end we should avail
ourselves of collective as well as indi-
vidual knowledge, hence we should
reason together. We shall be pleased
therefore to receive communications
on this subject from those having
!, practical truths for general, diffusion.
Is The first and paramount question, in
his connection that now presents is,
what stage should the cane be har-
G ,sted with reference to the product
80 of either strip or crystallized sugar.
le elaboration of a plant is but a
les of chemical processes, driven on
development by its vital force.
Iar is not a simple or elementary,
compound substance for the for
~ ion of which are drawn from sur
40 hiding space and so combined and
orated by the natural and inner
q to powers of the cane as to form
!, and to be again decomposed and
in reproductive processes of the
.2c fdual plant. Y ~ die 1LGjb as
ar is composed of carbon, oxy-
gnd hydrogen. There are three
5 Vies of sugar cane, grape or gla-
.cold fruit sugar. Cane sugar and
snsugar crystalline in different
ia LoHhe former plainly in oblique
PR modified In different ways
accng to the wafys of crystallo-
grra the latter crystallizes with
> dif1F, in granulated or wart-like
y. maSsyhich are composedsof needles
or u La fruit sugar does not cyrs-i
taiiii any form or under any-cir-
cumsses, Grape or fruit sugar,
exlssitither separately or together,
~, as Invariably do in sorghum sir
~ Prup, ct crystalline, and hence are
lnla1llss.csnately called uncrystallized
sugar ;ontradistinction to cane or
crystal sugar.
Iftthlesgars are elaborated in the
u Stems &c sorgo plant and are held
) Ior the e being, in solution in the
ne. watery =. This sugar is finally des-
ing tined, IN natural economy of the
plant, toccnverted into starch and
giuGen a to be deposited in the
= SEEDS as mature. This kind of
chemical inge and conversion holds
true In kinds of sugar yielding
q plants; IF they stand until the
" seq is masd, but little. sugar. will
De found mining in the stalk, AS
a familiar ,stration of this princi-
PIE, we Willie our common corn;
II tne ears removed and the stem
'rk suneTeo TO ture, the juice viii be
IN round 70 coin quite a large per-
on centage OF sr;; Hbut If allowed to
perfect the in, nearly allI.o the.
y sugar WIFE hadisappeared.T
= hence we tclude, that the time
to cut and toIe cane so as to bro
cure the great amount of sugar,
VIII be just assessed is beginning to
harden by thaeposition of starch,
ana before muis used for that pur-
= pose atlthls PIT too, probably all
the sugar is elarated In the stem
I 4 that will be, awe shall save the
1 maximum amou. 81 flI u
ti ttEaHl ~Nt'tt