, 1879-07-23
Talk with the Booretary Of the mis-
sissippi Valley Association.
The Favoring Reports 1o Hears
FROM All sides.
Btatistios Shown 6 tho Profit Thore L. Il
the Business,
ldtantages and Disadvantages as Compared wllh
tho Louisiana Caili5at.r.

Growers' Association, IN organization which was
founded last February. At tho time Of Its birth
TIE tribune pubi'shed its nimb and its scope,
anil set forth tho Importance Of tho intorest tho
new Association sought to foster. A representa-.
tive OF THx TRIBUNE met Mr.. Hedges yester-
day, mud convcrsalion ensucd, some points OF
which mny, 10 those who arc intcreBtcd In the
development Of tho sugnr-canc interest," seem
worth publication. In nnswcr To question
as to
WHAT THE RESULTS
Of tic Assoc1ation's working had been 80 far,
tile Secretary said they bad been most gratt-
flying.
"One OF the CHIEF results has been tho accu-
mutation Of large quantity Of facts relating to
suear-canc" replied Mr. nedVes; "and have
established as agents OF the Association 'ata-
tiou correspondents In thirty different States
and Territories for the purpose Of noting tho
elects and the results In tho growth and cult
uso Of tho suEar-cane, commonly called sor-
ghuiu, but moro particularly Of the variety
known as early amber. Many reports havc al
ready como In fron, Texas aud South Carolina.
Tint from Toxas has been accompanied by
sample OF sugar made from this ycnr'* prodtlc,
tlom. It is a latr quality of hruwn sugar, unsl
made by Mr. Il, y: Richards VI Ln Orange.
Texas. That gentleman has no experience IN
the manufacture Of sugar whatever, yet l,c has
done wonders. l haven't yet received the
polarization report, but should think It would
rate about 90 per cent. Mr. Mcharus has e'so
sent me q satnplo Of cane"
But,h the reportGr asked.
twuAr DO roU EXPECT ACTUALLY TO LEARN
from the correspondents rou hnvo appointed"
"1he correspondence" said Mr. Hedges.
"aru located III all iatttudes aud lon9titudcs
extreme South, from the East 10 the West, antl
fun then, we expect 10 arrive at tic lutitudc,
longitude, altitude, nntl sol! best adapted 10
the production Of canc that E!yes IL % 9anslty
samples Of cane 6v na!!-ciEht or ten ounceo Is
coouuh-at different stages OF development.
Thcse samples will be subjected 10
roLAREscoPlo TEsTs."
"What do you mean BY polnriseopicl"
"As simple explanation % ! would say the !,
put Into tube which !. placed Into inacni1c.
The tube reroves until It determines the re-
fractions OF light, and In this movement the
1nachtpp registers the canr.sugar percentage,
WHICH enables us then by computation to urryc
at the cIact amount 0f auGar such canc would
produce In quantities. This test, in tnr opinion,
Ia thu mos. rorrect 10 It's rrsnlts,-t certainly Is
the most expeditions"
"nAs MUCH INTEREST uHEN MANIFESTED
Ii YOUR Association since organlzation!"
ITO show you tho interest created" re-
epoulcd Mr.. Hedges, ~ may cite whit Mr.
Rlrharla tells me. lie says hts ncluhbors are
| carrying oil bic cane.secd by the tucifut, and
nre plni!ting every available acre of land."
"Has that Ecntlcmau f}no machinery to work
| bis caaca'' -..
"No; his boilers wcro very rude; common
pans. lie followed the process given by alr.
described 6y tint genticman. Ti,c sugar crys:
taElzed In thirty.s!x hours after It WIS removed
from tho fire, when he put It Into centrifugal
tl.at had furnished him. swung out tslt tno-
lasses, and ohtuncd. the dry sugar. Tie quail
ty uf his suear Ii no doubt Affected by bis i,fe-
| rior apparatus anl tie unrlpencss Of lila canc.
| THE canc forwarded from south Carolina by the
llon. Thomas T. LcEnrc, Of Fort Muthc, Is OF
flno quality, Us yellow Us MI orange, the juice
when pressed being nearaY freq from the greco
st,adc common 10 canc-luiec. sucl, juice would,
according to ny Judgment produce sugar with
"Do the indications thus fnr," pitt In the in-
tervicwer, " warrant you In the conclusion thai
THIS INDUSTRY WILL nRcoMH 1 PROMINENT
| AND SUCCESSFUL oHK
'.Thcy do, and very strongly, too Tie inter
est now being takcn, in somo degree resulting
from tho formation OF our Association, will
hring forward tho reliable fncts necessary "a
make tile business a SUCCESS or provo tint 1t ia
impossible otlo 50. Tits ought to have been a
tosk for tilu Government not work by private
individunls.n
lis tile present cultivation oxtcnsivei''
IA number of largo works ura being erected
Thcra are three large steam works iu Minnesota
ono ~ Wisconsin, a. Jhncsvlltc, penle pnt Up
and there arc sonlo which Will wnrk BY the iro
range process in Ncbrahka, Arkonsas, Missouri
Icnncsscc, Texas, Illinois. ohao. al,i indiana
iie necessity !of rhp supp'y OIL sugar Will 1''"o
'"'' ". psops'
COST OF PLANTING AND CULTIVATION
Ia 80 LIGHT, "ntt thc work 80 easy, that met'
noyiss Is IA Sapao,e ol h p.oaneh crop, sntra
! working up uia cane OF o sur
rounding district sny comprising o0
miles, and from tho fact that this cane mature
early. the working season may DO prolonged -
several month"; III sotne parts q the country y.
planting At different dates. We hope, also, Il
turther hybrtdze or cross these canes, 50 that "
cau got seed adapted to each latttudc md alti
tudo. Thu am1er cat'o II very smHll, AID i
most climates will not produce us largc q yclt
| rs Ia desirable. Hence the necessity OF Gnlarg
farmers IN luis state exper'mens'ns upon 'n'S'
VIA. "oo.D =" 4ne so9A
o. SentFa' "osS1' s"ca ~ YOU na'o 'poAe
"suf1lctent to vork IN 1000 acres of cQu
IN lie spacc Of ninety DAYS, which time may b