Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-14
Sugar frem S0rgo Cane.
ST. LOUIS, No, Dec. .

ST. Louis. Mo, Dec. 4.
The cane growers convention met again
this morning with few additional dele
gates present. George w Becher. the
rXp-rl of the association. made a report
giving analyses of various samples Of cane
and syrup submitted 10 him for cxamipa
ton and to test their sugar producing
qualities In summing up the results, Mr.
btlcher says: " The tests made have been
Simply for the determination of the solii
contents and The so called polarization Of
the samples. What hiss been shown by
these methods has been of nature ~
greatly encourage, even 10 surprise US. and
IN view of tile fact that some samples of
sorghum have polsrized so high, no pains
should he spared another season 10 deter
mine whether there are substances present
in the juice Of the sorghum and absent
| from The juice Of the true sugar canes
which feet the true polarization; in Other
words, it should he settled beyond dispute
whether the polarization of Louisiana
,sue juice and the polarization OF sorghum
Juice mean the same thing. If they do,
there is no question about the value Of
some of the sorghum that has been grown
| his year; tut ii not, The sooner tie differ.
ence is recognized and understood. the
better. The samples tested polarized Az
10 500, the lower degree being unripe
cane. Polarization is Cuba rates l4o 10
Q. and sorghum has pularized l4;o
Mr. Belcber said that So far as be could
judge from information furnished him
sandy luam was best adaped for raising
cane, but careful and thorough ANALYSES
Of soils should be made 10 determine Ibis
matter. Early amber seemed to be the
best variety Of cane TO cultivate"
A communication WIS read from the
Whitewater sorgo association OF Peabody
Kan, in which offers Of cooperation were
made, and the statement that lhe associa.
ton had $50, 900 invested in the industry
An Interesting report from E. p Russell
Of The sorghum sugar establishment o.
Crystal Lake, ILL.,. was read, in which {;
statement is made that about forty-fvt
thousand pounds Of splendid sugar wa:
made there This season from very inferior
juice, obtained largely from unripe cane
The report also says The eXperienc,
we have had at our works this season con
vincts us that, with proper machinery
aud juice weighing 100 Baume. we car
grind cane one day, and have the suga1
from that cane ready for market the mex
day, and not have 10 carry stock 81,
months before sugar is ready for sale.
= The following z ntlemen were elected a
, All executive committee, one of the dutie
of which is TO name place for the mex
annual meeting: \. J. Coleman an,
George w. Brleber OF 81. Louis; C. NJ
Schwartz. Edward>ville, III DR.. Newber,
Sokomis, ILL.,, and S. H. Kenny, Minncsc
IL.
Colonel Coleman OF St. Louis offere
The following resolutions, which wer
: unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. In view OF the great import
ancc TO the country at large Of the devel
Upment of sugar from sorCo cane in tb
central and northern states of our country
50 AS 10 meet all The demands Of our pee
pie, and to save 10 The country over on
/ hundred millions Of dollars annually pal
Out Tor foreign grown sugars. and in vie,
. of The further fact that for the successfr
development of This industry skilled c1
pert labor is needed, but which is not no,
Ubtainablr:
ReSoiUtd, That the department of sgr
: culture lie earnestly urged to obtain fror
congress sufficient appropriations 10 estat
. lsh schools OF instruction in the GROWN,
of cane and The Manufacture of III. sam
into sugar, in connection with the agricuI
tural colleges Of the country.
ReS0ired. That the legislatures OF on
Respective states he also appealed TO {
: extend aid TO their agricultural college
! for the further and better DEVELOPMENT {
this induslry.-Eelc York Tunes.