The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-08

caahecltd vita lhe AEffcuiiurR De-
putmrpt ~ WashiuEtap has been
mating some satisfactory experiments
10 r1tfacliug sugaf ir0m the stalls oi
ordiss,y Geld c0,u
Az GA iacA. 10 ~bigh be At 6rst gave
creaeace. waa lbalsugar could oaly b.
made ifoal corn stalks when tbe corr
vas 10 tue milk Or earitcr. boz ~ e..
pertinent -ith a small piece Of ordiuAry
dent corn. ~hich hr we DOT gfcwing
for sutaf purpose Al ~. he loau3 thai
aiicf yielding folly npsrel crop al
the rate Of srly niae and one tenth
bushsl. Of shellrd erra 20 the acre. the
stalks Welded The best coru stalk sugar
Al the rate a nioe huodred and CITY
pounds 10 the acre. ly obtained sat.
isfaeiory results from sweet corn stake
from which the corn had been sold
seven o. eight days before 10 Wash
ingian market referring 20 lbe eusi-
lage pitt u Alr Bailsy's At Billerica,
Mass Dr.. Collier stated that chemical
aaaiysis showed that the stake were
nearly II not quite as valuable for fod
der after they had passed through the
milEas before. While they lose so
per cent. Of sugar, they gam 50 per
cent. Of starch and retain Tour liiths TO
Eve siIths oi their heterogeneous sub.
stances.
Which comes about as near "eating
ones cake aud having il too, as we
can we'll imagine
Prof. Collier is most sanguine Sc TO
the possible aud probable results to be
obtained, aud while other eminent
agricultural authorities doubted il the
experiment would succeed as sn eco.
uomic production. Prof Collier stakes
bis reputation on getting ten tons Of
sugar from ten acres Of sorgum. and in
Washington he would get tloo tons
from an acre.
In addition to Prof. Golfers work,
Mr.. A. J. Russell. of Crystal Lake, H.,
began last fall the manufacture Of sugar
from sorghum raised from early amber
cane 10y farmers in his neighborhood,
much Of il from seed obtained from The
Agricultural Department. He made
forty six thousand pounds OF the sugar,
which was Of excellent quality, and be
sold il ia Chicago for from nine TO ten
cents pound 4 barrel Of it was sent
TO the commissioner Of agriculture. aud
il has been pronounced by experts, who
have examined samples Of it, to be a
frat class article. The conclusions OF
Prof Collier. therefore, have in meas
ure been sustained by the experience
Of others. The greatest danger is from
frost, but with the early amber this risk
10 no greater than Louisiana planters
take every year with their cane. The
sugar eau be produced for about three
cents per pound that was the actual
cost in Mr.. Russel's case, and the
machinery aud apparatus sufficient for
ten acres oi rorghom can lie bought for
Que hundred aud fifty dollars, Neither
variety Of the sorghum cultivated by
Prof Collier had auy advantage in the
matter Of capitalization over the other,
nor is there any difference in this le-
spect between sorghum and corn stalk
sugar. The early amber sorghum was
recommended as tue only reliable early
ripeniug quality. He secured sugar
from all the sorghum brought him, but
some OF that thus brought him was very
imperfectly ripened. The crop should
be harvested just as soon as the plant
has reached complete maturity, the
symptoms of which were described.
From these results il would seem toll
erably certain that we might not only
raise all the sugar we consume, but
that We might export quantities 81 il
proflabIy, il the increased production
did not diminish the price bcloU proRts
able production.
Competent authorities and sexual ex-
pertinent unite ii demonstrating that
sorghum can be successfully grown on
laud which will grow corn, aud with
this vast area at orr command il does
not seem unreasonable that sufficient
amount might be diverted to that pur
pose to individual proit and national
prosperity
Another important feature in the case
10 the one OF exhaustion Of the SOC.
Corn and wheat. which we so largely
export, take from the soil large qusn-
titles Of potash and phosphoric acid,
aud these 20 abroad from our soil, while
we import sugar. which contains AoBe
OF these valuable materials