Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-23

consequence. Mr.. ward told OF y1elO o.
$50 gallons of syrup to the acre without any
cultivation whatever after planting. MIR
Kenney told of 200 gallons to the acre being
produced on upland knobs, where wheat
would not grow. Mr.. Wiley told of neigh
Dor of his having sowed four acres broad
cast vita cane seed which grew larger stalks
and yielded $50 gallons of syrup to the acre.
Mr.. Ward exhibited fair article of melads
from cane raised on hrzel- brush land, 15C
square rods of which yielded $50 gallons OF
syrup. A difference of opinion was develop
ed as to the ACCESSIBILITY of pulling or cutting
the suckers. Col. Coleman thought it
wouldn't pay except when labor was chaep'
The final and unanimous conclusion was -
Resolred That early amber cane should be
thoroughly cultivated the same as corn.
THE TINE TO CUT CANE.
MIR. Kenney said if he had large crop,
he would begin to cut when the seed was in
the dough, and wouldn't get through any too
soon. He had noticed that the syrup of tue
early cut cane has the greatest tendency to
form into sugar. In this latitude, he would
say, begin to cut about the LIST of September,
when the upper part of the seed head ap-
pears filled out and is beginning to change
color, when on squeezing the seeds q little
milk would come from some of them
Messrs. Whiting, Dyer and others agreed
with him. Mr.. Nash, of Hudson, had begun
cutting when the cane was barely headed out.
The sirup was dark, but granulated nicely.
When the seeds are just in milk, the syrup
will make very fine sugar, but the cane must
be worked Immediately, not later than TWEEN
fx,-f
some difference of opinion as to the neces-
sity of stripping off the leaves, but the ma
jority opinion was in favor of stripping. It
was mentioned that the seed heads, if allow
ed 10 60 through the mill, discolor the strip
and prevent granulation. MIR. Earl, of
Cedar Mills, urged for many reasons the use
of strong mills, which will take all the juice
from both cane and leaf, when he thought
there would be no harm in leaving the leaves
on the stalks, and incidentally gave an inter-
esting account of his work for the Indians
of White Earth, where good syrup was pro-
duced from late planted. little cultivated and
immature cane.
TRANSPORTING TIE CANE.
Mr. Hampton and Others preferred to
bundle the cane, tying at both ends. Mr..
Wiley did not bundle, but preferred to haul
the care loose in dump cart. MIR. Kenney
explained his plan of cutting, piling, strip,
ping, topping and bundling cane. Inciden-
tai to this discussion it came out that the
mill men last season charged fifteen to twenty
cents gallon for grinding and boiling, and
Mr., Wiley advised that no one should grow
cano who does not raise enough to pay for
hrving his own mill and evaporators. A
gain in saccharine percentage of juice was
spoken of as resulting from allowing the
cane to lay with the leaves on until the leaves
are wilted; but it was suggested that the per-
centage test was not conclusive, because
there was probably loss of juice by evapo-
ration.
COST OF CULTIVATION.
Mr. r. j. Wilcox, of River Falls, submitted
by letter his estimate of cost per acre as fol-
lows: Flowing, $3.50; narrowing, etc., 5Oc;
seed, sec; planting, SOC; hoeing twice, $3.50;
cultivatirg three times, $1.50; stripping and
tapping, $500; cutting and tying, $1.50;
interest on land, $3.50; hauling 10 tons, 8
loads, 2 miles, $500; total, 1878.
SUGAR OF TWO YEARS AGO.
Mr. Kenney asked Mr.. Jolly of the Fari-
bault refinery to state the sugar quality of
- barrels of melada from his (Kenney's)
crop of 1877, when his cane was piled 81
days before working. MIR. Jolly stated that
he could only give an approximaterestimate
He should say there was not less than 40
per cent. of sugar. The residue would be
uncrystallizible sugar, but q merchantable
article of slrup. Calling the strip barrel 80
gallons and tho weight of the sirnp II
pounds to the gallon, the sugar would be
PIX pounds to the barrel.
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
As to the care of cane after cutting elected
an agreement that it was best to pile it on
rails or boards to admit the air under it.
The butts should not be exposed to the sun.
In grinding it was concluded best to run
the mill so as to crush about fifteen feet Of
cane per minute. Faster there would be a
loss of juice, carried along by the motion
with tie bagasse. The cane should be fed
in butts first to prevent clogging. 1t should
be fed straight so as to keep an even strain
on the rollers.
An adjournment was then had to 7:3O P.
NJ, at Association hall, when Commissioner
LIE Due is to deliver an address.