The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-01-05

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his hobby on sorghum through TO a
successful conclusion, and now finds
himself President of one of the most
important and rapidly growing agri-
cultural bodies in the United States.
After experiencing the hard knocks
of life over halt century he has es-
tablished his industry and stands at
the head of the Association Of the
Growers of Northern Cane, as its
Executive Secretary and Expert.
Mr.. Hedges was interviewed by a
reporter yesterday, who CLEANED the
following interesting facts and
INFORMATION
"On Tuesday," said Mr. Hedges,
with sort of complscent smile, Eve
will have representatives from Mich.
igan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Ne.
braska, Kansas, and large number
from Missouri. There will be no
Representatives from Louisiana and
Mississippi. Right here I wish it
distinctly understood that sorghum
culture will In no sense interfere with
Louisiana sugar production 1t will
tell severely upon imported sugars.
We pay S100,000,000 for imported
sugars. When farmers make their
own sugar, they will use double the
quantity, save on their meat bills
sugar being more nutritious than
fesh-and will save $50 each annu-
ally. What they make for the market
will he a clear profit. Again, a first
quality of syrup will be provided in
place OF the manufactured glucose.
This stuff is compounded, and drop
of it In cup of tea will turn it black.
1t is hard to predict what value this
industry will be to the country. 1t
is lncalculable, and the results are
substantially because they have
grown slowly in the face OF a univer-
sal belief that it was a chamera.
Why, only few years ago my fol-
lowing could be counted Oh my
fingers, and before that stood quite
alone. Next week we will have one
of the most important aud Influential
agriculturists gatherings ever hell
in st. Louis. Every railroad running
to che city has consented To make
one and one~third rates, and the
gathering promises TO be a large one.
I GU might say that out vi hundreds
who correspondent with me on the
subject, there is only one case where
it is not intended TO extend facilities
for raising sorghum and making
syrup and sugar
What are the special facilities in
regard to the cane?"
Its comparative easinessinr raising,
while it does not require one-halt the
expense or attention demanded by
Louisiana cane, it will yield the finest
grades Of sugar, and in time with
the same susceptibility to easy gran
ulation. At the convention next
week we will exhibit some perfectly
white sugar from Texas, from Bo-
garth, Of Cedar Balls, Iowa, who has
sent a fine keg of milado or mush
sugar; from x. X. Stout, Of Troy,
Kan, five gallon keg of rich syrup
which will be experimental on, be-
sides numerous other samples, which
will be forwarded and brought by
hand. Here" said MIR. Hedges, pro-
ducing a letter, is what have re-
ceived from a Texas grower, and you
can form your own judgement In re-
gard to
WHAT HB SAYS:
The Early Orange matured in sixty
five days, and juice weighed nine de-
erees B., treated in the same manner
as the Amber, and | must give the
syrup the preference in color and fla
vor. cooked this variety tor sugar
at 234 degrees F., and was about two
weeks granting. AT least two-thirds
OF the whole grained, and will send