The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-02-16
for the farmer.
ISN'T IT SWEET?
ssrShur, Threatens 10 supersede Corn rs n
Plant.

4 E,DHblirap reporter met Mr. !. 4. Hedges,
prr.ident OF the Mississippi Valley Cane-Grow-
srs' association, and the following information
relative 10 the rapidly increasing interests,
v li;eh the asSociation represents. was obtained
from him:
..what has been the result Of the cane crop
this scason:
The season has been severe test-iate cold
s,,rirr. dry summer, with chinch-bngs and an
npt,,Hal rainy fall-have all been greatly detri-
mental to a good result: yet the cane has with
stoai il all, better than corn. Mr.. ). II. Whit
inrr Of Holt Comfy, writes that his cane, plant
ed early, was a good crop, yielding i25 gallons
per acre, while his corn WAS not half crop.
This is abaut 4 fair showing Of this Stale, Iowa.
Kansas and most of Illinois. Minnesota had
plenty of rain.
What has been the result of the manufacture
ing as compared with previous seasonsE
"a marked Improvement. l have received
samples from some parties for whose syrup i
found il difficult last year TO get 30 cents gal
Ion, and this season all offered 30 cents at the
I works.
s.Is there much being shipped 10 the city mar
ketT
/ ..Very little, owing TO the great preference the
country people have for it the glucose conf
pounds sold in the city. 1t retais at from 90 10
Is cents per gallon within 100 miles of 81. Louis.
| and at that price there will be none IL be had
! by the first of January next
what the indications for the planting
next yeari'
! "a large increase in the acreage, and the con
! structiOn of more and better works. The cNper
] fences of this and former seasons
HAVE INSPIRED CONFIDENCE,
-, c,,o, ,,irI ~; 90. mora ..,o,,i,, g., ;,s ,,rop.
ct cultivation, and thus insure better results.
! II has been heretofore assigned a secondary pO-
! siiion. and thus neglected, but that it has
! proven of prime Importance, IL viii come 10 the
w.. - :; ~ -, ,,ao,ina If o .so;,-
| - - -, . ,t ,,,s,,o,,, - on attan1
LII" ,n !, r.''' ma "'' wv "
/ 40 ,,o,;, - 10, L. ,I,. ..,.e,,,i,e .o,,,,,;,
| 800 g. a. "a a., az I,nu.ry 1sI1 in tb;s CITY
The attendance will be largely increased iutl,:-
/ ing from present Indications
''Will there be a reduction of railroad fare,
and hotel rates for those coming 10 Your meet
| mgr
| 1--WE shall endeavor to obtain such reduction,
and have nnrloubt of success as the nature of
our labors is directly to the interest Of all trans
| pOrtation lines, and these pioneering men are
! making many sacrifices of time and money TO
deyelope an industry Of great national imror-
lance. In addition To the increased transporter
tiOn of machinery, seed, coopeTage, syrup and
sugar, there is also an increase of passenger bus
mess, and most Of our Western railroads have
large tracts of land TO SELL nearly all of which
l. well adopted 10 cane-growinG. some 81 our
largest works are Tar ont in the prairies Of Kan
sas. Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois"
what are the perceptible benefits growing
out of yOur association and its annual mectings!'
THE same, in general sense, that all other
great movements are advanced by associated
effort. But in special sense we collect facts,
discuss methods end processes form acquaInt-
ances beneficial tn our pursuits. BY our cores
pondence and distribution of samples of sugar
and syrup 1.-THE product of our memhers) we have
awakened the attention of enterprlsing men in
all parts Of the country, which has resulted in
placing this industry more advanced IN the three
years past than il had been in the twenty-five