The Worthington advance., 1882-01-26
AMBER CANE GROWERS

AMBER CANE GROWERS.
A Very Large Gathering Of the Raisers of Am
her Cane in the Northwest-Di Distinguished Il
and interested Persons from Other States In
Attendance.
Last week there WAS large convention at
Minneapolis, MIMI, Of the cane growers OF the
northwest. Gentlemen were present from vari-
o1ls parts oe tho country. While the display OF
syrups ard sugar wore not 30 great in bulk as
last year, in the number Of samples exhibited it
WAS probably greater: There we're forty nine
packages OF syrup and largo number OF SAM
pies Of sugar From tn: latter thsre we're
shown largo variety OF candies made from
goods purchased from Mr. kenney three years
ago.
Capt Russell Elakoly Of S. Paul spoke at
itngth of tho experolico ut the Faribault
Works, with which he is connected He said:
Tho cane this pas; fall wss 60 badly damaged
that it tnrnod rod half through the stalks
am 50 firm in tho belief OF it's success that
th.nk 1t ls going to be second to no industry in
this country. He then spoke of the great enc
my, OF amber syrup-giucose. The glucose
folks went arond this state and Iowa and Kan
sas and Missouri last fall and bought up large
Quantities OF amber syrup, which they mixed
with glucose and are now sending it over the
country as pure goods. 1t is pretty fair syrup
much better than they have been in the hab-
1t OF sending out But in order to make good
syrups we must improve our methods Wo
must have them finished in vacuum pans. We
must have central refneries aud let the goods
be finished in them Inquiry was made as to
lis process Of filterns syrup. 1t WAS in bone
coal filter, made out Of bones ciarrel iE u re-
tort and ground coarse These
we're placed in large iron cylinder
about sixteen feet high, and the syrup
VIM ,rk,
urated with the gum from tao syrup it was put
in = char kiln and baked over, removing there.
by tho impurities. He spoke OF \ patent that
some Illinois mon hal got out, patenting lime
for dofecation. 1t Lad been used in China from
tino i,umemorial, and il any one camo round
TO col! tho patent he cautioned the farmers
against buying IT,
MR. Russell ON METHODS
Dir. a. J. Russell, pcos;.:eal Of tho Wisconsin
said:
Get your cane to The mill ~ SOON as possible
und get 1t ground. Then pbip to Nj l!l3 central
refinery, aud it can bo made easily into sugar
10 make sugar: making \ SUCCESS, the sn,ll
operator should tc perfectly instructed. lie
ing after it gets to PIP or 2lS. It caranlel;zes
or is turned into grape snaar It stouI0 be
finished in vacuum pan and should only be
boiled down by the smatl operator to & semi
syrup. HespGke OF syrup Oh exhibition at the st.
Louis exposition, whic', took the first premiuu.
It was made by his own brother, and boci
down with the greatest care On cook rsn. Care
is very essential in it's manufacture Caue
should not be hauled over three miles, and the
central works should be located here and there
at convenient distancos. ReGneries need not cost
over flO, 600 to $l 900. He had st en- some
III our own state that pulvcrizcl as high as the
Louisiana s'1gar cane.
4 SURE SUCCESS.
Mr.. Matteson, Of Wisconsin,, said that he
made year ago nearly 1860 gallons OF
syrup. Lva:y cne in Wisconsin WHO has taAen
any pains in |'ia state has met with unqualified
success. lie has NE: with SUCCESS in feeding
both stalks, seed and scum to COWS and hogs.
In cutting cane he has saw horses made and
takes into the field aud Ia: the cane on them TO
bind. Met with q misfortune in the r1ringof
fourteen miles. On account OF this he kept
some OF his cane for several months and found
that it retained its sweetness.
VALUABLE FOR OTHER PURPOSES
,ua,to mr. rs,msr' hn' Of sp1inE Valley did not favor
grind. The eeed for feeding WAS more valuable
than either oats or corn. Eomo Of his neigh
bors had grown over fifty bushels OF seed to
the acre. He advocated thorough culture Of
the cane. Cited tho following instsnce: A
neighbor OF his planted bali acre and pastured
tn it geese and sheep and about every other
kind OF stock Ho brought it to the mill, the
larges! stalk being only as large US his little
finger Ithad absolutely no juice 1t, and
was not worked, so poor was il. The cano was
splendid for cows Let them run to tho stalks
two hours and they would give more milk than
when fed with other food for twenty-four
houra
MUST BE PROPERLY RAISED.
Mr. o. s. Powell Of River Falls, Wis.,. sa,d
The cane must be properly raised. We can't
get syrup from cane grown in pigeon grass and
smart weed-it don't pay for the working up.
oughness into the minds OF the farmers
MIR. Frazer Of Vernon county, Wis, said that
he bought small n:ill in 1876. Used Cooks
eyaporator. and for years made fair article
Of syrup, which he sold readily. A year sgo
last fall made 500 gallons, and sold it as fast
work to learn al! he could find in books and
papers. Had found that limo was best for do.
fecating. He had a Cook evaporator fifteen
feet long, and above thie on the hillside he
placed a second pan, in order to aid in defeca-
ting the juice Made the past season 1900
gs!ionss which he sold for 40 cents a gallon.
Mr. Wakefield of Le Suenr spoke OF emitting
cane early while the seed was in the dougl 4
gentleman tried it, and got fourteen gallons to
the load: The same cane, when ths seed was
ripe. only yielded four gallons to the load He
felt satisfied that he hat loet heavily
Mr. Clement Of Kansas said "In cu|ti7ating,
the hoo is mover used in Kansas. A crop on tie
sod does excellently. The seed we'll pays for
saving. Sheep men say they had rather have
it, pound for pound, than corn. Iii worth 60
cents per bushel-coneiderable moro than corn.
Cane is sometimes taken at tho mil! with leaves
%schine nn out i. pfetSf ow bs;ns 1epes in2spes 10
cut, top and pile the cane in tho field.
Cane cannot proftably be hauled over two
and half miles: Varieties which we prefer,
m M ,l,,S.,
Amber yielded ten tons to the acre, the grange
fifteen, and the Honduras thirty tons, aud the
test Of each respectively WAS II degrees
Baume, 10 degrees Baume, and Z degrees
Baume. Very little difference in quality. Tho
red red Siberian is promising variety: Tie early
rich and granulates readily. Our factory is
very much after the plan OF Fsribault factory
Can grind i've tons OF cene por lour the Week
through. Have two mills OF thirty inch rolls
each, one tifiy Lorse po"e: engine, and two ono
ca4ing evaporssors. Cool syrup well. Run in
to finisher. We worked 5000 tons last sea-
sOn. Our product OF syrup was 10000 gal
lone, which we sold at 81 cents per gallon in
Chicago. Same eyrip is now worth from forty
csne, and 81. 80 for stripped. Bagasso makes
0ns third more fuel than We eau use Fill np
your furnace, lower your doors and You viii
save fuel. Wedry our bagasse some by spread
ing it out. Haul it ont ON sleds.
Had over 500 tons of cane on hand before
lie got ready to grind somo Of it turned black
before we could grind it, aud we thought it had
spoiled, but We made up lot one day and
lined it heavily, and it made some Of tho best
syrup. Ran his mill fast, and preferred to run
it twenty ore feet per minute.
A VARIETY OF OPINIONS.
q. F. Miller Of Dandas, Rice county, devoted
come time to the recital Of personal experience
10 cane culture and experiments in tho manu-
factnro OF syrups from early amber and OTHER
varieties now in common Use. The machinery
employed in the process was also mentioned
The juice Of the Minnesota cano was pro-
nouncetl purer than others. The sced of the
orange variety WAS declared unsuitable for
general use in this latitude and soil.