Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-12

used was an old 'sBermuda Grass field.
and without any fertilizer. The average
yield Of Amber syrup is from so to 100
gallons. on land that would produce 10 to
10 bushels of corn; from 200 to 800 gallons
on land that would raise 40 bushels of
corn. The seed is heavier than corn and
free from shuck, and is eagerly eaten by
all stock. My teams do better
ON this forage than anything 1 have
ever led. The average crop of clean
seed Is from 20 to 40 bushels DER
acre, varying. as to quality of land.
plowed flush, narrowed as finely as nos
slble, planted in drills three feet aDart
ana Trimmed to four inches in the drill. /
ground with common fourteen inch mill
ana made my syrup in an evaporation of
my own construction. 1t is made of cy-
press plank sides, and galvanized iron
bottom, which is far superior to the com
mon kettle-as by its peculiar construct
ton there is no danger of burning. nor
Ohe-IOurth the work or time consumed as by.
Ine old process. | clarity partly by Prof.
oiillman's process, partly by my own. as a
man must exercise some Judgment of his
own in clarifying. Some of my amber
cane was stripped, some was ground
without stripping, the result being equal
ly good syrup in each case, no one being
able to discriminate between them if
properly handled in evaporation. The
cost OF clarifying does not exceed one-half
cent per gallon, while the value is en-
HANGED 90 per cent. The keeping qualities
are excellent. My syrup made in October
IS as good as when new, and is pronounced
OF superior quality by experts. 1t has
none OF the irony, strong and burnt taste
peculiar to the common sorghum gener-
ally known as ''China cane.v This Der-
maps is attributable largely to the method
oil evaporation in wood instead Of iron,
Early Amber cane, planted in April and
May, VIII come off in July and August
and supply a demand in market-when
there is no new cane syrup-at an en-
hanced price as fresh article. This cane
Is tender at first, but is a rapid grower,
and is soon out of the way. Two work
ings are all that is required provided
the land is in prime order at
planting. L use a two-horse Watt
pl0W to break my land, harrow with
a two-horse Acme harrow, cultivate
with one-hOrse ''Planet Junior'' cult
Vator, and use the hoe sparingly. Evapo-
fatOrs cost about One-fOurth as much for
!he same capacity as kettles do, are infin-
ltely superior, and make much better
syrup, with no cooling or other extra
work. L have boiled twelve barrels of
juice to sugar in thirty minutes without
help, as there is nothing to do but attend
the furnace and turn the faucet when
done to draw it off.
My evaporation is 16 feet long, feet
wide. 3 feet in depth, and divided into
three compartments connected with
valves. 1t cost about twenty-five dollars.
IL is necessary to keep the evaporation.
mil, barrels, measures, in fact ali the APP
purtenances connected with syrup maxi
ing, perfectly clean. st. PauPs iniunc
ton, :" Cleanliness is next to Godliness.''
should DE the rule at all well conducted
sugar mills,
Amber juice should not stand long after
grinding; the quicker boiled the better
the quality of syrup and sugar. Syrun
can be made after the juice has fermented.
put sugar cannot; neither is the syrup as
good as when the juice is fresh. | made
nNe barrels of excellent vinegar from am
Der cane skimmings last year, which is
lar superior to any | can buy. Five bar
rels amber juice makes one barrel syrup,
while 1t requires six or seven of sugar
cane Tor the same quantity. The rattOOns
from the stubble of amber cane planted in
April and May come quickly, and can be
cut IN september and October, making
TWO crops from single planting, and the
cane is of superior quality.
1t requires three quarts of seed to plant
an acre, worth about 80 cents per quart,
Quite contrast with thirty-fve dollars
for sugar cane for same quantity of land.
| shall grind this years crop with a TWEEN
ty inch, three roller, horizontal sugar mill,
PROBABLY with steam power, as l have
fourteen acres of sugar cane-the second
crop of Amber cane coming off before SUI
gar cane is ready. have ''Early AMBER
cane seed that | will dispose of at reason
able figures; will also give necessary in
structiOns about evapOratOrs, furnaces,
clarifying, etc. There need be no fear of
overstocking the market with either cam
bef' or cane syrup, for if properly pre-
will use it all at good prices. while infe-
riOr quality i'll shabby packages would
as they deserve-be unsuitable. All
planters should have generous rivalry
to excel each other in quality of syrup,
and thus divert the suspicion that so often
attaches itself to Georgia and Florida
syrups from their inequalities.
JOHN AXTELL