Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-25
ire SUGAR GROWERS.

i Ire SUGAR GROWERS.
proceedings Of che seventh Annual Con
ventIon of the National Sugar Growers
Association.
81. LouIs, MO-, Decembe r y.
The seventh annual meeting OF the IA
| fianaI sngar Growers, Convention wal
opened yesterday morning In the board room
at the Polytechnic Colonel y. =. Soiii = ~
President of the Association, was - rs
chair. Mr.. +. X. Gillespie, OF EdWarusslile
acted as Recording Secretary.
The members present were: 9. 2, IoWe ~
River Falls, Wis; a. J. Decker, Fonu ~ ~ Lag
Wis; NJ Day, Jr., Buffalo. n. Y; e. ". Dem
ing. LAFAYETTE. Ind: H. Bonas, Couiterv1He
ILL.,; VIM. Cobb, Whitehall. Ill; :. Y. S.u.'
land Quarry, Ia; w. r. McQuade, swanwick
Ill; j. II. Wilde, Washington, Ia as ~. .1'
gate. Stendal, Ind: A. 8. Folger, " asnlnseon
Ia; T.sJ. Cross, shiloh Hill, H. j. y DAlu'
win, Neoga, ILL.,; John Lowe, Johnsonsi 1ls
ILL.,: Prof NJ A. Scovell, Champaign, III; :
T. REMOVER, Bolivar, Mo. John II LongMar'
St Louis: Chas. Rauch. Virdcn, ILL; VIM. y
Schwarz, EdwardsviIle. ILL.,; O. M. scnWaI1'
Edwardsyille, ILL.,; III. L. Mallory, ApAeno'
kans.. and C. W. Belcher, st. Louis.
THE OPENING ADDRESS.
In his opening address the President al
iuded to the Importance of the sugar -groW
ing industry of America and the prospects
for the further development Of the sorghum
branch of that industry. America, he saiu'
was able to produce its own sugar, perhsps
not Immediately, but in the near future. Su-
gar growing, like grain growing, fruit grow
ing and stock growing, was branch Oh "s,'
culture. The Southern cane hourisheo III 'no
Gulf States. Sorghum succeeded Wen ~
over the country, but in some latituoes oos.
ter than others. It was but few years aAo
that factories were established for the manu-
facture of sugar out of sorghum IL was
claimed that sugar could not successfully po
made from the plant. A few enterprisihs
men embarked in the business, ana sus"
had been made-and the best of sugar, too'
In every instance when it was the op'eo'
sought.
Early in their career they made sugar
pro1itably. With increased experiences .he e
way would have opened to them 10 lncL ,'s3rv
profits and the Northern sugar ihuu l',r -
foundation. As though the recent grea.
fall in prices was not in itself a sun! ~
calamity to American sugar Interests, roc, t
treaty with Spain, and to open the poItsS ~
Cuba and Porto Rico to America anu a ,.,it
sugar grown on those islands free OF uuIy.
II that treaty were ratified the United states
Government would lose $50,o0jop0 OF GUY
collected on sugar, and still the price ol
sugar would not be Iessened, as the spanish
planters would sell no lower than Juse "
Shade the price of sugar in other ma Iats;
The $5o, 100000, too, would hayeto pe coileeseu
from duties imposed on other scommoalties.
The Spanish planters would therefore derive
all the benefit and the Amerean consumes
industry would be sacrificed to build up the
interests of the Spanish planters.
What was now needed among sorghum
growers was greater economy in manase-
ment until Il period of better prices Ior sugar
prevailed. Prices could not long remain Ia.ia rs
low as they were at present. In conclusion
he assured the Convention that there was
bright future for the sorghum industry, ana
urged the members to continue IFS cultNa-
ton, MS before long they would receive fair
recompense for their outlay andlabor.
from nlo Nir. II liz Nv. WiIev. Chief Chemist of the
United States Agricultural Depaftnen1 ~
Washington. 1t was dated from New OIIelns,
YOU Yesterday a box of candies made from
Sorghum. They are samples OF confectionery
which the department. has on exhipi II, M ~
sent these sweets to the Cane growers con.
vention with my compliments, ana nope
that all the members will eat and De happy.
There was a discussion as to the advisa-
bility of publishing an official report OF tnc
proceedings of the onvcntlon. IItiidin ,vS
recommended that an official report De pup
lished. The Convention adopted the com.
mittce's recommendation.
REPORTS FROM STATES.
Mr.. A. j. Decker, of Iowa, reported that
100000 gallons of strip had been raised In
that State during the season, and also gave
the Convention some interesting information
with regard to an improved process for deal
Mr. Foiger. of Iowa, exhibited a working
model of the machinery used in the new
process, and gave further Information with
Mr. Powell, for Wisconsin and Minnesota,
reported that in his Immediate neigiIborhood
the Weld of syrup had been about $50 gallons
per acre. Farmers who were raising cane had
recouped their losses in the previous disas.
trs MS season, and in the coming year intend
DIV ri flta n a.
Mr. L. w. Deeming, of Lafayette, Ind, re- |
ported that cane growers in his neighbour
hood had averaged from nine to sixteen tons |
per acre, yielding syrup to the amount OF |
Mr. r j. baldwin. of Cumberland County, |
Illinois, said the yield in his district had been |
satisfactory. He had home market for all
his produce at the rate of forty cents per gal |
lon. lie had made good return out OF his |
Mr.. Charles Rauch, of yirdin, Ill, reported |
that fifty acres of cane on his farm had yield |
ed 6,ooO gallons of syrup, which he had sold
at the rate OF forty cents per gallon.
cane grown had not been as good as it was in |
the previous year The market had also been |
indifferent and prices very low. syrup had +
compared with twenty five and forty cents in I
the previous year.
METHODS OF PLANTING.
The various methods of planting and cal
tiyating cane were discussed. The members
of the Convention were generally in favor of i
the seed dry instead of sprouting it
previous to planting. number of sugges-
tions were also made as to hoeing and weed
ing the cane.
Messrs. G. G. w. BeIcher, of Missouri, Mr.. /
o. S Powell. of Wisconsin, and Prot Scovell, I
Of Illinois, were named by the Chairman as
OF the Committee on Resolutions, and Messrs.
q w Deeming, of Indiana, G. G. w. Decker,
Of Wisconsin, and $. G. Shirland, of Iowa, of
the Committee on Samples.
The Chairman asked could any member
give particulars regarding the bounties paid
On the production of sugar and syrup by the
state OF New of New Jersey. Mr. Belcher, of
St Louis replied that the New Jersey Legis-