St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-27
THE SUGAR GROWERS.
Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Com
vention of the National Sugar Growers
ST. Louis, Mo-, Decemb er IS.


| opened yesterday morning in the hcard- room
at the Polytechnic. Colonel N. j. Colman,
! President of the Association, was in the
| chair. Mr.. F. X. Gillespie, of EdWardsVllle,
acted as Recording Secretary.
The members present were: q. 5. PoWeil'
| River Falls, Wis. A. J. Decker, Fond du Lac,
| Wis; NJ Day, Jr., Buffalo, n. Y; Il. W. Dem
ing, Lafayette, Ind; B. Bonas, CouiterviHe,
| I'LL; VIM. Cobb, Whitehall, ILL.,; ). u. SUR
land Quarry, Ia; W. +. McQuade, sWanWlck'
| III: j. II. Wilde, Washington, Ia; Jas. Col
gate. Stendal, Ind; a. S. Folger, Washington
Ia; I. j. Cross, Shiloh Hill, ILL.,; j. j. Bald
! win, Neoga, ILL.,; John Lowe, JohnsonYille,
| ILL.,; Prof NJ. A. Scovell, Champaign, Ill; j..
/ r. REMOVER, Bolivar, Mo-; John Ill. Longmaf,
ST. Louis; Chas. Rauch, Virden, ILL.,; VIM Z.
SchWarz, Edwardsville. ILL.,; e. NJ. schWar2'
Edwardsville, ILL.,; II. L. Mallory, Abilene,
Kans. and c. w. Belcher. st. Louis.
THE OPENING ADDRESS.
Tn his onenine address the President al
luded 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 SAID,
was able to produce its own sugar, perhaps
not Immediately, but in the near future. gu
gar growing, like grain growing, frult grow
ing and stock growing, was branch Oh aSrl-
culture The Southern cane fiourshed IN Che
Gulf States. Sorghum succeeded well all
over the country, but in some ATTITUDES pet
ter than others. 1t was but a few years ago
that factories were established forthe manu-
facture of sugar out of sorghum. IL was
claimed that sugar could not successfully DC
made from the plant. A few enterprising
ynen embarked in the business, and sugar
had been made-and the best of sugar, too,
in every instance when it was the object
sought.
Early in their career they made sugar
protitably With increased experiences tl a13
way would have opened TO them TO lHcdT 3IstS
would have soon been put on secure
foundation. AS though the recent gEeas
fall in prices was not IN ltselL u suitt y ,
calamity to American sugar interests, u was
now proposed to form sort OF reclprocASJ
treaty with spain, and to open the ports OF
Cuba and Porto Rico to America f.a anu u dnt
If that treaty were ratified the united otates
Government would lose $50,o ,9Oo OF uuty
collected on sugar, anu sun t +ho SSnenish
planters would sell no lower than 1ust 70
Shade the price of sugar IN othef nu ntHi
The 500O00OO too, would nave ~ n10TonitieS
from duties imposed on other cotnInou e;
The Spanish planters would therefore derive
ali the benefit and the American consumers
w0uld be no better off. The American sugar
industry would be sacrificed TO pultd up Sllo
interests of the Spanish planters. .,.,,,,,,,.
What was now needed among sorghum
Vas greadfe Of eettep pFces for
prevailed Prices could not long remain as
low as they were at present. IN conclusLoa
lie assured the Convention that there was y
hrigbt future for the sorghum industry, ana
nrged the members to continue its cultlya-
ton, as before long they would receive lalE
recompense for their outlay ana LABOR.
Among the correspondence was letter
from Mr.. II. w. Wiley, Chief ChenllsI ol eid9
United States Agricultural DeparCLnIieIlle az
Washington 1t was dated from New orleans,
December 18th, and was as follows: Il sent
yoI1 Yesterday q box of candies made from
sorghum. They are samples OF con1ec aI.3
which the Department has on exhlDitlon a'
the Worlds Fair here. desire you to pre-
sent these sweets to the Cane growers, Con
vention with my compliments, anu noP S1
that all the members will eat and De hapPy.
There was discussion as to the adylsa-
bility of publishing an official report OF the
proceedings of the onventlon. Ottlliit.J Wy
the matter was referred to colnmlttSe, WIZ
recommended that an official report De pun
Iished The Convention adopted the COM
mittee's recommendation.
REPORTS FRoMsTATEs.
Mr A. j. Decker, of Iowa, reported thaE
800 600 gallons of sirup had been raised IN
that State during the season, ana also gave
the Convention some interesting information
with regard to an improved process Tor deal'
ing with the semi. syrup.
Mr. Folger, of Iowa, exhibited working
model of the machinery used in the new
process, and gave further lnformatlon WIN
regard to 1t.
reDorted that in his immediate neighDorhoco
the Weld of syrup had been about 100 gallons
per acre Farmers who We're raising cane mad
recouped their losses in the previous dlsas.
trous season, and in the coming year ntend
to largely extend the area on their farms de-
voted to cane growing.
Mr. E. w. Deeming, of Lafayette, AnQ., re-
ported that cane growers in his nelghDof-
hood had averaged from nine to sixteen tons
per acre, yielding syrup to the amount OF
M Xr 7 j. Baldwin, of Cumberland County,
illinois, said the yield in his district had been
satisfactory. He had home market lor an
his produce at the rate of forty cents per gal
lon. He had made good return out OF his
cane crop.
Mr.. Charles Rauch, of virdin, Ill.,, reported
| that fifty acres of cane on his farm had yield.
ed s. 600 gallons of syrup, which he mad SOLD
| at the rate of forty cents per gallon.
Prof. Scovell reported that IN Kansas tne
the previous year. The market mad also been
Indifferent and prices very low. syrup had
sold as low rs fifteen cents per gallon, as
compared with twenty -t1ve ana forty cents IN
the previous year.
METHODS OF PLANTING.
The various methods of planting and cul.
Giyating cane were discussed. The members
of the Convention were generally IN favor OF
| planting the seed dry instead otsproutlng Is
nreyious to planting. A number OF suggeS-
| lions were also made as to hoeing and weed
| ing the cane. -
Messrs. 6. G. " Belcher, OF Missouri, ,; Mt
Of illinois. were named by the Chairman as
| of the Committee on Resolutions, and Messrs.
E. W. Deeming, of Indiana s,, G: g W. I Decker
of Wisconsin, and ). u. Shfrland, OF Iowa. "a
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..
| lature paid bountfes at the rate OF one cent
oil
| me dollar per ton on the cane used.
The Chairman read letter from Prof. W.
A. Henry, of the University of Wisconsin, in
which Mr. Henry stated, eve are now doing
entally. in this LSngarl line