Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-10-29
CANE CULTIVATION.
The Advisability of Introducing II Into the
Northern states.

The Advisability OF Introducing IL Into the
Northern states.
II is more than likely that in The
years TO come the Northern farmers
viii find it to their interest to cultivate
enough cane at least to supply their
own household necessities with sirur
and do with ii as they now and always
have done with wheat, take their grisi
to the mill. The same arguments
which are employed to show the impro-
priety, II not the impossbility, of every
woman beng her dairymaid and sue
cessfully competing with the factory sys-
TEN may be employed here, and with
even more force; for there are fewer
skilled sirup makers than buttec
makers. and the machinery is much
more costly. Ii is an easy matter for
one 10 figure on the quantity of cane
necessary for his purpose and thus lay
in his years supply at little cost; then
will the central factory or mill be able
to grind up for fifty with one set OF ma
chinery instead OF the fifty doing IL tor
themselves, and with very much bet.
ter chance OF securing well made ar
ticle.
Nor is this the only outlook for the
successful prosecution of the Northern
cane industry, for il the farmer can
grow few acres for his own use he
can grow more for sale to the factory.
Stripped and topped cane usually sells
for about -. 80 per ton at the mill. An
acre Of cane will produce ten 10 fifteen
tons, and as well half ton or more
of good dry fodder and from fifteen to
thirty bushels of seed OF an equal value
for feeding purposes with corn. The
crop Is cultivated precisely as is corn
and II is very generally conceded that
the seed and fodder are ,ual in value
to the cost Of putting in and harvesting
the crop. thus leaving the cane ut the
mill net profit II then ten tons are
produced nj $3.50 per ton. we have a
net profit OF twenty-five dollars 20 the
acre. Those who have experimental
with cane cult vation will report, that
with proper attention, or that usually
given to corn, ten tons may be made a
easily as twenty bushels Of corn to the
acre.
The New Orleans Sugar B0Ui ana
Farmer refers 10 this matter as regard,
the farmers of the South with the Rib.
bon cane, and writes as follows:
We are pleased TO learn that the low
prcs Of sugar has not altogether dispir.
tied small planters. who sell their cane
by the ton, nor the buyers thereof A
large quantity OF cane Is this season
being cultivated in that manner. and
we learn that as much as four dollars
per ton Is now bsing oaered for it, There
IS a fair margin Of profit in canc at that
price, with present low prices Of sup.
plies OF all kinds. and we believe au-
other year VIII see more cane cultivated
for central factories than ever hitherto.
One OF our valued correspondents
thus writes rs on this subject:
see no hope for small planters, eX-
cept they become willing to sell their
cane 10 the larger and better factories.
SO many radical changes arc necessary
10 make such a programme general,
and remuneratiye TO both parties, that
fear that il will end in the former
class either being driven from THEN
lands or turning 10 other and le fas-
cinating lines OF agriculture
We are glad TO know that our friend 8
| fears are grOundless Those who are
unable 10 make the necessary improve
mcnt4 still realize that there Is more
money in cane than In any other crop,
| In the long run. where they can find
I purchasers Tor thor cane, and they will
only too gladly sell where offered a fair
price rather than lose by detective
mills. - -CoiDiaH's RHrai HOrid