, 1888-05-16

pared with last season, but as it is over
one pound per wine gallon it cannot be
considered as unsatisfactory. In many
cases where the yield has not come up to
the expectation of the planters, it may he
from the paucity of the canes in the hole,
as one pound per gallon may be considered
as an average yield in many seasons. 100
holes OF cane should give two full cane carts
O%fcane, which they will do if there has been
a good Succouring and a fair length ~ofcane,
SAY, an average of 6 feet to each. AS one
foot of ordlna y cane is three quarters of "a
pound in weight it will take 100 feet of
cane in a bunch to weigh Is lbs; which
Will be required as an average in every
hole IN an acre to make 3 or 4 tons of sug-
ar. Every attention should be paid to
make the cane Succ0ur we'll at this season
OF the year. Sometimes cutting out the
mother plants causes many young shoots
to be thrown out, and when they begin to
joint, drawing a little mould IN the hole
causes the lower eyes to shoot; but the
SurcSl method VIII be to have the bottom
of the cane hole rich and fertile, either
by printing it with a Gill of foreign manure,
or, where the farm manure is ready made,
To put a basket in every hole in the months
of September and October, to be cleaned
out and deposited on the banks at plant
ing time. Deep planting is iuimica! to a
full SuccOurin @,-cOmmOn cause for ii poor
average yielding of the canes, and too
few are to be found in the punches. They
should be at least Is canes in a hole i'll
stead OF Z or ). as is too commonly the
case. The quality Of the sugar, generally
speaking, is excellent, and it is a pity
that we are only getting from s to II per
cent. from a hundred lbs of cane, while
the chemists tell us, that there are ut least
from Is to "a per cent. in ripe canes, so
that we are getting very little more than
half of the sugar that is really in the cane.
The planters work under many diSadvan-
tagcs. Besides the immense loss which il
caused 10y defective machinery for reaping,
they lose fully One-third OF what it sells
for in England, owing to the high charges
of most OF the merchants for freight, in.
SulanceS, and commissions. But the writ.
Ing is already discernablr on the wall fore
telling an entire change in orr old system,
when We shall reap the full profits OF our
IabourS, almost irrespective OF low prices;
for sugar beng such an article of ~neceSSi-
ty, required as ii is 10 favour almost every
article that we consume, and 50 essential for
the preservation of fruits that its c0nSump.
tiou is only restricted 10y the high duties
imposed upon It ON every country III the
world except England, and it may be
safely predicted that as the production in
creaseS so Will the consumption increase.
1t must be acknowledged that the reap
ing OF the present crop is very back
ward, but as the showers keep the canes
healthy and growing, this NAV not prove
to our disadvantage. The weather per,
hitting, no doubt the greater part of it
Will be reaped by the end Of June. The
young crop is very green and regular, and
there can be no excuse this year for it's not
being well established. Native provisions
are in full supply on reasonable terms.
Many young potatoes are coming forward,
and early vans have been planted and are
coming up nicely. A little Indian corn
has been ventured to be planted, but the
end of next month is time enough for this
crop.