Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
SORGHUM SUGAR.
AnIldustry which Promises Much for tho
Texas Farmer.

AnIIdustry which Promises Much Tor Inc
Texas Farmer.
MILO. McF rand Of Chicago, one OF
the sub contractors on the capitol build
ing at Austin, stopped over day in Fort
Worth on his way south. MIR. Mcfarland
is Interested 10 the manutsctu OF sugar
from sorghum cane 1t Fort Scott, k,s',
and WAS found to be thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the new process OF FUSION,
which promises so much for the sugar In
dustry of the country. The people OF
Kansas, he Gays, are taking great IN
Jerest in the matter, and there Will De
two mills, one at Fort Scott and one at
Topt ks, ready for work by the time THIS
yesr's crop Of cane is matured. Inc
former will have a cap city Of $50 tons OF
CHIPS daily, the latter 250 tons.
"Phere are two Thugs" said Mr.. NC
Farland, (Which operate against the
large production, now or in the Immediate
future, Of sorghum sugar. Inc nrst IS
the uncertainty OF tariff legislation. VI
this feel no fear. L do not believe the
duty will be taken on sugar,
or lowered materially. But there
are many VINO do, and moneyed men DO
not want to invest their capital In oasl-
ness which, be ides having proved disas-
trous IL large N j ,rty of cases where
already tried, is lIaole to be rendered
still more So in the future. The otner
difficulty lies in the fact that it is impos-
sible TO procure sufficient amount Of
XXI led labor. OF course this olfn iulty
will II gulAte itsef, the supply growing
with the demand, but the growth OF The
demsnd must De grsdu ], 10 allow the
supply to keep pace with it"
what are the products of ton OF
can ?"
"R ,ughly estimated, 100 pounds OF
sugar, l21 gallons OF syrup, 2 bushels ~
SET aod CHIPS, which, ~ fuel, equal 2OO
| to 800 pounds OF coal Enough, l Think,
to make sugar making profitable Invest
ment.. so sure am | OF IL that am put
Ting my money into 1t.
chow will the marufscture Of sorghum
sugar Affect the fsru err
sit Is ne VINO will De the chief bene hs1arY
l. will give him market for the sufest
crop ne grows l. is we'll known fact
that sorghum cane will Withstand more
drouth tnau Almost any other pia {
grown. The reason is that il sends rs
roots SO deep tnat If there is any water
in the ground they vii, Id 1t. The farm
ers throughout this country knsW TINS,
and regard sorghum cane as their mos
reliable feed crop. In Kansas the aver
: age cropu sorghum cane, wnen properly
. painted and cultivated, ia len tons to the
| acre To raise and market 1t, counting
IN crest on money invested in land, II
calculated to cost about 81 ton.
. sells at 50 8 ton, netting q prof. of ST.
an acre"
chow do you think It's production Il
; Texas would compare with that in Kan
sas?"
, "In favor Of Texas. In the nrst plac'
! your lands are as rich here as in kausa
: or any here else, and in the sec
ond place your season is muc
longer, giving the plant ample tim
TO mature before the frost strikes and de
+ stroys it. Then your lands are not val,
. ued so high, and you make saving tner
D IN interest and taxes. The fact te, De
3 iieve that properly planted and cul waited
] and with az average season, twenty tom
! Ito the acre can he raised in Texas, VIM
d prof Of $40 instead of $40 Then, toe
it has been demonstrated that with prope
!. treatment the proportion OF sugar 10
creases, and this would, of course, In
crease the value Of the cane and the PROF
TO the producer. l think the SORGHUM
sugar industry will be found to pay l
Texas, aud that st no distant day 1t wi
}. be among the leading products OF tn
state" sfsss;sss5s.