Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-13
More sorxhun Experimens..

There are many reasons TO hope that
Americans will continue their efforts At
sugar raising until this country will
be found able TO produce all the
sugar needed for consumption by her
large population. Experiments in rzis-
ing sorghum and manufacturing sugar
therefrom will be continued this
year BY the Agricultural Depart
r1ens. Professor Wiley, the chemist. last
week laid out the work for field on
the Maryland experimental farm, eight
miles northeast Of Washington, the labor on
which will be performed by employees of
the Maryland Agricultural College, upon the
zroanes Of which the station IL situated.
On one plat in the ield are planted $50 lots
Of pedigrerd seed taken from stalks grown
in Kansas. Of which analysis was made.
over 2000 .taIk. we're thus ansly red, and
the sed Of the $50 sho~ing the highest per-
for seed to determ ne whether
or not this excellence /. hereditary and can
be perpetuatsd On another plat are plant
ed forty varieties Of seed, the ground being
tlizers In the field are two strips where
l no fertilizer is used, the intention being to
/ determine the best kind Of seed and the best
/ fertilizer. still a third plat is planted With
/ four kinds of seed which showed the best re-
1 suits in experiment.. already made, and they
( too, will be treated by the various fertilizers
s manufactured. An exact duplicate of this
experiment in all details will be made at
/ Sterling Kan the seeds having been divid-
/ ed for that purpose. Portions Of the expert
ment will be repeated At Rio Grande. ~ j.,
/ Kenner La, Cedar Falls Iowa, and at sew
eral places in kanas
If the rumor is true that England ha.
agreed with Germany 10 settle the Samoan
question to the exclusion Of the Uri'ec
states. it is to be feared that Mr. william
Waller Phelps eill bring from Berlin peace
sith nervous prostraiion.- P,oetdenee Jour
nal
The Journal Guild 30 doubt be delighted
to see The conference IA ! 50 that il might
have an opportunity to arraign the Ad'
min-tration. but the re negade sheet is noi
likely TO have that satisfaction. The New
York Herald of the same date says "Dui
Berlin correspondent sends by commercial
cable an resting desp ttch about the
Samoan conference The Commissioner,
have got 10 work in earnest, and are likel,
~ finish their lahors in about fortnight
That the result will be satisfactory to al
parties now -eems altogether probable
Germany i evidently disposed to be fai
and reasonable and to reach a conclusion
that viii leave the nted States no caus,
10 complain III short, the Samoan
question. which has lately attracte,
the attention Of two hemisphere.
now bid, fair 10 pass into hi-tor,
g a.. a settled controversy" There ia mucl
rrasen to hope that this cheering prophe
cy may be fully verified But it is vel
to wait to see the conclusion Of the pres
cut negotiations. Diplomacy has it, Slip
perry places, and present, Germany rarel,
show. a fun hand. Perhaps, and it ma.
be probable, that Russia, France, and tn
United States may serve a. a kind of tri
angle In the herds Of fate to keep the ~
p.riug. powerful nation to just and paciti
behavior towards the SamoaGs and thei
friends.