, 1890-07-05

some three millions of acres of rich land,
spleldidly adapted for the growth of the
tropical sugar cane, now being drained b
in parts brought under cultivation. These
three million acres, says our louisiana colt
temporary, from whom We quote, could ta~i-
~ give six million tons Of sugar yearly and
more than enough to supply the whole
world. Our contemporary also casually
states that "More than two thousand farm
ers rave applied to the Agricultural depart
ment for seeds of the sugar beet, of which
the department has imported several tons.
aud that ga large lot of machinery for the
establishment of beet sugar works at Lin
coin, Nebraska, reached New Orleans @ few
days ago from Europe The United States
is our chief market, and we must look this
matter fairly in the face. If we are to hold
our own, if we are to survive at all the
struggle that is impending, we must get
better Yields. Here and there alb cut the
island on fine estates an average we hear OF
something like four ~hOgsheads to the acre
has been reached this year-the result Of
high manuring and q good year. Three
hOeSheads to the acre has become Quite
rommon, and has ceased to attract special
attention, and Yet there ia more behind.
We are only now becoming aware Of .the
caps bilities of the cane. But If we mistake
not, u high average for the whole island
will not DO reached until the whole body OF
planters become convinced that larger
Yields are in store for them if they study
more profoundly the requirements of the
plant they are dealing with, and oft
various soils they have TO grow it in Given
the lain (prOvided always) and the larger
he yield of each year, The larger the pro-
mis-, for the next year; for every extra
Joint of cane is an extra blade OF trash
to tall and rot and enrich the soil
with organic material, while We can
estimate to q nicely the mineral COnstitu-
entS removed from it, and c9p replace them.
We havc not yet exhausted the capablli-
ties of the cane, We again quote from 1RS
Louisiana Planter from a correspondent In tire
Sandwich lslands-"Quite IL variety of canes
have been cultivated in years past, but at
the present time there are probably not
more than four or five, the leading variety
hpius tho Tahitian tOften called L&haina)
canr, : vigorous grower OF % white variety
having IL hard yellow rind, - somewhat
stiff, light colOured leaf, the lower part or
sheath being heavily buried"
"On good land the plant crop of this va
riety IT cane commonly yields five to seven
tons If sugar to the acre $4,000 pounds TO
tho toni, and has occasionally exceeded
tNclI lllCSO uSWAVn VII hAO ANNSS
crops represent q growth OF eighteen to
twenty four months, about three times the
length of time aval able to the growing OF
cane in the Southern States.'
"Thef first TattOOus from such u crop as the
above would be expected to yield three to
five tons OF sugar per acre according to the
weather and the length of time it had to
grow, which might be from eight to twenty
months
1.-THE cane that bids fair, to rank next
the Tahitan, if in fact it does not SUI
perseie it, is q reddish cane but recently in
ptroduced. It starts and grows more vigor-
Ously than the other, stands the drought bet.
ter and appears to be particularly adapted
to the higher attitudes; yielding, moreover,
n very easily worked %juice." This he calls
the "Rose Bamboo "l 't|
Another variety is the KO.pau, ole or non
towering cane, we'll adapted to the higher
lands. We have not yet exhausted the Bour-
bon, but it is worth our while to see what
these canes will do In this island under vary
ing conditions. The Lahaina gives fine yields
at Dodds, but not the best. We should know
how it succeeds on the highlands; and We
never shall know that nntil it has been pro-
perly tested there at an experimental sta
ton. The United States Agricultural De
partment takes care to keep the L~onislan"
Planter we'll abreast of the time. We ex.
pcct our Government to do al. much for us