The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-08

ton of Varieties. of sorghum which
yield purer Juice. or which yield i'm
purities which are less Objectionable or
winch may be more easily removed
from the juice. The second way is the
use OF more efficient processes for purl-
Tying the juice or the strip.
There are many hundreds of varie-
ties of sorghum. They differ in exter-
nal qualities. such as size, height, yield
OF seed, color of seed top, time of ma
turing, etc. They also differ in quality
or juice, such as the amount of sugar
contained and the percentage of glu-
cose, and they probably also differ in
the nature, Kind or quantity of impure
ties contained in the juice. In the NUM-
erous varieties of sorghum which gre
known there are surely few which are
prominently adapted to strip manu-
facture. There are many varieties of
the maple tree-one, the rock maple,
is esteemed as the best for maple sirup
manufacture. There are many varie-
ties of the palm tree-one, the sugar
palm, is considered the best for sirup
or sugar manufacture. The Creole"
cane in Louisiana is considered the
best for some uses, and some other va
rleties the best for sugar manufacture.
1t seems evident that all varieties of
sorghum are not exactly alike in any
respect, and that few are certainly
superior for strip manufacture. There
are many kinds OF sorghum which have
never been tested properly, in a strictly
comparative way, in sirup manufac-
faeture. Gardeners, grain and fruit
growers, and florists know that the
planting Of certain varieties is essen
tfal to success and there is a general
agreement among them in regard to
the best ones. There is no such gen
eral agreement among sorghum sirup
nIynp L. 1t. T,,
their purposes, except that earlyma
turing canes. the Early Amber for in
stance. are best in sections where the
growing seasons are short. The writer
obtained 200 samples of sorghum from
20 states, with statements in regard to
the varieties preferred. soils and meth
DDS of manufacture used. No satisfac-
tory conclusions could be formed from
these samples on statements.
When varieties have been chosen for
sugar or for. sirup manufacture, for
grain or seed production, for forage or
for broom making, they may be much
improved by the selection of seed from
the best plants. Sorghum responds
quickly to efforts made to improve it
by the selection of seed. 1t was i'm
ported from countries in which selec-
tons for quality and juice had not been
made. In an undeveloped plant or race
of animals the first improvements
caused by selection is often rapid, and
the last Improvement is slow, as it
nears the limit Of improvement. When
a plant is transferred to another coun-
try, as was the case with sorghum, it
often varies ito meet the new condi-
tons, and thus new. often superior,
varieties are produced. This is true of
| the apple, the grape, the chrysanthe-
mum and many other plants. The best
| of these for this country are American
varieties which sprang from those
which We're imported. These are some
times superior on American soil to those
from which they sprang on their native
SOIL The same will doubtless be true
| of sorghum when selections have been
made, as has been done with other
| plants"