Year: 1863

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plant. We cultivate Geld Of cane in
about the same manner we do Indian corn.
1t needs a little more care in the begin
ming, and not near as much in the end, or
at the last working. Some advise suck
ering the cane, but we have found this all
lost labor, for the more you sucker the
more you may. This Chinese cane will
often produce from oBe, seed, ten or twelve
stalks, and one is just a. good as The other.
In fact the smaller cane is often the sweet
est, so let them all stand for the harvest.
We put from SIX to twelve seeds in bill
We have never known out one stalk of the
lmphec cane from one seed, and we be.
leve it does not stool ike the Chinese.


.. IL HARvEsTING.-It you have a large crop
it may be advisable to begin VIXEN YOUR
Cane is in the blossom. 1t will then make
a very handsome syrup, but it is more
dIhcplt to digest it from the cane taste,
and /. Will not make as much syrup as
"hen ripe. Neither viii it make sugar
tll the seed is il the dough.
| gaI Try the different portions Of your field
By applying your saccharometer. You
may hnd some paris which Will measure
hive Beaum., ard then at another point
seven Reaum, and still different part
may INDICATE nine Beaum. Then yoa will
commence at point nine.


Let Your crop remain standing as long
as You can, and not be endangered by the
bite OF frost. But if you are hurried to
escape the most dangerous enemy, cut
your whole crop, blade top and all, and
throw it into wiurows. and cover it with
straw, if you can, or Bogasse so that it
will not freeze or ,haw, Yet it is better
to strip The leaf and topths cane jus. below
the first joint and put it under shed
near the mill so that it cannot be soured
by the sun or by heat and cold. If the
frost nips your ca're, it has the effect
to drive the sap from the blade and
shuck into the stalk, Which have very
bitter nutgall taste, and this is what is
called by many scorched syrup. his a
very difficult task 10 remove this bitterness,
! When you are ready to work, strip the
blades from the stalk, and top the Cane,
just below the first Joint, as we have said
and then take the cane to the mill. This
should all be done in one day. Do not
blade faster than You cat or express the
juice as in this way you will avoid the
sonring if immediately run into syrup. II
you strip your cane and let it stand, The
sap will embtter the stalk, and scorched
syrup will be the reward. Therefore give
no rest to the cane juice till It is run into
syrup.


Our prairie winds often sweep down, or
bend and break the cane, and if not i'm
mediately worked, it is of bat little value
for if the cane is bent or marred in any
way, il is not Fl. to make good syrup.


When the cane is rips cut it down, and
put 1t out OF the sun, for so long as the
stalk is connected with the roots there is a
circulation that will deteriorate the flavor
quality and quantity of the syrup.


In stripping cane, use a common corn
knife. Que eman can stri an acre per day
that is if he does not save the blades -
When you cut your caue, put it in bundles
tied in two places 20 or 30 stalks in each
bundle, which will very much facilitate in
handling and taking to mill.


If your cane is ripe, and cut and housed
from the frost, you can keep it a long time,
and it will improve, and often will show
IA Beaum. A dumping cart is very use.
full in handling cane. 1t will save hand
to each team.


Mills The mill is Of the greatest i'm
portance in this business, because When
that stops all stops, and when that goes
al must move. You will need one then
that is thoroughly made in all its parts -fal
no time should be los; t. he men in re


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pairing them. The capacity of il should
be gsajed according TO the size OF the
crop. IF you have 25 or 50 acres Of cane
you win need mill that will express l5l
gallons per hour unless you rou day ant
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We have used Clarh's Of Cincinnati
but stillthis is not what we shall have |
costs no more 10 tend one that will expres!
$50 gallons per hour, than it does7the mi
Of smaller cnpacity.' The same hand
I that can handle and run the 80 callor
mill, will run the $50 II costs triilt
more in the beginning, but before the sea
son closes You will have made saving o
I the FIRST expense. The small mill make.
80 gallons per day Of syrup, while the
other. with a very trife more expense, will
make $50 gallons per day.