R^o Sagar Cane Correspondence. [December, 



than remain in towns. The result is, that if things remain a3 

 they were, the supply of agricultural products must soon fall below 

 the wants of the country. A continued rise of prices, and ultimate 

 dano-er of starvation would be the consequence. These Agricultural 

 Machines, however, diminish the amount of labor required, and thus 

 do the work of men. The principal Machines of this description, 

 now in use, are the Mowers, Reapers, Harvesters, and Drills. The 

 number of those made in the United States, we do not know ; but in 

 Ohio they have increased wonderfully, and the manufacture of Agri- 

 cultural Machines alone, amounts to millions of dollars ! Yet, this 

 whole business is the creation of the last five years. About twelve 

 years since, the public mind was first excited on this subject, by the 

 appearance of McCormiek's Reaper. This Machine was exhibited in 

 Cincinnati, and found to be successful. It has since been extensive- 

 ly used in Illinois. A few years after, American Agricultural Ma- 

 chines were exhibited at the World's Fair, and found to be more ad- 

 mired than anything else we exhibited. It was just, too, for these 

 Agricultural Machines are found to be doing a great work for the 

 prosperity of this and other lands. Our country is so immense, and 

 the necessity for its cultivation so great, that all the inventive genius 

 of America will be required to produce the Machinery for its culti- 

 vation. — Rail Road Record. 



SUGAR CANE CORRESPONDENCE. 



Space would fail to record the numerous letters received in rela- 

 tion to the merits or demerits of the Chinese Sugar cane, as an eco- 

 nomical production for our northern farmers. 



As we have expressed our views freely on this subject, we will sub- 

 join as a fair specimen, extracts from but two as types of all the rest. 



The following is from Mr. P. Melendy, of Cedar Falls, Black 

 Hawk county, Iowa. 



" According to promise I send you a few statements in regard to my 

 success in raising and making molasses from Chinese Sorgho, or Su- 

 gar Cane. 



I had my doubts whether it would ripen in this latitude, (as we 

 are in 42 1-2.) But we have so far succeeded in this vicinity as to 



