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crops of cane for crushing—as new shoots are invariably thrown out, 
from the revts, and attain full development after the first cutting, 
which takes place about the 25th of July, in this latitude, in favorable 
seasons. . 
3. From 25 to 100 bushels of seed can be raised to the acre, which 
seed, for all feeding purposes, is at least as valuable as oats. 
4. It bears repeated cutting when green, and is inferior to no other 
plant for “ soiling.” 
5. The seed and fodder are fully equal in value to an ordinary corn 
crop, thus leaving the canes and their juice a clear profit to the cul- 
tivator. 
6. It withstands our long droughts much better than common corn, 
retaining its green color and succulence even after the seed matures. 
The various economical uses to which the sorgho may be applied, 
are so fully adverted to in other portions of this work, that it is 
unnecessary to enter farther into detail ; and I will close by expressing 
the conviction that, wherever the climate is suitable to its proper 
development, this plant will fully realize all its most sanguine friends 
have ever claimed for it. D. Repmonp. 
Augusta, Ga., August 26, 1857. 
EXTRACT FROM THE EXPERIMENTS OF L’ECOLE 
IMPERIALE DES PONTS. ET CHAUSSEES. 
Specimens of the Stalks, Seeds, and Products of the Sugar Sorgho sent 
by M. Raoulz. 
ANALYSIS OF SOIL ON WHICH THE PLANTS WERE GROWN. 
Hygrometric water, lost at 130° - . : - 3°220 
Water of combination, organic matters, and carbonic acid 10°320 
Nitrogen - - - - - - 0-201 
Silica and clay, insoluble in chlorohydric acid ~—- - 74-900 
Alumina - - - - =; rihove 3°250 
Peroxide ofiron - - - - A = 0:320 
