WHAT TO DO WITH THE CROPS. 79 



SORGHUM FOR SYRUP OR SUGAR. 



Let the crop stand until the seeds are grown ; it is 

 thought that the cane is sweetest at about this stage ; also 

 taste the cane, and if found quite sweet it is ready to cut 

 and grind. Strip the fodder from the canes ; save the 

 heads, as they make good feed ; cut the canes and grind 

 as soon as possible, though the canes may be kept with 

 safety for several days, if stored under a dry shelter. 



CUBAN CANE. 



The Cuban or East Indian Sugar Cane will not fully ma- 

 ture in Georgia and other similar climates, therefore it 

 must be permitted to grow as long as possible, being sure 

 to cut it before a killing frost. Strip the fodder and 

 store it, and grind the canes as soon as possible. 



SUNFLOWER. 



The only part of this plant worth saving is the seed. 

 Gather when matured and store them, but be sure that 

 they are dry, or they will spoil. The seeds are excellent 

 food for horses, chickens, etc. 



TEOSINTE. 



This being a tropical plant of long, continued and pro- 

 digiously rapid growth, it does not reach maturity in 

 this and more northerly climates, but grows on all through 

 the summer, increasing in foliage and stalk ; so the longer 

 it stands the heavier the yield. Cut it down before the 

 least frost comes on it, and shock up securely, and cure 

 same as fodder corn. 



TOBACCO. 



After being cured, tobacco is manufactured into segars 

 and plugs, and powdered, and packed in to large and small 

 bags and boxes and placed upon the market to be con- 

 sumed by those who like to smoke and chew the weed. 

 It is also an excellent insecticide, and is sometimes used 

 medicinally. It is also a very fine fertilizer. 



