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and it was not at all soured — had, perhaps, lost a small portion of the juice. 

 A matter of importance to manufacturers is a better market, or better 

 prices. The name generally applied is sufficient alone to make maay refuse 

 to purchase. At a time when ordinary New Orleans molasses is worth 50 ta 

 55 cents in Chicago, at wholesale, 40 cents is considered sufficient to pay for 

 "sorghum," when the fact is that tie " scrghum " (when good as it ought to 

 be) is the best goods to be had in the molasses line; and it is also a fact that 

 large quantities of it (some not very good) are purchased in Chicago at very 

 low prices, put into large tanks, and a little very rank New Orleans molasses 

 added to give a New Orleans flavor, and then it is rebarreled and sold in the 

 country as genuine New Orleans molasses. Probably those who will not 

 buy " sorghum " direct of the Jmaker, often get it this way. There ought to 

 be Ji manufacturers' association to work in their interests. 



Yours truly, 



J. T. HUNTINGTON, 

 Delton, Wis. 



[A letter from Mr. William P. Phillips, of Lake Mills, shows that all do 

 not look upon this question in the same ligbt. Mr. Phillips writes as fol- 

 lows:] 



Lake Mills, Wis , December 12, 18S1. 

 Prof. W. A.. Henry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.: 



Dear Sir — Your circular of Nov. 10th Ult., relative to the Amber cane in- 

 ■dustry of Wisconsin, received. I am not in any manner interested in that branch 

 of industry and know of no thrifty or practical farmer in this vicinity who la. 

 Its production here is generally confined to a few of the smaller farms — usu- 

 ally those occupied by the poorer and most thriftless class of foreign bora 

 immigrants — who are willing to use an inferior syrup of thoir own pro- 

 duction, under the delusion that their time and labor in producing it is worth 

 nothing. Only a few square rods are raised on each farm; and I apprehend 

 if the labor in its production and manufacture was countec' at its value in 

 other established practical lines of agricultural business, it would be found 

 to cost many times the market value of much better syrup. In the present 

 stage of development of the crystallizing process, I am unable to appreciate 

 the extraordinary eft'orts of the national and state departments of agricul- 

 ture to foster its growth, or to obtain statistics in regard to it. It occurs to 

 me that there are several things connected with the agricultural interests of 

 this country in which the national and state departments — with their aided 

 facilities — might do great service to the country. 



We have established, partially developed, practical and profitable in- 

 dustries that need the aid and benefit of the practical experiments of the de- 

 partments and the protection of the government. 



Take as an instance the leading agricultural industry of our state — the 

 dairy industry. Base, unwholesome, disgusting adulterations of dairy pro* 



