164 transactions of the american institute:. 



Sorgo in Connecticut. 



Mr. William A. Bacon, AVest Meiideii, Ct., says: " Onr sorgo crop tMs 

 year is iarge, and the quality excellent. At C»Qilford, Ct-, the yieW is 

 immense. A good many mills are at work gTriinding the cane aad making- 

 gynip, but they are Bot sufficient to work np all the crop.''^ 



Varieties oy Sorgo — Which is tbe Best. 



Mr. L. F. Hadley, La Salle, 111., made a report to a convention of sorgo- 

 growers, at Eockford, that must be very lisef'al, for it givea a detailed 

 acconnt of his espenmcnts this year with all the known yarieties of sngar- 

 cane grown in that State. The report is published in full in T/te Prairie 

 Farmer, Chicago, Nov. 5. We will make a few extracts. After giving 

 his statement of the growth, tisiae of ripening, appearance^ &c., of each 

 variet}', he sums up as follows: 



" HaviBg ascertained the exact yield of every sort sitited to o»r climate, 

 we are now prepared to ascertain their comparative value j also to compare 

 each kind with corii. 



Table Showing ihe Value of ihx Diffejrknt Sorts per Acre. 



Ho. in point of Sails, per Value after dedueft- 



earliDess. a«re. ing \ for making. 



1. Ijtrge early Sorg&uma. .................. 90 $45 00 



2. Early Sorghum 100 50 00 



3. Neeazana 90 45 00 



4. White Impbee or tbe pura Neeazana 90 45 OO 



5. • Early Red Impliee 70 35 OO 



6. Shlagoova, or Early Blask Imphse — iaapcrfecl tjial. 



7. Pure Sorghom 145 72 50 



8. Eengha 135 &3 00 



9. Oomseana 102 51 OO 



30. BoomTwana lk»2 5100 



31. Eeananioodee , 106 53 00 



12. Z«'Ombana (imperfect trial), probafely ssims aa 4be 



Eeanamoodee, which it resembles. 



33. Zimm&oxaana 106 53 00 



14. Zimmoomana 106 53 00 



15. Shlagoonda 110 55 00 



ll>. Vimbisehuapa, or a mongrel — rot suitable fo7 sj'rap in this latiinde. Yield wouli 

 probably have been 4" B, about 70 gallons per a«r*. 

 One acre of such corn, to 68 bushels worth, $34. 

 Corn worth 50 cents a bnshel-, syrup $1 a gallon. 



"Having now ascertained the comparative yield of all the sorts worthy 

 of cultivation, we are prepared to compare the difterent sorts with a good 

 crop of corn, and though syrup is high, so is corn; and when sj'rup comes 

 down to forty cents a gallon, it is presumable that corn will come down to 

 twenty cents a bushel, or nearly in that proportion. 



" Corn vs. Cane. 

 " I will suppose that husking and marketing corn is worth as mnch as 

 to strip and haul tbe cane, which would be nearly equal in some cases, but 

 not in others; and to cover the extra expense of handling the canes, we 

 will allow the odd gallon to be left out for that expense. And it will be 

 seen that the value of the Early Red Imphee just equals the value of the 



• It is but fair to suppose this cort would yield more with a better stand. It is f^ortby of 

 extended trial. 



