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What is Imphee. 



It is the African Sugar Cane. Sorgho is the 

 Chinese Sugar Cane, which is now so mmch 

 talked of and experimented on. The Imphee 

 quite nearly resembles it in botanical properties 

 and in the agricultural and commercial ralue 

 which it may possess. If any great difference 

 except in the appearance of the seed exists be- 

 tween thiem, in these respects, it remains yet 

 to be noticed. But the history of Imphee is, 

 according to Mr. Leoaard Wray, quite diflerent 

 from that of the Sorgho. Sorgho, or the Chinese 

 Sugar Cane, was first introduced into Europe, 

 in 1851, by the Count de Montigny, consul of 

 France, at that time, at Shanghai infChina. It 

 was planted by M. Robert, of Toulon. Prom 

 this planting only one sprout appeared. It 

 grew and ripened, and the seeds were distributed. 

 A gardener of Hyeres succeeded in ripening 

 eight hundred seeds, which were bought by 

 Vilmorin & Co., of Paris, for eight hundred 

 francs. The plant then mads it way rapidly. 

 It was cultivated extensively and from this 

 source mainly it was supplied to the United 

 States. 



The Imphee, on the other hand, was, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Wray, introduced into Europe in the 

 following way :— While at Port Natal, in Afri- 

 ca, in 1851, he found the Imphee, or "sweet 

 seed," grown by the natives. He collected the 

 seeds of all the varieties he could hear of, fifteen 

 in all, planted them, and made sugar from each 

 of them. He then left Port Natal, went to 

 Europe planted it in England, France and Bel- 

 glum, and established its culture in the West 

 Indies, Mauritius, the Brazils and some other 

 countries. It is now being introduced into the 

 United States. Some varieties of the Imphee 

 ripen in ninety days, from the seed. 



Mr. Wray thinks that Imphee, or the African 

 Sugar Cane, will furnish the Northern States 



with means of making sugar for themselves. 



Several varieties of it will ripen perfectly in from 

 75 to 100 days. He thinks that it can be 

 crystalized by a method which he has used, and 

 for which he has applied for a patent in the 

 United States, as well as in Great Britain, and 

 some ceuntries on the Continent. The method 

 consists of several distinct operations. 1. Treat- 

 ing the juice with "cream of lime," without 

 heat. 2. Filtering the juice through charcoal 

 to remove all feculence. This gives a clear 

 bright liquor, without any heat. 3. Heat the 

 liquor to 120 or 180 deg. Fahrenheit; pat in nut 

 galls, and bring the liquor to the boiling point. 

 Keep it so a few moments, then cool and filter 

 again. 4. Evaporate the liquor in open pans, 

 skimming the scam as it rises, till the svrup is 

 ready to grain. 5. Then remove to Vessels 

 proper for this purpose. If it should not gran« 

 ulata readily, throw into the concentrated svrup 

 a few ounces of well grained sugar. This " will 

 cause it 10 grain rapidly. By the use of this 

 method, Mr. W. affirms that excellent white 

 sugar can always be made from the African Su- 

 gar Cane, 



If he is right in this matter, our farmers will 

 do well to took into the subject. The experience 



of the last eighteen months will give additional 

 interest to every effort to secure cheap domestic 

 sugar. Our advice to all is, that they read ex- 

 tensively, observe carefully, experiment cautions- 

 ly, aad having proven "all things, hold fast to 

 that which is good." — Ohio Farmer. 



Shape of a Goode HoFse. ' ^\: 



I From an ancient Record. J 

 A goode horse shoulde have a black, 

 smothe, drie, large, round and hollow hove 

 and if it be soft and tender, and brode about 

 the heles, it is the greater sign of lightness. 

 The reason is, for that the horse, from 

 the day of hys foling, tredeth light upon 

 the grounde, for he is afray'd to trust to his 

 hoves, being as yet verye tender, and there- 

 fore he strayneth hys fore legges and back 

 the more. The crownes above hys hoves 

 shoulde be small and heavy. 



Hys pastors short, and that neyther too 

 lowe nor yeat too high; so shall he be strong 

 beneath, and not apt to founder. 



Hys joyntes great, with longe feawter^ 

 locks behynde, whiche is a sign of force. 



Hys legges straight and brode; hys knees 

 great, leane, and playne; hys thyes full of 

 sinews, the bones whereof should be short, 

 equal, just, and well-proportioned, and the 

 brawnes thereof, when he standeth with 

 hys legges together, ought to be muche 

 more dis taunt one from another above, to- 

 wards the breast, than beneath. 



Hys shoulders longe, large, and full of 

 fieashe; hys breast large and rounde; hys 

 necke rather longe than shorte, greate« to- 

 wards the breaste, bending in the midst, 

 and slender towards the heade; hys ears 

 small or rather sharpe; hys forehead leane 

 and large; hys eyes black and greate; the 

 hollowness of hys browes well filled and 

 shooting outwarde, hys jaws slender and 

 leane; hys nostells so open and puffed uppe 

 as you may see the redde within, apt to re- 

 ceieve air, his mouth greate, and finally hys 

 whole heade together would be like a 

 shepe's heade. Hys wythers should not on- 

 ly be sharpe-pointed, but also righte and 

 straight, so as a man may plainlye see from 

 them the departure of his shoulders; hys 

 back should be shorte, and that neither ris- 

 inge nor fallinge, but even and playne, hys 

 sides should be long and large, with a small 

 space between the hyndermost ribbe ani 

 the huckle bone; hys belly orderlye hid un- 

 der hys ribbes; hys flanks not gaunte, but 

 full; hys tayle should be full of hairs and 

 long, downe to the grounde; finally all hys 

 members should be correspondent to the 

 greatness of hys bodye, fashioned much like 

 •a stag, somewhat lower before than behind. 



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