1864. 



THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



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genenil appearance, while the latter is 

 divided into several sub-varieties. 



The Chinese has less disposition to 

 granulate, or rather contains more of 

 the uncrjstalizable sirup than the Ini- 

 phee. In its growth it is more disposed 

 to sucker, grows tall and slender, and 

 is the most liable to be blown down by 

 high winds. 



Of the Imphee we have the Neezea- 

 na, Oornseana and Red Cane, or Booni- 

 vana. The Neezeana, or White Cane, 

 is the earliest. The Oornseana, or, as 

 it is sometimes called Otahitan bv some 

 speculators in cane seed, is the next in 

 order, followed by the Red Cane. Be- 

 sides these we have several sub-varie- 

 ties, all of which it would be as well to 

 throw aside. 



At the Sorgo Works, at St. Johns, 

 in Perry county, of which mention was 

 made in the March number, four hun- 

 dred acres are to be planted this sj)ring 

 by one person. This is to be divided 

 as follows : Two hundred acresllSTeezea- 

 na, or,»White Cane. This cane is very 

 early ; the growth is less vigorous, yet 

 it yields remarkably well, not perhaps 

 so much to the acre as the Red Cane, 

 but it has this advantage : that it can 

 be worked up before the other is lit to 

 cut. For this reason so large a propor- 

 tion is to be planted. 



The next in order is the Oornseana, 

 known also as Black Cane or Otahite, 

 nearly one hundred acres. Less of this 

 would be planted had Mr. Nason a full 

 supply of the seed of the Red Cane. — 

 Enough of this will be planti d to make 

 up one hundred acres of these two vari- 

 eties. 



It is claimed that the Red Cane is 

 the most vigorous and productive, and 

 likely to supercede all except the early 

 variety named above. It is said to 



stand up against the most severe prai- 

 rie winds, which, in the late canes, is a 

 great disideratum, as we have som.e se- 

 vere gales during the months of Sep- 

 tember and October, One hundred 

 acres will be planted to the Chinese 

 cane. 



VALUE OF THE SEED. 



Last year Mr. JS^ason planted two 

 hundred and fifty acres, one liundrGd 

 and ninety-five of which was the Chi- 

 nese, fifteen Oomseana and fortv-five 

 of ll^eezeana. The planting was done, 

 from the first week in April to the 18th 

 of June, a period of over two and a half 

 months. 



The crop was rolled after it came up, 

 and some of it after it was six to eight 

 inches high, with the most decided ad- 

 vantage. The Neezeana was ripe the 

 1st of September, or at the time of the 

 first frost, as was also forty acres of the 

 early planted Chinese, and which had 

 been planted sometime in advance of 

 the former. The frost of August 30th 

 damaged the whole crop, while that of 

 September 18th destroyed over one 

 hundred acres, which twenty daj's inore 

 would have so matured as to have made 

 fair sirup. Thirty acres was so injured 

 by drouth, being of the late planted, 

 that it was not cultivated at all. * 



The frosted cane was cut up imme- 

 diately after the frost and shocked for 

 feed, and makes a superior fodder. The 

 Chinese stood the frost much the best, 

 making the best sirup and ripening the 

 seed, although the leaves had all been 

 killed by the frost, thus proving it to le 

 the best for the more northern planters. 



Of the cane worked up, that made 

 five thousand gallons of sirup, over five 

 hundred bushels of first quality of seed 

 was saved. This seed is used in part 

 for planting, but the most of it is being 



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