AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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Condenses! SSepoa’ts of Experiments vvitla Use CSaiiaese Sugar Cane. 
Name of Experimenter. State 
County. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6 . 
7. 
8 . 
9. 
10. 
II. 
18. 
13. 
14. 
15 
16. 
17. 
15. 
19. 
20 . 
VVm. Wanzer. 
Wm. Cioeker. 
Thomas R. Joynes, jr.. 
William J. Tracy. 
Howard Williamson.... 
Hubert Greaves....- 
William Chase. 
A. W. Russell.. 
J. Selden, by John Hall 
J. Selden, by P. Grimes 
Daniel Colklesser... 
Alhed H. Brown.... 
C. P. Vancil. 
S. Sayer. 
Dr. S. S. Keene__ 
John A. Bunce. 
R. Cramer... 
A. B. Price....... 
O. M. Colkins.. 
S. C. Prutlen......... 
Conn.lLitchfield.... 
N. Y.|Erie... 
Va... |Accomac 
Providence... 
Chester...... 
Sandusky.... 
Providence.. 
St. Lawrence 
Pike.. 
Pike___ 
Washington. 
Worcester... 
Sangamon... 
Cochocton... 
Providence.. 
Juneau. 
Ill. [Mercer. 
Ind. Porter.. 
Ind. Spencer. 
Iowa Van Buren... 
R.I 
Pa... 
Ohio. 
R. I.. 
N. Y. 
Pa .. 
Pa... 
Md .. 
Mass. 
Ill ... 
Ohio . 
R. I.. 
Wis.. 
Lat¬ 
itude | 
Soil. 
4U° 
43 0 
38 ° 
4I£° 
40 0 
4H° 
41i° 
441° 
411° 
4H° 
391° 
42i° 
40 ° 
491° 
42 0 
431° 
41i° 
Sandy loam... 
Sandy loam. 
Sandy loam 
Light sandy loam... 
Slate, subsoil porous..... 
Rich, black, stiff loam....... 
Sandy loam .... 
Sandy.. 
Sandy gravel .... 
Damp loam, shelly sandstone 
Sand,rubbage, etc., well rotted 
Rich garden loam. 
Black loam..... 
Sandy loam. 
Clay loam. 
Sandy loam. 
Sandy loam. 
Sandy loam, rich prairie 
Sandy loam ............ 
Prairie loam.. 
Manure. 
None. -.. 
Plaster................ 
None........ 
Hog-yard... 
None. 
None.. .... 
Stable... 
Barn-yard & leach’d ashes 
Sod—leached ashes in hill 
None—old garden..__ 
None... 
4- stable, 4 ashes & plaster. 
None... 
A little barn-yard. 
Barn-yard...... 
.None—new land. 
None.. 
None...... 
None—an old fence row.. 
Planted 1 
at 
about \ 
Headed 1 
out 
about J 
Height 
it lime of 
heading. 
About the time 
of ripening. 
Height 
atlimeof 
ripeni'g 
Diame^r 
1 footfm 
ground. 
May 25 
Sept. 1 
9 feet 
Killed Sept. 3(1 
12 feet 
1 inch 
May 20 
Sept. 24 
7 •• 
Killed Oct. 1 
April 7 
Aug 15 
10 
Ripe Sept. 15 
14 
14 " 
May 20 
Aug. 30 
Killed Sept. 29 
H ■■ 
i ” 
May • 9 
10 
Ripe Oct. 15 
12 •• 
1 ’• 
June 15 
Sept. 12 
12 • 
13 •• 
2 •• 
May ]5 
Aug. 31 
12 
Ripe Oct. 15 
13 •• 
1 
May 29 
Oct. 5 
81 ’• 
14 ’• 
June 5 
Sept. 17 
Killed Sept. 29 
10 
14 •• 
June 1 
Sept. 18 
Killed Sept.29 
101 •• 
14 
May 15 
Aug. 15 
Ripe Sept. 25 
121 
U ’■ 
May 26 
Sept. 20 
54 •• 
Killed Sept. 30 
i ■' 
May 16 
10 
Ripe Sept. 14 
11 
i4 ’■ 
May 15 
10 •• 
Ripe Sept, 15 
12 •• 
H •• 
May 22 
Sept. 6 
10 •• 
Cut Sept, 29 
11 •• 
H ” 
May 27 
Oct. 12. 
12 " 
H ” 
May 23 
9 •• 
Ripe Obt. 15 
11 
May 12 
Aug. 28 
111 
Ripe Sept. 24 
144- ’• 
14 ” 
M.l-J.l 
Ripe Oct. 12 
124 •• 
U ’’ 
Extracts from Letters accompanying! 
tire Above. 
1 Soil, stiff sod of couch grass, formerly occupied by 
trees. The cane cut immediately after frost (the 
seed beginning to turn brown), and made into 
syrup. 
2. Yellow corn on land adjoining—barely ripened. 
3. I consider Sorghum of great value as a forage crop; 
shall plant five acres next year. 
8. Not killed, but growing well October 5. 
<0. Season remarkably damp and cold. Some stalks, 
stripped, pealed, cut, pounded and boiled, pressed 
and strained, and boiled down, yielded 1 gallon 
of good molasses from 25 to 35 canes. The refuse 
eaten readily by hogs. 
U Good molasses (34 pints from 37 canes) obtained by 
method similar to No. 10. Hogs very fond of the 
bagasse. 
12. Seeds merely formed—not more than half matured 
when frost came. 
14. Continued ripening up to October 8, at which time it 
was uninjured by frost, though Indian corn had 
been partly killed. Planted Agriculturist package 
in 48 hills; from 38 hills made 2 gallons of good 
syrup, extracted by pounding stalks and boiling in 
water. 
15. Seven canes yielded 31 quarts of juice, which gave 1 
pint of good thick molasses: 
18. September 29, the cane was not injured by a frost 
which killed the corn-blades. 
19. From the Agriculturist letter-package of seed sent 
. me I have raised half a bushel of seed. With a 
rude iet of rollers, I obtained 1 gallon of syrup 
from Ihe juice of 30 stalks. 
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Slow Promises the O&iiicse Sugar Cane'? 
Above we present a few regular reports, such as we 
called for last month. Many write us that they have not 
the necessary dates and figures. We hope, however, to 
get a larger number of statements to inseit in this table 
by next month. It will be seen that, with a sufficient 
number of such reports from every section of the country, 
we can draw valuable general conclusions of the length 
of time required for the growth of the plant, the best 
soils and manures, the probability of its maturing in 
different latitudes, &c. Let us have as full reports as 
may be. In sending in renewals of subscriptions or new 
subscribers, please inclose a separate slip for the above 
table. 
By our next issue, we shall have some valuable state- 
ments of full and accurate experiments regarding the 
saccharine properties of this new plant. We have never 
been over sanguine of the results, and have constantly 
advised our readers to caution in making large outlays in 
its cultivation, though we have encouraged moderate 
experiments, and have furnished a large amount of seed 
when needed to meet current expenses. Let what money 
panics will come, our readers may depend upon always 
finding the “ latch string out ” at our office door; and if 
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Dozen, that is, fourteen to the dozen. It is said that even 
now, some bakers treat new customers in the same man¬ 
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to make up clubs of both old and new subscribers for 
1858. Will our friends please take hold of the matter at 
country, small parcels of both old and new varieties of 
plants which may by this means become more widely 
propagated. 
We find ourselves ’again compelled, by sundry orders 
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or interest in, any seed establishment, and we do not deaf 
in seeds of any kind, nor in anything but newspapers, 
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The distribution of useful seeds is only legitimate with 
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We have at last got this journal up to the size we have 
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before, as we have been unwilling to do any other than a 
safe business, (our bump of caution is said to be large). 
We think now, that taking into account the size of this 
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men, the Agriculturist is not excelled if equaled by any 
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its reading matter, in instructive illustrations, &c., &c ,is 
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We have no idea of being obliged to beg of our old sub 
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and suggestions, in the more economical and more profit 
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The prospect that the Chinese Sugar Cane will prove 
valuable is ne w better than it has ever before appeared 
to us. Whether it will produce sugar is still unsettled. 
That good syrup and alcohol for manufacturing and other 
purposes can be made from it profitably in this latitude 
and still further North is now pretty well determined. 
Interesting statements of experiments now in progress in 
New Jersey and elsewhere will be ready for our Decem¬ 
ber number. We have but just commenced operations 
upon our “ Long Island Sugar Estate” (one large acre !) 
and the sweetening is being turned out at apparently a 
promising rate. But of this hereafter. 
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