Show agricultural SORGHUM cc culture IN WISCONSIN irr iri sir I 1 have made about 1600 gallons of molasses from the juice of the chinese sugar cane J and twelve varieties of the african af pf of the african canes two varieties are earlier earlier than the chinese two about the same season ani and the others later the african varieties proved to ie be mixed or show so strong a tendency to sor sport as to make it at difficult to recognize them from the descriptions given by mr wray of his for which reason I 1 do not feel warranted in giving the names under which the seeds of the successful varieties were received one of these packages planted away from all others produced six distinct varieties and hybrids all yielding a sweet juice varying but slightly in their specific qualities from 15 to 18 percent per cent of sugar after def der defecation eca tion tien the juices of the chinese canes varied by the same test from to 22 per cent the pr proportion apor tion of or molasses weighing 11 pounds to the ga gallon was about the same the comparison being between alpe i e canes of the african and chinese canes the le percentage of mo lasses by weight to the canes nearly unripe lots of stalks yielding from 7 to lo 10 per cent the proportions of af juice to stalks as 1 to 2 the mill used was a cast caal iron horizontal two roller upper roller yielding under a pressure of pounds power used two horses quantity per hour 50 to gallons proportion of juice to molasses from to ly to tod toj the syrups made from the the are higher flae ua borred than those from the Chi chinese hiese fiese cades canes th the time of ripening the earliest was 34 31 to 44 41 months of the chinese variety from 41 4 to 5 months from the planting of the seed aeed N Y tribune WHAT CAN BE DONE ON AN ACRE OF or GROUND the editor of the dial alai maine tle tie cultivator published eda a few days ago his management of one acre of ground from which phwe we gather the following result i one third of an acre of corn usually produced thirty bushels of sound corn for g grinding ind besides some refuse this quantity was sufficient for jor family use and fon foe fattening one lar iare large lare e or two small smail hogs from the same frind ground he obtained two or three pumpkins us and his family supply of beans erom from the same bed of bix eix rods square he usually ob bushels of onions these he sold at SIP 1 per par er bushel and the amount purchased his clour allour thus from one third of an acre and his hia onion onion bed he oata obtained 1 ined his bis breadstuff a the rest of the ground was appropriated to all ali assorts gorts sorts of vegetables for the surn suen summer bummer merand and winte winter ruse use potatoes beets turnips s cabbage green corn peas beans cucumbers melons squashes ae with fifty or sixty bushels vf of beets and carrots for the winter f food of a caw cow then he be had a flower garden also raspberries rasp berries currants and gooseberries goose berries in great vai vat variety fety lety and a few choice apple pear plum cherry peach and quince trees PLANTING L D J wishes to be informed of the best method of preparing black seed to cause them to vegetate readily the best treatment of locust seed to insure a speedy germination is seed as soon as the fall hei shell sheli hel ithem them althem and po put pub t them in a box of sand band keep the sand moist an and d exposed to the weather until spring then sift sif the sand out put and plant in april about be usual time bf planting corn when seed are not riot procured in time to adopt this method take them at the proper time of planting pour hot not boiling water on them let them stand in the water in a warm place for beveral several days changing the water every second iday day when some of the seed will become considerably swollen these should be picked out and planted let the others remain in the water until the shell becomes soaked and the kernel swollen and plant as before with this treatment gent they will grow as readily as indian corn Plant birst first in nursery rows putting the seed six inches apart and the rows four feet asunder and transi transplant lant the first or second spring fol following lowin st louis valley farmer september i VARIETIES OF or apfl APiL APPLES rs A farmer of illinois E hi skinner T ref referring erring to his bis cb choice oice olce of apples it P es says the varieties I 1 cultivate ly y are for summer carolina red june red astrachan Asti achan and keswick codlin for fer fall perter parter and FaL fai Winesap and for winter rawl Rawles ea janett jonathan and american Golden Russet all of these being hardy trees andwood and good be bearers arbra he farther baya saya that he much prefers in setting out an orchard or charf chari hwo two IWO year ear old trees than those of larger growth aty aay as they seldom become stunted at he be never lose losea one and they are dure gure 6 ure to make malce healthy thrifty th ritty trees |