| Show lf r 1 j u ilk f LS Jy f iI i t During the year vear experiments II continued on the state gardens foi for forthe I the proportion lon of or seeds and the result was wan the turning down of the I sugar cane CRne as a. a A. product of the territory in th that t it took too long a season to mature the crop hence was not adapted for general cultivation in the territory the Deseret Agricultural 1 Mechanical l I society standing sponsor for the I conclusion The construction of a anew anew anew new dani dan dam in Emigration o canyon canon in 1865 e saved 1 the crop a as the old dam dani was destroyed b by high waters In Inthe inthe the early spring and this partly ruined the seed ced crop j The fhe society during the year ear e el- with sorghum seed re receIved received received re- re from the patent office and ad discovered ered that the seed would mature mature mature ma ma- ture In any ordinary season The experiments showed that the crop harvested in the state gardens produced produced produced pro pro- gallons of fine flue clear syrup to the acre and that from fromI I the gardens was raised more than 1000 pounds of fine ripe seed which it was was' declared was a It Blessing to the territory PRODUCES NEW POTATOES Another product experimented with was potatoes the experimental being L. L S. S and he suc SUj- SUj cee in Iii In producing three varieties which he regarded as a valuable acquisition not only for excellence in flavor but their superiority in yield Iel 1 over any oth other r arlet variety then l known in Utah While hIle the patch on which the potatoes were grown it was said was infested with gophers the yield lellI was extraordinary nar nary but the society refused to toI recommend for tor flavor it was said I any of the Hemenway varieties when compared with the old Me- Me Ie- Ie potato However on other soils oils it was pointed out the potato potatoes potatoes pota pota- to toes s might be different I Experiments ments were also made with a potato potato po po- tato introduced in Utah by a Mr lr Staines the seed coming coniing from New NewYork NewYork York which gave promise of ot being a n. fine tine potato for tor earl early use for the table At a cost of 12 12 the directors of the society purchased for the use of the society from R. R P P. Garrison of North Carolina a recipe for the making of ot sugar from Africa and China sugar cane which recipe was wasas wasas wasas as follows EXTENSIVE PROCESS Take the cane when the seed turns brown strip the blades off ot and all the boot that comes easy do not let the cane freeze or dry in the sun any longer than you OU can can conveniently get it up then thea crush it as soon as possible and soon after the juice is pressed put it in ina ina ina a hogshead and let it stand over night right Then take pinion pine and burn burnit it into charcoal take half haIr a bushel and beat It it up as fine tine as grains of wheat then put It into a hopper or coarse coarse straw or hay then put upon that a half bushel of coarsest coal then pour your sugar augar water upon that an and 1 let iet it run through slowly then take a coarse cloth and strain the juice through that then put into a copper or brass kettle and boil boll slowly until the juice turns red then add one pound of sugar to every twenty gallons of juice and continue to boil boll slowly till tm thick enough to string off the dipper while hot and then put it in stoneware stoneware stone stone- ware vare and let it remain for six days das without moving mo then drain the thes s syrup rup from the surface and dr dry the sugar in the open ope air which will give five pounds or It sugar for ever every gallon of s syrup rup and the syrup taken taken taken tak tak- en from Crom the surface of ot the sugar was the equal of any produced Inthe in inthe inthe the United States The recipe was used throughout the t tei territory |
