| Show C s correspondence of the chicago tehmi SORGHUM convention DOMESTIC SUGARS SYRUPS JACKSON mich feb 24 the michigan state sugar cane grow ers association closed its forth annual convention at a late hour last evening the Tha convention has been a success in so fir far as concerned the attendance and hild thih thib terest evolved by the proceedings samples of wine and alcohol from sorghum which were exhibited were thought very pleasant and interesting although they did not particulars pertain to the sorghum convention the same fame is to be said sald of the corn sugar and syrup exhibited by T mr N ir joseph hirsh of chicago mr johns johnstone tone exhibited some silks dyed with dyes from the stalks of 1863 by dr henry erny washington the colors were rose pink and purple he further exhibited some seed sugar syrup and alcohol made from sorghum with and without the aid of chemicals mr brainard of chicago exhibited some sorghum wine resembling madeira he also showed some su sugar g ar having havin 0 all the appearance of rape grape sugar there were exhibited very many samples of both sugar and syrup and the committee reported that they had bad had found it quite quita difficult to decide on the merits of several of them this was particularly the case with the syrups of which there were many samples that were almost equally good and many of them sufficiently so to prove that the manufacture has arrived at a high state of perfection and that sorghum syrup must at once take a prominent stand among t the products of the count country ry the committee deciding the merits of dhe zhe various samples of syrup subjected them to four tests namely color density flavor and clarification and in their award decided on their merits by this standard the tile committee made favorable mention of the specimens of sugar and syrup manufactured from indian orn and exhibited by mr joseph hirsh of chicago commending the manufacture of the same as a subject which was attracting much attention and was worthy of the consideration of the association that the preponderance of testimony before tho fh convention is in favor of the common ar or regular variety of chinese seed for the main reliance of produce it ft does not in all sea seasons solis soils mature its seed in this latitude but it ordinarily acquires a maturity sufficient to amford afford a good feild heili of superior syrup that early chinese cane ripens from two to four weeks sooner than the late variety its quality of syrup is regarded by some as not so good its product per acre is lesh leiss probably prom bly in proportion prop to the diminution of the time tim required for maturing Oo oom meana seana reana ripens in about the same samie time as tle the regular chinese when properly treated it yields a portion of crystallized sugar the flavor of its syrup is not so good and its saccharine yield not generally reported equal to regular chinese Ne cazana or white im matures in about the same time as the chinese it is said that this variety may be worked at an earlier stage of maturing than any away other canes and stands up more vigorously than an y of the foregoing liberian iberian Ii is two weeks later than regular chinese grows very heavy stands up against al all ali 1 winds ves a and the quality of syrup is said to be fine an entirely new variety in this latitude it is distinguished by a close particle with small quite round seed neatly packed and of the cranberry red color which is regarded as identical with Oom seana yields sugar freely under favorable circumstances BOYS ON ox FARMS farus tile the time was when boys boss were considered of but trifling 13 account upon the farm they an I 1 ed to run of errands and to do the 1 6 t chores about the house and I 1 n to keep them out of mischief 1 en not attending school they 1 I 1 blidie ald aid some service astride tile the horse bomark out tile tiie corn ground and culli 9 vat ethe corn and potatoes but if ambitious 11 bido us to join the men in the field or elsewhere eisei elsei here they were equipped with the taoist worthless cast aside tools such as fisty risty hoes dull worn out scythes old forks used up shovels sh oveis ovela dull ay hammers saws K and alon so on through the whole catalogue of faraji implements they grew weary using them and so would men have T done accomplishing UP I 1 ls hi 1 ng only the same 0 amount of lab fab labor or it would not be 1 I strange if such treatment first planted dissatisfy dissatisfaction letlon netlon in the hearton heart of many manya a farmers boy which finally ripened in to utter disgust the seeking of employment behind the cornter counter odthe village store or perhaps in something less honorable which in the end resulted in iniquity or ruin but now boys upon tile the farm are equal to the men of those days by the aid of the new class of implements they are equivalent ta to several men with the old implements boys have indeed wonderfully increased in importance in these last few years and nothing T is too good for the brave v willing rilling a ambitious little fellows and they most richly deserve their newly gained importance two and onelia lf millions of men taken from the industrial pursuits of life for the purpose of war more than one half of theeo thes direct from farming population and yei yet ye t an increased number of acres in cultivation and fhil atil an increased yield in save where the vicissitudes oft seasons or the ravages of insects have interfered how could this have been accomplished without the aid of the noble boys who have remained at home their work has been scarcely less creditable or important than that of those older boys in iii blue they have labored in those other fields where the harvest has been the harvest of death we have faith in the farm boys of this day and generation the nation owes them its sincere gratitude they are deserving of all the benefits that shall result from the new industrial schools that are about being established their early earli life is a preparatory school that will teach them to appreciate the benefits and blessings that tile the agricultural colleges are intended to dispense honor encourage and care for the boys of the firm farm Pl rairie prairie tanner cow lm 11 IN A VILLAGE how hov to keep a cow economically is a problem that many families in the suburbs of all cities would be glad to solve it must be done in connection with a garden it is idle to think of pasturage this is a waste of manure and for the garden it is worth a considerable portion of the cash necessary to pay out for forage if you have half an acre of ground you can keep d a cow and grow all the vegetables you need by purchasing two tons of hay or its equivalent in a year indeed we are not sure but you may get through with one which is only half the allowance of the thee winter months but you may gain the other by growing indian corn as second crop after all early vegetables et and with that you may have ilav c rye growing at ht the same time which will give feed early in the spring which may be out in time to plant several other crops four square rods of corn planted in close drills just as early as possible upon well ground will give green food by the ti methe rye is gone the stubble turned under gives a fair coat of manure the corn will be followed by another crop not of corn but some kind of vegetables for use or sale for instance cucumbers or pickles and with these sown about the loth of august a crop of white turnips or rye for soiling and manure if you intend to make the garden in great part support a cow keep no pigs teach her to eat all the tile slops and garbage of the kitchen dont waste a leaf of cabbage beets carrots parsnips par snips celery or any other green thing every pea and bean pod and vine an and d every potato or turnip paring and every green corn husk or cob coo and every green potato tops will be eaten with avidity by the cow in the stable and in the stable you must keep her all the time you need not fear any unhealthiness if you keep it cleanly let the floor be earth and use fresh earth every da day y you 0 u will wil 1 gain aln ain a pile of rich manure with careful fu economy you will be surprised to see what a cow will learn to eat a and nd how cheadl cheaply you ou can keep a cow and a garden N X Y Lri bime SUGAR can be manufactured from sorghum with complete success according 0 to the st 21 which says after experimenting for five years mr robt moore of bloomington oo illinois has discovered a method of crystallization b by r which the syrup from ana and clinese chinese sugar cane can call be advantageously reduced to sugar during the past year mr moore has made about pounds of sugar and samples sent to us show it to be of very good quality while all kinds of cane syrup can be reduced to sugar it is now agreed agreed 0 that the variety is the most profitable fi on account of the purity of its juice and the superior richness of its sa saccharine 0 matter mr moore states that becan he can ean produce produce sugar in large quantities as quickly as it is obtained from the ordinary sugarcane sug sugar arcane cane and at prices far more satisfactory to consumers than those thos now prevailing the estimates are based on one gallon of syrup yielding about five pounds of sugar leaving an excellent article of molasses SW SWEENY beeny IN ix HORSES some twenty years ago I 1 had a fine four year old horse being a spirited animal I 1 let a farmer take him to bre break bregand kand and by hard usage he got the sweeny I 1 took 3 ib b camphor dissolved and a pint of spirits of turpentine and bathed bathed the shoulder every day while the operation is performed it is to have a strong man to hold the horse as ho he will win do his best to bite himself when you put on the medicine after a few bachin things batwings ba 0 s 1 take hold bold of the skin and pull easily and follow up this practice ce every time bathe the horse till he is well my horse was cured in four weeks 1 I B hart in rural Bural Amerlean american 3 MANURE MAXIMS at am a meeting e etin of the farmers club of the american amerlean institute mr T W field read a paper on manures in which he said the whole subject of manures may be stated in these propositions 1 manure does not waste so lon lou long iong as it is unfermented or and these conditions may be affected by drying or saturation 2 fresh manure 19 is is 19 unfit for food for plants 3 fermenting manure in contact with inert matter has the power of neutralizing vicious properties such as tanie acid of peats and making it a fertil lizer 4 manures wasted wast in two ways the escape of gas an and d tro tre d dissolving I 1 ss of its soluble sa sais I 1 5 the creative 1 ve power powe r of man manure ure mixed with other substances is capable of in multiplying its value many times 6 the value of manure to crops ia is in proportion to its divisibility through tile the soil the golden rule of carml farming n 9 should be small quantities of manure manu re thoroughly divided and intermingled with the soil ft |
