. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. SUGAR-CANE CULTURE FOR SIRUP PRODUCTION. 21 stocks of this quantity of cane if harvested for the mill would weigh about 3 tons. Thus, at best, the seed-cane requirement in the sugar-cane industry is a very heavy drain upon the net proceeds from the crop, and herein lies an incentive to Government or State experi- mental institutions for making strong efforts to find or originate cane varieties that are more resistant to disease and that will consequently not require such frequent replanting, or canes that stool better,
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. SUGAR-CANE CULTURE FOR SIRUP PRODUCTION. 21 stocks of this quantity of cane if harvested for the mill would weigh about 3 tons. Thus, at best, the seed-cane requirement in the sugar-cane industry is a very heavy drain upon the net proceeds from the crop, and herein lies an incentive to Government or State experi- mental institutions for making strong efforts to find or originate cane varieties that are more resistant to disease and that will consequently not require such frequent replanting, or canes that stool better, so that the planting may be thinner. With Japanese cane this drain is far less, first, because this variety ratoons well, giving good yields for three to six years from one planting, and, second, because the stalks are so slender that a ton will go a long way in planting. Fig. 9.—Planting sugar cane in Louisiana. However, as heretofore stated, this variety is not very good for sirup or sugar CULTIVATING THE CANE. If in the spring, before the newly planted cane is up or while it is still small, the ground gets crusted over badly or weeds tend to get a start, it is advisable to stir the soil lightly with a light spike- tooth harrow, or, still better, with a spring-tooth weeder (fig. 7, c), covering the field once or twice in a direction diagonal to the rows. If this does not remove the weeds, it is advisable after the cane is up to clean them out of the rows by hand hoeing. A second or third hand hoeing may be necessary later to keep weeds out of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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