[Syrupmakers] Hybrid 16

[Bill Outlaw]

Hybrid 16 is the stalk on the left in this photograph:

http://www.southernmatters.com/sugarcane/images/BC-Growing_Cane/17--Five_canes_harvested.jpg

It is difficult to strip and is a small-bore cane.

Best wishes.

Bill
(sc, Tally, where we are thawing out)

At 07:44 AM 12/10/2006, you wrote:
>Bobby,
>      The only "Government Green" # 16 that I am aware of is the # 
> 16 Hybrid grown at Quincy. Some commercial growers often drop part 
> of the "name" when talking about cane varieties. One "glowing 
> example" is the Louisiana commercial sugar variety, LCP 85-384 
> which has been the leading variety there for many years. The 
> growers there commonly call it simply "384". THEY know what they 
> are talking about when they talk among themselves--but WE may not 
> because we aren't commercial sugar growers.
>      Another example is "357". A commercial grower in Louisiana 
> once told me about it being a good syrup cane. Well I asked him for 
> the rest of the "name" and he didn't know it because the growers 
> only referred to it as "357". Well, there is a CP 78-357 and also a 
> CP 65-357 !!  So when I had opportunity to aquire them I got both to try.
>     Tell me a litle more about "Government Green # 16" and I'll see 
> if we can narrow it down any more as to what it might be.
>                                Richard
>
>BOBBY and JOYCE MCDANIEL <bobjoy at wfeca.net> wrote:
>Richard Have you are anyone heard of Government Green # 16 I'm want 
>info. on this variety.  Thanks Bobby  Sugarcane.
>
>
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