[Syrupmakers] Cane Give-Away Day

[Bill Outlaw]

Perfect, Don. Thanks.

At 07:07 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:
>Hello Syrup-Makers,
>
>On Monday, November 6, the North Florida Research and Education 
>Center at Quincy, FL held its annual Cane Give-Away day.  I found 
>this year's event to be helpful and a lot of fun.  It was good to 
>see some old friends again, hear some helpful information and secure 
>some new varieties of sugar cane.  I deeply appreciate the Research 
>Center making this available to us each year.
>
>And, while unexpected, I also appreciated the opportunity I had to 
>say something about the Southern Syrup-Makers' Association.  We have 
>40 members now, and are already getting dues being paid for 2007.
>
>I really needed the lecture on grass and weed control, and I need to 
>hear it and hear it again.  This is one of the great battles I fight 
>on my farm each year.
>
>One thing I wish we could have, and that is a description of each 
>new variety other than "syrup cane" and "chewing cane."  Is it a 
>soft or brittle chewing cane?   Does it stand well in the 
>wind?  Does it come back from stubble well?  Is it frost tolerant?
>
>This is not to minimize what the Center is doing for us, which is 
>deeply appreciated.  I wish all you syrup-makers could have been 
>there.  John, our son, and I got about ten stalks of seven 
>varieties.  Now I can hardly wait until spring to get them going.
>
>Happy cooking to all you Syrup-makers.
>
> 
>Don
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